"Riley and Asha have been transformed into something more than human by the Transcendental Machine. Now they must save the fringes of civilization. Planets at the edge of the Federation have fallen silent. The arrogant Federation bureaucracy grudgingly allows Riley and Asha to investigate. They join forces with a planetary A.I., a paranoid Federation watchdog, and a member of a splinter group who vows to destroy the A.I. No one trusts anyone. They need to find common ground and the answer in order to confront an enemy more ancient and powerful than the Transcendentals."--Jacket flap.
