In the near future, technology has transformed the world into a seamless blend of physical and digital reality. Augmented vision overlays information onto everyday life, networks connect minds and...

After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based...

Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the...