A Shot in the Dark

On the gritty, forgotten streets of Larissa, Galen Tor is more than just a gambler. Once a soldier with a reputation for calculated risk, now he's a man willing to bet it all—even his last route off this desolate rock. But when a high-stakes card game with an old enemy goes sideways, Galen’s life spirals into an underworld of deception, violence, and shady alliances. As the stakes rise and a powerful rival threatens to take what little he has left, Galen finds himself entangled in a job he can’t walk away from—a dangerous rescue operation, led by a corrupt commissioner with his own agenda.

Across the city, a deadly game of shadows unfolds. Anissa Howe, daughter of the planetary governor, holds secrets worth killing for. When her own night out turns into a nightmare, Galen becomes her unlikely savior. But nothing on Larissa is ever that simple, and as Galen digs deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy that could ignite a revolution. As he races to stay one step ahead of the city’s deadliest power players, Galen faces ruthless mercenaries, double-crossing allies, and a high-tech bomb set to unleash chaos. With time running out, he must decide: walk away, or risk everything to stop a plot that could tear the entire system apart.

A Shot in the Dark is a pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller where every bet is a gamble on survival, and trust is the highest price.