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

In the bushes, something moved, and Biggs caught a glimpse of colour, black and white kimonos.


“Kids!” he shouted. “There are damn kids in the bushes!”


He took a step forward, and, across from him, Wedge fingered his rifle nervously, anxious that there were only rubber bullets loaded within, and then feeling awful that he was considering that rubber bullets would not be enough for kids breaking curfew. When did he become this way, he asked himself, scanning the bushes; was it the uniform, or had it been his bitterness at not being accepted into the army proper? When did he become the kind of man who thought it was okay to raise a gun at kids?


“I can see them!” Biggs called out. “I can see—”


Chapter 49