Before the Soulless (The Flower, #0)

On Mars, the smallest mistake can become a death sentence.

Humanity escaped Earth to build a new future. In the colony of Bastion, life has settled into familiar routines. Families raise children, workers report for their shifts, and the dangers of their new world seem manageable.

Until people begin getting sick.

At first, the symptoms appear unrelated. A headache. A trembling hand. Unexplained exhaustion. But as more patients arrive at the medical sector, Dr. Thomas and his colleagues begin t...