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

“So, I take it this was your idea, right? Trying to spook them.”


The other girl folded her arms across her chest and looked away, as Mauve glared at her.


“Looks like your plan backfired,” Lilith smiled.


Her face was rounded, dark hair parted in the middle and brushed behind her ears, lips bright with lipstick, and all they could do was stare at her. When you come from a tiny village in Wales, Eirian thought, you sometimes don’t think you’ll ever meet anyone like you. Seeing this girl before them, even though they were not the same, filled Eirian with a strange sense of awe, a need to talk about who they were, what they had been through; a need to express something, a need for someone else to understand.


Noticing Eirian’s attention, Lilith turned to them with a smirk.


Chapter 31