On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, an anomaly is detected. So a small team is assembled to learn more - perhaps even who built the hole and why. Their mission will take them on a hazardous trek to the very edge of existence. For one explorer, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. For another, a risk not worth taking. And for xenobiologist Alex Crichton, it's a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe. The thrilling prequel to the masterful space opera 'To Sleep in a Sea of Stars'.