Planet Atmos: Exordium

Some heists succeed, some fail, and some fail so spectacularly as to set off a chain of events that irrevocably alter a planet’s future. After triggering security alarms in the underground stronghold of an intergalactic pharmaceutical conglomerate, a ragtag group of thieves must use every trick at their disposal to escape and survive. The fates of legendary racing pilot, Pesh Chosen, and the fugitive known as Addy Aker collide and neither them, nor Planet Atmos, will ever be the same. Planet Atmos: Exordium is the first entry in the Planet Atmos universe of games and stories.

Recruited by the injured Pesh Chosen to save his team's season, Addy Aker must prove herself against elite competition in qualifying races. From the determined heir of the Vulkansson dynasty to the venerable Ta’Walli Dies Young, Addy has her work cut out for her. Violence in racing—while not encouraged—is permitted, but the savage fury Addy unleashes shocks even her new allies. What darkness drives her and what eyes has she drawn to their sport? Planet Atmos: Exordium is the first entry in the Planet Atmos universe of games and stories.

Beneath the surface of Atmos, miners die in Emergent's tunnels while a radical faction called Ordnance plots a violent reckoning above. As the first league race of the ExoGP season approaches, Addy Aker is caught between the criminal underworld of her past and the electrifying sport that could become her future. But on Atmos, choosing sides is a luxury few can afford. And the season hasn't even started yet.

From Tommy Lee Edwards (Marvel 1985, Jupiter’s Legacy, Star Wars), Dylan Bushnell, and Andrea Cucchi comes Exordium, an action-packed spectacle of sports and violence. On the planet Atmos there is no greater challenge than ExoGP, an exhilarating and deadly racing league that has become the dominant spectacle throughout the galaxy. In this dystopian world ruled by powerful corporations and a dark underworld, the fate of three racers collide in a competition where skill, strategy, and sheer determination mean the difference between glory and death. As they become icons of the sport's brutality and commercialization, superstar pilots Rogg, Oz, and Addy find themselves entangled in a web of political intrigue and conspiracy as a dangerous secret emerges that threatens the fragile balance of power on Atmos.