Did you ever have a cheery dream of discovering gentle life on another world? This is not that dream. Stranded on a distant world too dangerous for physical contact, the brave crew face fearsome predators, toxic gases, and starvation. As they battle the perils of this Cretaceous world, their own internal monsters may prove the deadliest challenge. To secure a starship to bring her stranded crew home, Captain Camille Tremblay must travel to a science station on another harsh prehistoric world to convince Earth's callous alien allies, a race she insulted, that her crew is worth saving. But she's still a suspected killer and must travel with an agent she despises as he pursues a covert terrorist plot to destroy the science station. When the coldhearted terrorists decide to kidnap her as a prize, she escapes to a dark world of shadows and nightmare beasts. Filled with action and drama, this evocative book will have you turning pages.