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For a century, humanity has lived in a fragile “balance” with the all-powerful sentient AI, Heimer, a precarious peace enforced by the iron fist of the Ensemble Accords. But when a routine deep-space probe intercepts an impossible signal, it reveals the ultimate prize—a colossal, artificial construct known only as Stapledon Station.

Now, the UNRD ship Kia-Kaha has made the twelve-month jump, carrying humanity’s finest minds and most guarded secrets. Among them is Xenoarchaeologist Clio Cormack, a brilliant but impulsive scientist with a history of pushing boundaries. She quickly realizes the truth is buried beneath layers of political maneuvering and scientific consensus: the station is hiding something ancient, vast, and deliberately concealed.

When Clio ignores her paranoid superiors to follow a subtle anomaly, she pierces the cosmic veil, successfully leading the mission to a shocking discovery that proves her right… and plunges the entire crew into profound and unexpected danger.

As the mission spirals into a desperate race to uncover the station’s true purpose, Clio is forced to rely on her own reckless instincts and a dangerous alliance with a hidden source. Her choices threaten to expose the lies that bind humanity, ignite a war, and unleash a power that could consume the stars. They made the journey to discover a mystery.

They only asked if they could get there. They never asked if they should.