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Beacons in The Dark

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Reads 931
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Parts 57
Time 2h 2m

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A futuristic cyber thriller with a multigalactic empire threatened by strange secrets that could tear the universe apart, or bring humanity home again.


Get enraptured in the action and struggles of the gargantuan Imperium with its Autonomous Emperor and power struggles between powerful guilds and the intrigue of a new force, Jhiva Energy.


With the Outsider fringe planets threatening the Imperium itself, can a way be found to save anyone, or will the galaxies crash into the Void?

With the Technomancer and Outsider enclaves, will the Autonomous Emperor be able to save what is most dear to him - can he even survive in a shifting universe?All Rights Reserved

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