Pax Novis

A gritty sci-fi thriller trapped onboard a spaceship with a ticking clock and a forbidden romance, for fans of Illuminae and Carve the Mark.

Cira Antares has disavowed all ties to any planet. Her citizenship and loyalty are tied to only the Pax Novis — a treaty ship from a fleet of cargo transports carrying supplies across war-torn star systems.

For years, Cira has been violating intersystem treaties to sneak war-orphaned children on board. Some she takes somewhere safer. Some stay. Like Riston, who's been hidden on Pax Novis for three years. He’s been her main ally in helping pilfer supplies for the others and making sure the ship’s tech doesn’t pick up their presence.

But Pax-class ships start disappearing, leaving nothing but a radiation signature. It’s clear Pax Novis is next when the ship’s systems start breaking down. Someone is sabotaging the treaty ships. Cira and her stowaways know the ship’s passages and secrets even better than the crew — they’ve lived in her tunnels for years. They’re the ship’s best hope. But time is running out and the crew is searching for traitors. If they can’t catch the attacker first, treason charges won’t be the worst they face. The entire ship, everyone on board, and the stowaways themselves may simply disappear.