Shroud
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky, published by Pan Macmillan in February 2025, is a 448-page science fiction novel that explores the harrowing journey of two scientists stranded on a hostile moon. After a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to make an emergency landing on the moon named Shroud, they must navigate its high-gravity, high-pressure, and zero-oxygen environment while grappling with the challenges of survival. The narrative delves into the complexities of alien contact and the dangers of space exploration.
As Juna and Mai traverse the inhospitable landscape, they begin to uncover the mysteries of Shroud’s dominant species, which also starts to comprehend their presence. This tense voyage into the unknown highlights the intersection of human ingenuity and the alien world they encounter. Readers will find a gripping tale that examines the implications of exploitation in space and the struggle for survival against overwhelming odds. Shroud presents a vivid exploration of the unknown, inviting readers to ponder the consequences of human ambition in the vastness of space.
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After two scientists crash on a hostile moon, they must use every tool at their disposal to survive. Shroud is a tense, atmospheric voyage into the unknown from sci-fi master and Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner Adrian Tchaikovsky.
They looked into the darkness and the darkness looked back…
New planets are fair game to asset strippers and interplanetary opportunists–and a commercial mission to a distant star system discovers a moon that is pitch black, but alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is anathema to human life, but ripe for exploitation. They named it Shroud.
Under no circumstances should a human end up on Shroud’s inhospitable surface. Except a catastrophic accident sees Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne doing just that. Forced to stage an emergency landing, in a small, barely adequate vehicle, they are unable to contact their ship and are running out of time. What follows is a gruelling journey across land, sea and air. During this time, Juna and Mai begin to understand Shroud’s dominant species. It also begins to understand them.
If they escape Shroud, they’ll face a crew only interested in profiteering from this extraordinary world. They’ll somehow have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible. That is, if they make it back at all.
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