In the 24th century, the sovereign lunar city of Lumena prospers while Earth burns in the Long War. When the conflict reaches the Moon, Lumenian scientists discover an alien artifact that promises salvation—and unleashes catastrophe. An experiment spirals out of control, and the starship Oneiros vanishes into the depths of space and time.
Three centuries later, humanity takes its first tentative steps into the wider galaxy. Two starship captains confront an ancient enemy, while on a distant water world, a family of human observers sets events in motion that will alter the course of history.
By the 31st century, humans, Starchildren, and a fiercely independent artificial intelligence uncover the darkest secrets of existence itself, standing at the crossroads between extinction and rebirth. The fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
Three timelines. One destiny.