The Mahrud Conviction

In the lunar colony of Mahrud, survival is dictated by life-support decay and the absolute authority of the only doctor—who is also the colony's only judge. When a wrongful conviction sentences an innocent miner to the lethal vacuum walks, veteran duelist Vahram-dar must step out of retirement. Coaching a brilliant but volatile young fighter, Vahram-dar seeks to challenge the corrupt dual monopoly. Against him stands Navran-shah, the brilliant physician-magistrate who truly believes his ruthless triage keeps the colony breathing. Their mirrored actions—one fighting from the dust, the other calculating from the clinic—will determine whether the colony breaks its chains or suffocates entirely.