The Stars Beyond

Five years into humanity’s mission to colonize Proxima Centauri, Chief Engineer Maya Sato is the only one awake aboard the starship Artemis. Two hundred colonists lie sleeping in cryo. Her only companions are ARIA, the ship’s watchful AI, and the ache of loneliness pressing in from the endless dark.

When critical systems begin to fail, Maya...

In the early years of humanity’s colonization of Proxima Centauri b, a survey team is sent to scout resources for future expansion.

Among them are Eliza Ashford, a fiercely determined botanist, and Brand Mercer, an ex-soldier with a past he keeps tucked safely away. They barely know each other except for one reckless night before the launch of...