Viridessa (Ongoing Series)

Dr. Aris Nereo, experienced xenobiologist has been dispatched by Exoplanetary Research Accord on a routine low priority observe and evaluate mission on AEX-153, a remote rim world once under the dominion of the Drakthian Empire. Her hopes for a safe landing and mission go up in flames when she crashes onto AEX-153 and finds that the planet is nothing like the reports she was given. Every vine seems to grasp. Every flower seems to intoxicate with alluring, mind-altering scents. With her long-range comms failing and her ship her ship critically damaged she finds herself stranded, isolated, entirely cut off from the Accord and battling for survival. While fighting predatory plants that seem to know her every move, she encounters Zyio, a stunning, silent survivor with extraordinary abilities and secrets as deep as the planet's twisted roots. With no way to communicate and both stranded, his mysterious presence is her only hope.

Stranded on a predatory planet, Aris fights for survival as the jungle itself hunts her. With her ship lost and vines closing in, she must brave the unknown to reach a derelict Drakthian outpost—her only hope. But in a world where every plant is a trap, the real danger may lie in what the Drakthians left behind. Armed with grit and her drone, Orb-E, Aris ventures into the alien wilds, where nature is the enemy and secrets are deadly.

In the heart of an alien jungle, Aris fights for survival after crash-landing on planet AEX-153. Her ship is wrecked, her AI offline, and the exotic ecosystem is overwhelming—and dangerous. With her loyal drone Orb-E, Aris must assess her dire situation, tend to her injuries, and explore the strange new world to find resources and a way to signal for help before its too late. As vines invade her ship and mysterious pollen threatens her health, Aris must use all her training to stay alive and find a way off the planet.