Primordium Novel
One hundred thousand years ago. In the wake of the apparent
self-destruction of the alien Forerunner empire, two humans—Chakas and
Riser—are like flotsam washed up on very strange shores indeed. Captured
by the Forerunner known as the Master Builder and then misplaced during
a furious battle in space, Chakas and Riser now find themselves on an
inverted world, where horizons rise into the sky and humans of all kinds
are trapped in a perilous cycle of horror and neglect. They have become
both research animals and strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose
madness knows no end—a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who
seeded the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners who expect to inherit
their sacred Mantle of Responsibility to all living things.
In
the company of a young girl and an old man, Chakas begins an epic
journey across a lost and damaged Halo ringworld in search of a way
home, an explanation for the warrior spirits rising up within, and the
reason for the Forerunner Librarian’s tampering with human destiny.
Their travels will take them into the domain of a powerful and monstrous
intelligence—known as “the Captive” by Forerunners, and “the
Primordial” by ancient human warriors, this being may not only control
the fate of Chakas, Riser, and the rest of humanity, but of all sentient
life across the galaxy…
Authored by Greg Bear
