Psychopomp

By Maria Dong

On the penal colony of Hibiscus Station, there's no personnel more vital than the Pomps, who direct the excavation of highly volatile crystal. Young was in training to be a Pomp until a mental break and subsequent suicide attempt derailed her...and now she's unraveling again. But when her secret hallucinations predict a tunnel explosion that kills her entire crew, she is offered a surprise second chance to complete her Pomp training, which she accepts in hopes of paying off the penal debt that is keeping her from going home. But the more she trains, the more her paranoia takes hold. What if the tunnel collapse wasn't an accident? And what if everyone-her new crew, the station staff, even her lover-are all part of the deadly conspiracy?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1958598526
• ISBN13: 9781958598528
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Dark Matter Ink
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Drill Team

3.5 stars, Drill Team PSYCHOPOMP by Maria Dong The 18th word in this book is the f word. That doesn't usually bode very well towards liking a book. Thankfully, the book wasn't chocked full of those sorts of 4 letter words. We follow the strong female protagonist Young as she lives out her sentence in on a prison on the moon. It's a hard life, they women are expected to work long and hard hours in the mines. All Young has wanted since she's been there is to work as a Pomp, which is a guide in another place, giving drilling advice from the safety of an office. A Pomp is completely in tune with her team. There is the usual mental health issues that are in most of today's new releases. I think the book would have been better without it. Young was abandoned by her parents, her mother's deafness giving her extra skills that the average person might not have. Young's boyfriend Gyu helps her get back into the Pomp program, after she had failed the course. Circumstances change, Young doesn't know who she can trust and who she shouldn't. There were several passages that I highlighted, that seemed interesting. ...if I really am cracking up, it's my own fault....there might not be any coming back. ...as the spirit that possesses me tears out with incredible fury. I received a complimentary copy of #psychopomp from #mariadong #netgalley #darkmatterINK I wasn't required to post a review. #strongfemaleprotagonist #sciencefiction #fantasy #sff #space #mentalhealthissues #cancer #abandonment #deafness #mystery #horror #triggerwarning