In the year 2334, humanity has spread across the stars and Colonial Marshal Matt Ronan is on the hunt for a serial killer in a decaying industrial system. But his investigation uncovers an even darker secret: a vast abduction ring lurks in the shadows of the Vyson Combine, one of humanity’s Great Powers. His only lead takes him to the treacherous jungle planet of Bu Souada, a biotech hub controlled by ruthless corporations.

As Ronan navigates this deadly world, he battles ferocious wildlife and ruthless corporate assassins. Trying to save desperate alien traders, he finds the stakes are far higher than he imagined. The kidnappings are part of monstrous scheme that threatens to shift the balance between the Great Powers. Can Ronan unravel the plot before it's too late, or will the shadows lurking on Bu Souada consume him?