Mark Kennedy

A vast chasm divides two species. But there is a bridge — and the bridge is a man. The Tolek and humanity were never meant to meet. Two civilizations built on opposite logic, facing the same impossible claim: Earth. To humanity, it is home.

An interstellar object is hurtling toward Earth. It isn't natural. When astronomers detect a massive kinetic impactor on a collision course with Earth, the math is undeniable: the impact will be an extinction-level event. Humanity has eighteen months to stop it — or cease to exist.

Investigative journalist Chloe Ashford has been tracing a philanthropic foundation's money and influence. Now the pattern is closing. Donations funneled through shell vehicles. Fellowship placements across policy, media, and defense.

Luck is a quiet thing — until it leaves. Alex Reeves sold his for ten thousand dollars. Now every bet he makes loses. Ruby Yang refused to sell hers. Now someone wants it — and he'll do anything to get it.