The Dark Matter Sea. The Chronicles of the Void, #4

The Universe just got a lot heavier. Captain Max Storm and the crew of the NPX-29A are used to the unknown. They map the edges of the galaxy, poke sleeping giants, and run away before the screaming starts. But when a routine warp jump goes wrong, they don't just hit a bump in the road-they crash through the pavement. Stranded in the "Dark Matter Sea"-a dimension of crushing gravity and invisible oceans-the crew discovers that the empty space between stars isn't empty at all.
It is teeming with life. And that life is hungry. Hunted by "The Maw, " a living black hole that acts as the universe's immune system, and besieged by "Shadows" that can phase through solid metal, the crew must rewrite the laws of physics to survive. From fighting crystal spiders with frozen sides of beef to turning a starship into a giant tuning fork, The Dark Matter Sea is a relentless ride through a cosmos that hates you.
It is a story of survival, sacrifice, and the terrifying realization that when you stare into the void, the void doesn't just stare back-it takes a bite. And for Chef "Cookie" Kowalski, the most terrifying question isn't whether they will live or die, but whether he can find a recipe that works in zero gravity before the universe ends.