“On the mining planet of Omneminer, where corporate power is everything and pollution has driven all but the poorest humans and aliens to live inside or underground, Karia Kanarvan has just been promoted to Detective Inspector. Called out to a routine industrial accident, a chance encounter reveals that more is going on than meets the eye, leading to a web of intrigue that goes right to the top.
Karia has a secret that she must maintain at all costs, which makes the attentions of investigative journalist David Hatcher somewhat concerning. Even more so when she discovers that he is the son of Philip Gurdan, head of one of the five corporations that runs Omneminer.
This is book 7 in Oslac’s Odyssey, and our heroes are off on a new adventure in a world where being honest can get you killed.”
I was imagining a planet a bit like Blade Runner. There’s constant rain with so much acid in it you’re best not going outside at all, and wearing protection if you have no choice. There’s also a lot of particulates in the atmosphere (good masks with filters are also required!). This is a mining planet operated under a system of crony capitalism masquerading as a democracy. A mix of humans and aliens live there, and there are no social protections. If you have money and can stay healthy, anything is possible. If you don’t, you’re pretty much doomed, and viruses keep popping up to make life harder. If you fancy something where life is tough, humans and aliens live alongside each other (even if they don’t always get along) and even the air is out to get you, this one might be for you.