Miners in the Sky

In the dust-clouded asteroid rings of a gas giant of Thothmes, the space miners, like the gold prospectors of past centuries, ply their lonely quest hoping to strike it rich. The asteroid occasionally hide the nuggets of the Abyssal Crystal — the most valuable material in space, one that allows the spaceship engine to function.

Between murder and accidents in this lawless space, the mortality rate among the miners is 30% per year, and the miners are a tough, expedient bunch. However, even a veteran like Dunne is unprepared for space pirates, or the rumors of mysterious aliens. Just when the things couldn't get any tougher, however, his partner's sister comes to the Rings of Thothmes...