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Dark Night
VeraFenwick
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VeraFenwick
Ongoing, First published Jan 19
Mature
2 new parts
actionadventurebetrayalcombatcorporatecoworkersenemiestoloversfantasyforensicsfuturegalaxylovemilitaryoriginalromanceromantasysciencescience-fantasysciencefictionscifiserioussexyslowburnspacewar
Slow-burn sci-fi, psychological tension, survival, corporate horror, character-focused.

Best Ranks:
#1 in Forensics
#3 in Science Fiction-Space & Serious
#4 in Coworkers
#5 in Galaxy & Corporate
#10 in Romantasy

90% Scifi - 10% Romance

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Forensic Biologist Dr. Lark Whitmore is part of a survey team sent to planet M51-VCS‑6‑N1 one month ahead of a group of new residents. At first, the mission seems simple: study the land, catalog resources, identify profit regions, and ensure a smooth landing for those who will follow. But as the team explores breathtaking landscapes and discovers alien wonders, cracks begin to show. The planet is unpredictable, the corporation is profit-driven, and this dream "paradise" is far more hostile than anyone imagined.

Stuck together under an impossible deadline, the researchers clash, compromise, and realize that trust-and perhaps something more-may be the only thing keeping them sane. A story of exploration, corporate greed, and moral compromise, where the frontier is beautiful, dangerous, and unforgettable.

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Themes and TWs: ememies to lovers (disagreeing corporate coworkers to lovers?), corporate greed and politics, death, gore, horror/thriller elements, allergies/anaphylaxis, suffocation, electrocution, gunshot, combat/military, forensics

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Spotify Soundtrack of the story here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14bq79tdthiO1gfQaiXNHi?si=820afb9cfd1d42f6

The cover of this book is a section of one of the Hubble Space Telescope's photos of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51
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