A New Home

Captain Maya Chen's mission to Kepler-442b seemed straightforward confirm humanity's next home. But the exoplanet held impossible inhabitants—primitive human tribes wandering untamed lands. When their starship crashes beyond repair Maya's crew faces eternal exile twelve light-years from rescue. Survival becomes a brutal struggle against savage beasts warring native clans and fractures within their own ranks. As alliances form and betrayals threaten their fragile existence these pioneers must answer Can strangers rebuild what was lost in a world forgotten by time? Survival demands sacrifice—but whose?