After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back,
wreaking havoc as they consume entire planets. In the past,
Originator artefacts – vestiges of a long-vanished civilization –
could save a world from annihilation. This time, the Architects have
discovered a way to circumvent these protective relics. Suddenly, no
planet is safe.
Facing impending extinction, the Human Colonies are in
turmoil. While some believe a unified front is the only way to stop
the Architects, others insist humanity should fight alone. And there
are those who would seek to benefit from the fractured politics of
war – even as the Architects loom ever closer.
Idris, who has spent decades running from the horrors of his past,
finds himself thrust back onto the battlefront. As an Intermediary,
he could be one of the few to turn the tide of war. With a handful
of allies, he searches for a weapon that could push back the
Architects and save the galaxy. But to do so, he must return to the
nightmarish unspace, where his mind was broken and remade.
What Idris discovers there will change everything.