John Vilkas has spent a lifetime dreaming of escape.
Sickened by a world consumed by war, hatred and division, the cosmonaut boards a Personal Interplanetary Transport (PIT) and leaves Earth behind, carrying with him little more than the hope of finding peace among the stars.
His destination is a safe location in space to view the remnants of Nova Centauri 2013, a distant stellar cluster that promises something the world below could never give him: silence.
Placed into stasis, Vilkas begins the long journey through the darkness of space. His sleep carries him through vivid dreams and terrible nightmares, while his solitary craft hurtles onward toward the distant stars.
But when John awakens, his journey takes an unexpected turn.
An asteroid field surrounds the PIT, forcing him to take refuge beneath the shadow of a colossal wandering black rock. What should have been a minor obstacle becomes the beginning of something far more unsettling.
Because John Vilkas is no longer simply travelling to see Nova Centauri. He is travelling towards the unknown. And somewhere in the darkness between the stars, something may already be waiting for him.
Tales
- Part I: Exit Earth
- Part II: An Impossible Truth
- Part III: Beyond the Doors of Space
- Part IV: The Last Warden
- Arrival at the Black Rock
