Evan L. Snyder
The story of The Clef of the Universe is one of discovery: of what has been and what could be. The action follows the crew of an alien archaeological mission, from planet Xale’ja, who crash land on an unfamiliar and lifeless world. Upon discovering the lost vestiges of an ancient civilization on this alien world, the ship’s excavationist, Oc’rys, and their fellow crew members work to learn about the unfamiliar people of this lost society. As they uncover the truth behind the destruction of life on the planet, the crew members learn things about themselves and about the universe that they never expected—and in so learning, find that it may not be possible to escape this planet with their newfound knowledge…
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or their lives…