Shroud

Two scientists crash on a hostile moon and must improvise with every tool at their disposal to survive. Shroud, a tense and atmospheric voyage into the unknown from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Children of Time, follows Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne as they battle to endure in an environment that defies human life. The moon, named Shroud, is pitch-black, radio-active, and deadly with its high gravity, high pressure, and zero oxygen. This edition adds the short story Sins of the Children, a prequel that deepens the universe around the main tale.

They search for salvation while navigating a brutal, barely habitable landscape in a fragile escape craft. Alone, the two women confront not only the survival stakes but also Shroud’s extraordinary alien life forms. If they manage to escape, they will be forced to explain the impossible and translate the incredible they have witnessed.

Praise for Shroud highlights its gripping, cerebral science fiction and its relentless, world-building intensity, marking it as a standout work in contemporary hard SF.

Features

• Two scientists crash on a pitch-black, radio-active moon
• Moon Shroud: high gravity, high pressure, zero oxygen
• Survival in a barely adequate escape craft
• Alien life challenges and forces translation of the incredible
• New edition includes the prequel short story Sins of the Children
• From Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time