About the Book: In a universe where every alien civilization known has mysteriously died, Archivist Scout and their brother Kieran — accompanied by their ever‑curious space‑faring cat Pumpkin — travel the stars gathering the “last gifts” of dead worlds. When Scout uncovers an alien message from a witness to the entity that destroyed those civilizations, they must race against time (and a rapacious corporation) to save the last surviving human worlds