The Luminous Dead

An exciting, dramatic debut in which a cave dweller on a strange planet must embark on a harrowing psychological and emotional journey for survival. It has the intense drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation.

Gyre Price believed that she would be mapping mineral reserves and that equipment malfunctions and cave collapses would be her major challenges when she conned her way onto this trip. She also believed that she would have a competent surface team watching over her suit and surroundings, keeping her safe, as the large salary was sufficient to get her off the planet and tracking down her mother. maintaining her sanity.

Rather, she obtained Em.

To "ensure the smooth operation" of her mission, Em sees nothing wrong with using medications to control Gyre's body or concealing important facts. Em is fully aware of Gyre's fake credentials and doesn't hesitate to use them as both a leash and a lash. And Em is not without secrets...

Little irregularities, such as missing supplies, unforeseen route modifications, and, most importantly, changes in Em's motivations, push Gyre beyond her limits as she falls. Lost and confused, Gyre discovers that her feeling of control is giving way to rage and paranoia. If Gyre is to survive on her own in this terrible, enigmatic realm surrounded by darkness and the unknown, she will need to face her inner demons in addition to the hazardous terrain and the Tunneler, who reside underground.

But why is she unable to get rid of the sensation that she is being followed?