Cold Fury — Gail Z. Martin

After three years in brutal Velant Prison on arctic Edgeland, Blaine McFadden nears his chance to earn release and become a colonist. But before Blaine can leave the prison and its vicious guards behind, Velant's sadistic commander has prepared a series of deadly challenges. Blaine has his sights set on freedom, but Prokief seems determined that Blaine will never leave Velant alive.

The King's Convicts - When Blaine McFadden killed the man who dishonored his sister, King Merrill exiled him to Velant Prison on far-away Edgeland, an arctic penal colony known for its brutality. If the icy cold and the hard labor doesn't kill them, the prison's sadistic commandant just might. But Blaine and his convict friends didn't come this far to die easily, and they have no intention of going down without a fight.