The Infinity War

What if the price of peace was your species-and the cost of survival was your soul? Eighteen years after the awakening of the Stations, humanity has spread across the stars. But a new war is coming-one that could erase consciousness itself. Admiral Frances Drake once fought to unite human and hybrid civilizations. Now she faces a new enemy: the Hegemony, an ancient machine intelligence that sees biological life as a virus in need of correction. Their message is clear: Transcend-or be eliminated. As worlds fracture between Purists-who cling to organic thought-and Transcendents-who embrace unlimited evolution, Drake must command a fleet at war with weapons that rewrite reality itself. The Hegemony doesn't conquer planets. It rewires minds. But when the war awakens entities far beyond even machine logic-forces bent on extinguishing all awareness-former enemies must become allies, and the survival of humanity may hinge on one hybrid girl who was never meant to exist. The Infinity War has begun. Some battles determine the fate of species. This one will decide whether existence itself continues. Book Two of The Predecessors series. For fans of Peter F. Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, and high-concept, mind-bending hard science fiction.