A Matter of Survival (The Extraterrestrial Anthology, Volume I: Temblar)

A ship of explorers has crash-landed onto K24B, a planet full of vast plains and lush forests teaming with countless new species. The knowledge-hungry survivors soon discover that

danger lurks in the shadows. People are taken in the night and some simply disappear without a trace – a heightened sense of desperation sets in with each person lost and every breath becomes a matter of survival.