the Last Gifts of Universe

'I'd call it required reading for the end of the world. Riley August has written a poignant masterpiece that transcends the death of stars.' OLIVIA ATWATER 'Riley August has written a quietly wonderful, hopeful novel that heals the parts of you that you didn't know were hurt.' JULIE LEONG 'Come for the cat, stay for the story.' SUNYI DEAN __________ A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. Scout is an archivist, searching the dead worlds of the cosmos for clues as to the fate of all these lost civilisations. While exploring another lifeless planet they discover something unbelievable: a message from a witness to that worlds-ending entity thousands of years ago. But uncovering the story and staying one step ahead of the profit-hungry corporation on their trail won’t be easy. Together with their brother and sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat Pumpkin, Scout must now race to save what matters most.

A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes.When the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell them is unknown. All Home knows is that they are the last ones left ? and whatever came for the others will one day come for them.Scout is an Archivist who scours the dead worlds of the cosmos for their last gifts: interesting technology, cultural rituals ? anything left behind that might be useful to Home and their survival. During an excavation on a lifeless planet, Scout unearths something unbelievable: a surviving message from an alien who witnessed the world-ending entity thousands of years ago.Now Scout, their brother and their sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat, Pumpkin, must race to save what matters most.