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They found something that should never have existed.

Now they have to decide whether humanity is ready to answer.

Forty days after the discovery that changed everything, the crew of the Meridian stands at the edge of an impossible choice. The ancient intelligence waiting beyond human understanding has offered a path forward-but every answer comes with a price no one is willing to pay.

Commander Lena Costello has spent her career believing that every problem has a solution if you keep your crew alive long enough to find it. This time, survival may demand a sacrifice that would forever change what it means to be human.

As the mysterious Envoy reveals fragments of a civilization older than Earth itself, the crew is forced to confront questions no one was prepared to ask. Can one life be traded for the future of an entire species? Is refusing an impossible bargain an act of courage... or the beginning of humanity's extinction?

While Earth races toward them, unaware of the truth waiting in the darkness, loyalties are tested, friendships fracture, and the line between human and alien grows increasingly difficult to see. Every decision echoes across generations, and every answer uncovers a deeper mystery hidden within the stars.

The greatest danger may not be the intelligence waiting beyond the gate.

It may be what humanity becomes when confronted with a future it cannot escape.

Rich with unforgettable characters, profound moral dilemmas, and breathtaking scientific imagination, The Far Quorum continues the epic trilogy that began with The Quiet Fathom. Blending the wonder of first contact with the emotional intensity of psychological suspense, this is a novel about discovery, sacrifice, and the choices that define an entire civilization.

Some mysteries change history.

Some change the people who uncover them.

Book details

• Full title: The Seconding
• Subtitle: A Deep Space Mystery Thriller
• Author: Jason Thomson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246
• EAN: 9798235338418
• ID: 53219115
• Publisher: Jason Thomson
• Weight: 291 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. June 2026

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