For millennia, humankind as well as the other intelligent races have studied the bizarre and unfathomable constructs from the legendary beings known as the Builders. But nonetheless, these are no nearer to determining who-or what-the Builders were, or where they possess gone. For Darya Lang, that has single-handedly cataloged their artifacts for all of those other universe, finding the Builders has been a life-long wish. To Louis Nenda and the Cecropian Atvar H’sial, the Builder artifacts represent a once-in-a-lifetime shot at untold wealth, and adventurer Hans Rebka provides his personal dreams of unraveling their secret.

Then, around the globe called Quake, during a amount of planetary upheaval referred to as Summertide, a small group of human beings and aliens witness the culmination of most those many years of viewing and waiting simply because the earth opens up-and something comes out.