Firefly - Life Signs

Serenity races against time to save Inara's life in this fifth original Firefly novel tie-in. Book 5 of this thrilling novelization series of the critically acclaimed and much-missed space Western franchise from creator Joss Whedon. A deadly disease Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl's Myeloma, a form of cancer that's supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left. A disreputable scientist > An infamous prison On the planet of Atata, inmates are abandoned with no guards and left to survive as best they can. What's more, terraforming the planet did not take properly, so the world is a frozen wasteland. To save Inara, the Serenity crew must infiltrate the prison...