The Station

The Station is the first part of a two-part tale that gives the reader more information on both the Watcher Empire and the enigmatic group known as "Those Who Came Before". This story is about Tammuz, a logician (read: librarian) for the Watchers' great library who is fascinated by the distant past, and especially Those Who Came Before. The Watchers expunged the records of Those Who Came Before, but Tammuz has continued to search for oblique references to their lost culture. An organization known as Alma's Acolytes discovers his mission and seeks him out, offering their knowledge. Together, the group decode a hidden trail in history, revealing that Those Who Came Before had left a city in Antarctica, whichTammuz's people call "The Forbidden Lands". Tammuz is sent to the Forbidden Lands to uncover the lost city and, more specifically, a hidden station within that city that conceals a mysterious artifact linking the past to the future. He knows that his mission - and the discovery that lies at the center of The Station - will change the world, but he doesn't realize that it will also change the very core of his identity.