Know your enemy or be defeated

A wrecked alien spacecraft is found on a newly discovered world, carrying a cargo as strange as it is horrifying. Security Director Feriton Kayne assembles a high-powered team to assess the threat, and they are dispatched in secret. However, one member of the group is hiding something, and this voyage will change everything.

Back on Earth, humanity can extend lifespans indefinitely, travel to the stars via portal technology, and even make deserts bloom. We seem invulnerable. So when the alien Olyix contacted us years earlier, we welcomed them. They needed fuel for their pilgrimage across the galaxy and helped us in exchange. But will they prove a blessing or a curse?

'A twisty and hugely satisfying SF thriller that opens a portal on a new and exciting series.' - Alastair Reynolds

'A promising start to an ambitious new series. Science fiction is in excellent hands.' - Justina Robson

'A vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper... the journey grips as hard as the reveal.' - Daily Mail.