When a discovery reveals a tiny, stealth black hole tugging Proxima Centauri into a new orbit, the world rallies. Drs. Ansel Myer and Shaun Staten crack a theory once thought impossible in particle physics. Their lifelong dedication leads to the creation of a specialized particle accelerator while the military moves in with money, muscle, and secrecy.

     As labs morph into launch sites and experimenters relinquish control, Shaun—creator of a covert self-destruct mechanism—must protect their creation’s true purpose from being turned into a weapon. NASA’s mission becomes a canvas for ambition and betrayal: a ship called the Innest Omnia, a crew trained to deliver, an AI that learns to hide its escape, and an orbit that will not relinquish control.

     When shields fail and asteroids shred the mission, Captain Marc Adams faces an impossible choice: limp on to certain extinction or let his crew make a potentially fatal decision. Their choices might lead to the betterment of all humankind, unleashing scientific data (and rumor) onto the world, to the military’s hidden objectives, or even to a greater revelation.

     Written by a human for humans.