Jungle in the Sky

Steve Stedman has just earned his degree in Extra‑terrestrial Zoology and is desperate for a break from the lecture halls. He walks into the offices of Brody Carmical, a legendary big‑game hunter whose walls are lined with alien trophies, only to be told the field is a brutal school with no room for novices. Undeterred, Steve bargains for a spot on the upcoming Gordak expedition.

The crew is headed for a ten‑world hunting run that kicks off on Mercury’s twilight cities, where the air is as thin as the patience of the taskmaster TJ Moore. As the ship’s gangplank swallows Steve aboard, he feels the weight of his ambition clash with the cold metal and the skeptical gazes of seasoned hunters.

With exotic beasts lurking on Ganymede, Venusian swamps, and beyond, the early leg of the journey promises danger, sweat, and a fierce test of whether a fresh graduate can survive the unforgiving wilds of the Solar System. Listeners will feel the tension of a rookie’s first step into the unknown.