Mel Oaster loves her twilight room haven. Right at the edges of sunlight on tidally-locked, sun-blasted Planet Talmenica. Half-frozen, half-baked.

People like Mel inhabit the margins between light and shadow. They live unique and peaceful lives.

But when Mel's lover Talshon vanishes, her haven takes on a whole new meaning.

Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew plunge in to find the mystery deepening and darkening.

Talmenica holds more secrets.

Secrets it desperately holds close.