Hostile -

The Hub A.I. begins failing, mimicking the paranoia of the colonists. The workers, scared, act in a "hostile" manner toward one another.

Is the environment hostile, or are we just not listening? Hostile

The planet isn't just cold; it’s active . Vines grow through reinforced steel in minutes, and the atmospheric pressure changes deliberately when workers are outside. The Hub A

When a brilliant, yet ostracized, environmental engineer is tasked with repairing a failing terraforming hub on a planet that actively rejects human life, she discovers the "hostile environment" is actually an intelligent, defensive ecosystem reacting to humanity’s invasive technology. Characters Is the environment hostile, or are we just not listening

(e.g., the scene where the plant breaches the hub). The technological specs of the terraforming equipment. The backstory of why Eva was ostracized. Let me know which part you'd like to dive into! Declared Hostile by Kevin Miller - Book Review

The Antagonist. A military-minded leader who believes in "conquering" nature through force.