When a terrifying beast descends upon his remote village, Marcus has nowhere to turn but to the most skilled hunter he knows: his old friend Antonio. Antonio has slain men more fierce than any animal, and he answers the call without question. But the creature waiting for him in the dark forests of Pajala is something else entirely-a monster of legend, a shadow with burning eyes. The hunter is coming. The beast is waiting. And a promise between brothers is about to be tested in blood and snow.

Follow the massive and powerful Ship Oathbound and its AI-integrated caretaker, alongside the main character Ethan, as they embark on a colonisation mission that doesn't go so well.