Startakers

Three thousand years ago, a giant vessel fell from the heavens, leaving behind a dead machine and the seeds of civilization. From its remains, the people of Lithua Culiver’s world deciphered ancient secrets and built a technological future. Now, with the founding of the Startakers Institute, they stand on the threshold of a new age: one in which the stars are no longer distant lights, but destinations. Beyond their cradle lies a galaxy teeming with empires, predators, fanatics, and civilizations that have perfected survival through conquest. Their scientific brilliance cannot prepare them for a universe where knowledge is hoarded, mercy is weakness, and a single transmission can doom a world. They have conquered the microscopic. Now they must discover whether their young civilization can survive the cosmic—and whether the creators they seek are saviors, masters, or something far worse.