Pangu's shadow - karen bao

There are no second chances in the Pangu Star System.

Ver and Aryl, apprentices at the most prestigious biology lab among the systems moons, know this better than anyone.

Theyve left behind difficult pasts and pinned their hopes for the future on Cal, their brilliant but difficult boss.

But one night while working late in the lab, they find Cal sprawled on the floor, dead.

Murdered.

And they immediately become the prime suspects.

Their motives seem obvious.

Ver, who left her home moon to study the life-threatening disease wracking her body, had a hopeless attachment to Cal that couldve become twisted by jealousy.

Aryl, on the other hand, clashed with workaholic Cal because she valued more in her life besides research.

To clear their names, Ver and Aryl put aside their mutual suspicion and team up to investigate Cals death.

As they search for the real murderer, they uncover secrets that have shaped all of Pangus moons.

and must decide what kind of future they really want.