Shroud

by Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2025

Shroud is a hard‑science‑fiction adventure by Hugo‑ and Arthur C. Clarke‑award‑winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. A commercial expedition discovers a pitch‑black moon, Shroud, whose high‑gravity, high‑pressure, zero‑oxygen environment is alive with radio activity. When an accident forces scientists Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash‑land on its surface, they must survive a brutal trek across land, sea and air while confronting the moon’s native, truly alien species – the Shrouded. The novel explores first‑contact communication, the ruthless exploitation of alien worlds by a monolithic humanity, and the limits of human ingenuity in an utterly hostile landscape.