The Swarm
First appears in Book 3: The Evolutionary Void, chapter 1 (ONE)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 3: The Evolutionary Void
- Ch 1Eight thousand ultradrives holding position in transdimensional suspension near Neskia's ship, awaiting instructions and ready for use.
- Ch 3The Swarm is 8,001 Dark Fortress-technology hyperdrives; 8,000 form impenetrable force-field spheres englobing the Sol system at forty AUs, cutting wormholes and sealing Sol off.
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 1Neskia waits with the Swarm
Neskia parks the ship twenty-three light-years from Sol, confirms eight thousand ultradrives of the Swarm are ready, and awaits Ilanthe's call.
- Book 3 · Ch 3Inversion core escapes and the Swarm seals Sol
The inversion core breaks out into spacetime and outruns the warships and Kazimir. The Swarm of 8,001 devices englobes the Sol system, collapsing wormholes while the Accelerator ship picks up the core and flees behind the force field.