FORWARD

A young Nunamiut boy vanishes into the Alaskan wilderness.It's a harsh land, and his disappearance barely stirs national interest. But strange signals detected by a nearby observatory raise alarm bells for theoretical physicist Anne Fleming—and send her running to Carpes.She needs help.She needs the one person who will never trust her.She needs Marda.Joined by Ben, Torz, and Anne, Marda follows a trail that stretches from Carpes to Africa and then to Alaska. There, they discover a vest made from the same alien material as Marda's glove.This is no longer a missing person's case.It's a search for a new portal.A new Stellar Bridge.But Carpes has been scanned. There are no other bridges. So where does the Alaskan portal lead?And who—or what—will they find waiting on the other side?