Fortune Favors the Brave (The Cogs and Gears of the Cosmos Book 4)

The fastest ship in the Nebula is about to collide with a dangerous secret.

Aboard the Game Changer, a massive transport vessel belonging to the powerful Voyager Company, gossip is spreading like wildfire through the sectors. The ship has just docked at a remote dwarf planet to pick up a highly controversial passenger: Yash the Explorer. Some revere him as a pioneering legend of modern space travel; others whisper that he is a reckless, arrogant rogue responsible for the deaths of his own crew.

For the ship’s young inspection team, the interstellar rumors surrounding Yash are none of their business. Ship Inspectors and deaf siblings, Godwin and Nova are satisfied with not knowing everything. But their quiet routine is shattered when Yash exercises a hidden clause in his corporate contract.

Demanding the vessel’s absolute cooperation, Yash mandates that Godwin join his elite away team down on a newly discovered, uncharted world shrouded in a dense, blinding nebula cloud. While Nova is left in absolute command of the ship’s vital inspections back on orbit, Godwin is forced onto the surface to pilot a dinghy named the Brave alongside a squad of heavily armored Space Knights.

The away team must navigate a humid, alien wilderness packed with unknown biological hazards and terrifying local fauna.
But the physical dangers of the planet are nothing compared to the psychological trap tightening around the landing party. As the team treks deeper into the unknown under the direction of an increasingly erratic leader, secrets begin to slowly reveal that shed a different light on the entire mission and the planet.

Perfect for fans of classic, immersive space adventures, industrial sci-fi world-building, and brilliant protagonists. Great for all who love clean science fiction.