The Oxygen Ledger

About this book

In the highly stratified orbital colony of Neo-Carthage, survival is dictated by corporate resource allocations. Seventeen-year-old Silas Penhaligon is a low-level data courier who scraps together a living in the lower decks. When Silas recovers a damaged data drive from a maintenance worker whose death was officially ruled an airlock malfunction, he discovers a chilling pattern of similar 'accidents' among the colony's poorest citizens. Documented entirely through audio logs, intercepted corporate memos, encrypted chat threads, and tactical transcripts, the story follows Silas as he unwittingly becomes the target of a massive cover-up. Aided by a cynical teenage hacker and a disillusioned corporate security officer whose own investigations have been shut down by her superiors, Silas must navigate a deadly maze of corporate espionage. Together, this unlikely alliance races against time to expose a ruthless systemic culling program before they become the next victims erased from the colony's oxygen registry.

Book details

Genres:

Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-22

Content rating:

PG-13