Ryland Grace wakes up in a state of profound physiological and mental distress. He is suffering from severe retrograde amnesia, unable to recall his own identity or the purpose of the mission he is clearly leading. Surrounded by high-tech life-support systems and the remains of a crew that did not survive the journey, he must rely on the scientific method to reconstruct his reality. Every observation—from the strength of gravity to the behavior of light—becomes a breadcrumb leading him toward a terrifying truth about the state of the solar system.

The core conflict rests on an extinction-level event that is not caused by war or asteroid impact, but by a microscopic, interstellar parasite. As Grace’s memory slowly returns through a series of non-linear flashbacks, the scale of his responsi...

Ryland Grace wakes up in a state of profound physiological and mental distress. He is suffering from severe retrograde amnesia, unable to recall his own identity or the purpose of the mission he is clearly leading. Surrounded by high-tech life-support systems and the remains of a crew that did not survive the journey, he must rely on the scientific method to reconstruct his reality. Every observation—from the strength of gravity to the behavior of light—becomes a breadcrumb leading him toward a terrifying truth about the state of the solar system.

The core conflict rests on an extinction-level event that is not caused by war or asteroid impact, but by a microscopic, interstellar parasite. As Grace’s memory slowly returns through a series of non-linear flashbacks, the scale of his responsi...