Baktu

In the sequel to Negative Zero, spacecraft engineer Tomek finds himself on the forbidden planet Baktu, where he has built a new home and fallen in love. As he uncovers secrets kept by the local Bakti people and searches for clues about his friend’s abduction, he becomes entangled in a larger conflict that threatens the planet and the wider empire. With civil war erupting and powerful forces approaching, the story explores themes of resistance and discovery against a backdrop of interstellar tension.