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Otis Hale signed up for one last job. He knew the mission was one-way: a colony expedition to a world at the edge of human space, where older settlers would build a foothold the young could one day inherit. At first, it looks like exactly what they were promised: harsh terrain, failing systems, and too much work for too few hands. Then the world starts breaking the rules. The colony begins to uncover signs that this planet is more than a bad bet and a death sentence. Hidden structures. Impossible technology. Phenomena no briefing ever mentioned.

H.E.C.T.O.R. Because humanity may well depend on it. Under the pale light of a new sun, humanity is reborn—or believes itself to be reborn. After two centuries of interstellar wandering, the Solaris spacecraft finally reaches Terranova I: an untouched planet, promising a second beginning...

When machine 387 powers on, it's evident how much that victory cost. Its circuitry is wired together with human nerves: a biological hot-patch to cope with dwindling resources. However, the solution leaves non-robotic flaws in 387's computer. Machines shouldn't have emotions, much less memories.