Celestial Mechanics || ONC 2025 Long List
**When a gruesome prison death reunites an officer with her ex-best friend, feelings resurface as they investigate both the murder and the deep-rooted secrets of the ancient penitentiary.**After eight years abroad, Lana Lippian has returned to the frozen asteroid of her childhood as a Lieutenant in the Intergalactic Disciplinary Organization. It is now her job to police both Fenestra Prison and the surrounding penal colony of Subtus City. But when an ill-fated arrest leads to the death of an innocent teenager, Lana's estranged best friend (and childhood crush), Korona Tallow, begs the officer to imprison her in order to investigate what she believes to be murder. However, dangerous secrets lie behind the metal walls of Fenestra and Lana has her work cut out keeping Kor safe. Especially since the fiery nuisance has never been one to fly below the radar. Soon, sparks catch in the flammable atmosphere as the wary allies discover that both the mystery and their feelings go far deeper than either could have imagined.||Trigger Warning for Adult Situations, Language, Violence and Death||…
