Above, us, in the dark shadows of the outer solar system, there is the shape of something unknown, something unspeakable. It waits, it bides its time, and as the days of summer grow longer, so does its voice grow louder.<br><br>On the quiet island of Sarah Ann in the Pacific Ocean, home of the renowned Firmament Foundation, awkward teenager Eirian Calohan has come in search of the mystery of their father's recent demise. Instead, they are confronted with the stark contrast between languid life on the tiny island and an unspeakable cosmic horror.<br><br>Together with their new friends, they set out to unravel the truth surrounding the death of their father and to also uncover just what it is that the Foundation has reached out to in the dark eternal night of the distant void.

All Cats Are Beautiful

Poppy reached up to touch her eyes, and, with alarm, Eirian realised she was crying.


“It’s fine. It doesn’t matter.”


“It kind of does,” Eirian protested.


With a sigh, Poppy stood up, brushing strands of grass from her bare legs.


“No, it doesn’t,” she said firmly, and then, without looking at Eirian, added, “I’m going home.”


Hastily, Eirian struggled to get to their feet, but before they had managed to do so, Poppy was already striding away, making it very clear that they did not want company.


For a while, they just stood there, watching the girl leave, and then, sadly, they let out a sigh. Coming to the island had been a mistake, they thought, not for the first time.  8


Luna Labyrinth looked sternly at the gathered members of staff from her operations department, the light of the large stereovision screen at the far end of the meeting room table illuminating her pale features and fierce expression.


“It should be simple, right? After all, we’ve done it before.”


Chapter 15