Ve stínu slunce – Mařík Jakub (2020)

YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM A MERCILESS ENEMY EVEN IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN When spaceships begin to disappear in the first half of the 22nd century, it seems that pirates, rebels from the colonies, or the vast depths of space are to blame. As they start returning armed with unknown weapons and attacking ships and space stations, humanity quickly realizes that it has been at war for months without the slightest idea. The mysterious Corsairs strike without warning, never attempting contact, and at the slightest risk of their ship being captured, they initiate total self-destruction. People have been fighting them for nearly ten years, but no one has seen a live Corsair, except for the crews that have been kidnapped. The merciless enemy remains as much of a mystery as at the beginning of the war. The UTSS Salamis was supposed to be the first ship to capture a Corsair vessel and gain answers to the most pressing questions about the enigmatic foe. Instead, it barely escapes from a lost battle and is now hiding in the upper corona of the red giant Gamma Crucis, where only an experimental protective shield protects it from the searing hell. In the shadow of the sun, Salamis was supposed to be safe, but as soon as the body of a murdered technician is found, the Corsairs are much closer than anyone in the crew thought...