The Desert Sanctuary offers luxury and isolation for the ultra-wealthy—an opulent resort carved into the harsh terrain of Death Valley. But when a brutal sandstorm seals it off from the outside world, the sanctuary turns into a trap. Then, one by one, people start to die.
The starship THETIS carries Earth’s last survivors across the void, searching for a new world. For two centuries its people have thrived on a creed of unity and hope. Yet that harmony hides a truth so lethal it could doom their future the moment they land.
Abbie has spent years outrunning her past. She hopes to find answers in Cedarthorpe, a nearly abandoned fishing village—and the last place her estranged mother was seen. Instead, she finds trouble. The girl who rented her room before her, Sasha, has vanished without a trace.
In 2050, a legal vow of care replaces traditional marriage. “For better, for worse. In sickness and in health.” It’s how families survive in a world shaken by climate-driven plagues.
Tae, once the shining star of Orion—one of South Korea’s biggest K-pop groups—disappeared from the spotlight after tragedy struck. Five years ago, Mino, the group’s lyricist and Tae’s closest friend, fell to his death from a Gangnam apartment. No witnesses. No note. Just heartbreak. Authorities ruled it a suicide. Tae never believed that.
The mission was simple: infiltrate, grab the data drives, and get out. Delta Six trained for this. They had done it before. But the crash changed everything. Now stranded deep in a hostile jungle, far from their objective, the team must push inland toward Station X. The forest is thick, the terrain brutal, and the dangers are far worse than expected.
