Sentient

When seventeen-year-old Pala de la Croix and her escort team are
deployed to a newly discovered planet, their routine exploration quickly
changes to a survival mission. After being targeted by their own
weaponry and an unknown virus, the rangers and scientists attempt to
make their way back to base camp safely.

While Pala tries to unravel
the motivation behind the attack, she also has to come to terms with the
possible betrayal of her boyfriend and fellow Cadet Marshal, Cabot
Isberg. In her search for the source of the deception, she'll discover
that not only is intelligent life present on Colossus, but the planet
itself may be more valuable than she was led to believe.

In this
defining journey, Pala learns how little value is placed on the loss of
life. And fighting to protect one planet may cost her refuge on the
other.