Pitch Black meets Alien in this thrilling science fiction survival horror set on a world straight out of Hell.

#### On Planet Slaughter, prison is the least of his worries.

With his father’s passing, Helmar is thrust to the top of the Yuust crime family. Not long after his ascent, Helmar is betrayed by his own flesh and blood, framing him for an unspeakable crime. With politicians paid off and fake tears shed, Helmar is convicted and sent offworld to the notorious prison, Planet Slaughter. Dangerous conditions, corrupt guards, and violent inmates await. But what Helmar doesn’t know is that something much more sinister lurks in the depths of the planet—something born of the old stars, needing human flesh to fulfill its destiny of conquest. Can he survive the hellish conditions of the planet, avoiding treacherous mines, violent inmates, and sadistic guards? Or will Helmar become another pawn to an ancient monstrosity, suffering a fate worse than death? From the bestselling author of Talia comes this pulse-pounding survival thriller set on a hellish planet where horrors lurk beneath the surface of a violent prison colony.