The Convening: A Deep Space Mystery Thrille. The Far Quorum Trilogy, #1

The anomaly wasn't supposed to exist. Eleven billion kilometers from the Sun, the survey vessel Meridian discovers an object that has remained hidden since before humanity existed. It isn't a planet. It isn't a ship. It isn't anything the laws of nature should allow. It has waited in silence for millions of years. Commander Lena Costello and her eleven-person crew were sent to chart the frozen frontier of the solar system-not to make the most important discovery in human history.
As scientists race to understand the impossible artifact, Earth descends into political chaos. Rival governments, powerful organizations, and competing agendas all demand control of humanity's first encounter with an intelligence that may no longer exist... or may never have truly left. But across billions of kilometers, messages from Earth arrive nearly two weeks late. Every order is already outdated.
Every decision belongs to the people aboard Meridian. As the crew closes in on the silent structure, each answer reveals a deeper mystery. The artifact is older than civilization. Older than history. Older than humanity itself. And the closer they come, the more unsettling one possibility becomes:Perhaps it was never abandoned. Now eleven ordinary people must decide who has the right to speak for an entire species-and whether some doors should remain closed forever.
Perfect for readers who love intelligent science fiction filled with suspense, unforgettable mysteries, believable science, and the kind of discoveries that change everything you thought you knew about humanity's place in the universe. Sometimes the greatest danger isn't making first contact. It's discovering that someone was waiting for you all along.