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Synopsis
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothing. Then it disappeared. Now it is back.
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Intended for adult readers (18+).
A complex, idea-driven space opera featuring political intrigue among godlike AIs, some violence, and mature themes; best suited for adult readers comfortable with dense philosophical science fiction.
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This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include graphic violence, mass death, and war.
Who'll love this
A deep, brainy sci-fi epic about a mysterious alien artifact that challenges the most powerful minds in the galaxy — for adult readers only.