NOWASERIESONMGM+FEATURINGLENAHEADEYANDSTEPHANJAMESFromtheauthorofTHESILOSERIEScomesathrillingspaceadventurethatLocuscalls“arawexplorationofwhatitmeanstoreallybeahumanandwhythatmatters,“followingamanstrugglingtokeepthedarknessatbayinthewakeofadevastatingwarForcenturies,menandwomenhavemannedlighthousestoensurethesafepassageofships.Itisalonelyjob,andathanklessoneforthemostpart.Untilsomethinggoeswrong.Untilashipisindistress.Inthetwenty-thirdcentury,thisjobhasmovedintoouterspace.AnetworkofbeaconsallowsshipstotravelsafelyacrosstheMilkyWayatmanytimesthespeedoflight.Thesebeaconsarebuilttoberobust.Theyneverbreakdown.Theyneverfail.Atleast,theyaren’tsupposedto.WithBeacon23bestsellingauthorHughHoweydeliverswhite-knucklesuspensewithaliens,war,andmadnessallcombininginastoryofoneman’sbattleagainstthesolitaryblacknessofspace.
