Summary
Twenty-some years ago, brash young archaeologist Bernice Summerfield went to uninhabited Capella Four in search of the discovery that would make her career. But when she fell off a cliff and broke both legs, the opportunity of a lifetime turned into a desperate struggle to survive... one she had, realistically, no chance of winning.
Now Benny is back, older and (hopefully) wiser. Is what she had hoped to find still there? Can she solve the riddle of her survival?
Characters
- Bernice Summerfield
- Joseph
References
- The Iq-Qaba are a vanished species that left traces of their civilisation behind.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Bernice recalls her Capella Four experience in BNA: Beyond the Sun.
- She also tells the story in NA:Parasite, though she calls the planet "Auriga".
- Bernice has visited Hitchemus. (EDA: The Year of Intelligent Tigers)
Timeline
Main action
- After BFBS: The Doomsday Manuscript, in which Benny received Joseph as a New Year's gift.
Flashbacks
- After Benny's escape from Spacefleet, aged 21 (NA: Love and War, BFBS: Genius Loci)
- Before Benny excavated Mare Silenium, aged 24 (NA: Love and War)
