The Black Ship

THE BLACK SHIP

Set fifty years after the War for Eternity. From the Earth system comes the invading Black Ship, product of a rebellion by the Bond Lords of Neptune. Far away, in a distant universe so ancient that nothing remains except black holes, the Divider, great Arizel of Fenrille is captured by the Numal, a terrifying self programming robot. War wracks Fenrille as the Black Ship seeks conquest of the planet with its fortunes in eternity drugs. Meanwhile the Numal torments the captive Divider and seeks to understand what it is. The Divider summons Chosen Fundan, Lavin's son, to experience a transformation that allows him to cross the deeps of space and time and effect a rescue of the Divider.

Meanwhile the Black Ship has allied itself with Young Proud Fundan, Lavin's mortal enemy. Chosen struggles through the mad giant's nest of machinery that is the Numal's home and frees the Divider with whom he returns to Fenrille.

The Numal intends to follow with plans for conquest of our universe. The Divider arranges for the Black Ship and the Numal to meet head on the interflux of space where they combine to produce a small "big bang" and give birth to a new universe.