Beskrivning
Beskrivning
Thousands of years hence, many racesinhabit a universe where a mind’s potential is determined by itslocation in space – from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, tothe limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creaturesand technology can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitionedspace into these ’zones of thought’, but when the warring Straumlirealm use an ancient Transcendent artefact as a weapon, they unwittinglyunleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslavesall natural and artificial intelligence.Fleeing the threat, afamily of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by theTines – an alien race with a harsh medieval culture – and used as pawns ina ruthless power struggle. A rescue party, not entirely composed ofhumans, must free the children – and retrieve a secret that may save the rest ofinterstellar civilization.
