The mind-expanding journey that began with Noumenon and Noumenon Infinity continues in this wondrous mosaic tale of deep space exploration, adventure, and humanity that blends the awe, science, and speculative imagination of Arthur C. Clarke, Neal Stephenson, and Octavia Butler.

Deep in the heart of an alien mountain range, I.C.C. has lain dormant, its ships silent, for eons. Now, after one hundred thousand years, the AI is awakening. Someone is roaming the convoy's halls – someone that isn't human.

This planet, Noumenon – created by the megastructure known as the Web – is too young and brutal to have evolved intelligent life. Its surface is bombarded by unusual meteors. Crystal trees abruptly and violently arise from its bedrock. Its solar system is surrounded by a frightening space-time anomaly. So where did these visitors come from? What do they want? And do the people of Earth, whose ancestors launched Convoy Seven, know they are here?

I.C.C. reaches out to the descendants of its convoy crew to help decipher this primordial riddle. Noumenon was created and seeded by ancient aliens, and clearly their plans for it are unfinished. Together, the AI, the new lifeforms who have awakened it, and the humans will embark on an epic adventure of discovery billions of years in the making.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR MARINA J. LOSTETTER:

‘Sci-fi action and adventure held together by universally human themes; this is the genre at its very best’

KIRKUS

‘A grand interstellar quest that marries intimate detail with the sweep of social change and discovery across generations. I was enthralled’

Yoon Ha Lee, author of NINEFOX GAMBIT

‘Lostetter remains at the forefront of innovation in hard science fiction’

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About the author

The open skies and dense forests of the Pacific Northwest are ideal for growing speculative fiction authors – or, at least, Marina J. Lostetter would like to think so. Originally from Oregon, she now resides in Arkansas with her husband, Alex. When not writing or drawing she can often be found reading spec-fic, or playing it (she enjoys a good zombie-themed board game now and again). And she does it all while globetrotting.

Please visit her online at www.lostetter.net.

Twitter: @MarinaLostetter