On Orion, among Artificial Intelligences, ancient secrets, and guardians of Tradition, the epic struggle for the destiny and evolution of humanity is being played out.

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FIRST BOOK ............................................................. 1
Background and scenario ................................................. 3
Part One. The epilogue .......................................... 11
Chapter One ............................................................. 13
Winter solstice eve. ........................................................ 15
The Sacred Rite of the Manuvadi .................................. 19
Poseidon Mark-VI .......................................................... 23
An unexpected invitation ............................................... 26
Chapter Two ............................................................. 37
Illin Castle. ..................................................................... 39
Takelot XVIII, last Duke of the Illin. ............................. 47
The Rise of Akrid I ........................................................ 51
Akrid I and the Supreme Order of the VI ...................... 71
Akrid's latest enterprises I .............................................. 77
Midnight of the winter solstice. ..................................... 81
Mysterious poisonings ................................................... 85
The power structure on Orion ........................................ 93
The plots of the Order of the VI. .................................... 97
Family Tradition: the Profit ......................................... 101
3:00 a.m. ...................................................................... 109
Third Chapter ........................................................ 113
Alephinfinity
.................................................................... 115
The Ransionaib ............................................................ 121
The Terlenghi ............................................................... 125
The secret weapon ........................................................ 131
The Spheres and The Pool of Alephinfinity
..................... 135
The Transmutation Cap. ............................................... 139
Elucubrations of Akrid III ............................................ 143
Level 3 alarm ............................................................... 151
The Bunker of the Supreme Order of the VI ................ 159
Alephinfinity: first level recommendations. ..................... 161
Previous Recommendations ......................................... 163
The Hall of Imperial Nourishment ............................... 165
The Hall of Matriarchs ................................................. 169
A bad ending ................................................................ 171
Fourth chapter ........................................................ 175
The Hall of the Colonizers. .......................................... 177
The Orion Sword Tournament ..................................... 181
An unexpected death .................................................... 187
The Philanthropists' Resort, creature of Akrid II ......... 195
The triad of Akrid III: profit, wealth and power. ......... 201
Strategic goal ............................................................... 207
Last Duel ...................................................................... 211
Illogical effect without apparent cause ......................... 217
The Constellation Conference ...................................... 221
Part Two. Time's up ? .......................................... 227
Prologue ....................................................................... 229
Emergency meeting ...................................................... 233
In the bowels of the Mountain ..................................... 239
Extra-luxury refuges .................................................... 247
Family Reunion ............................................................ 249
A quiet weekend banishes fear ..................................... 257
Now, the Apocalypse - The Six at Work...................... 277
Now, the Apocalypse - Hella ....................................... 281
Now, the Apocalypse - The Silent Invisibles ............... 283
After the Apocalypse ................................................... 293
After the Apocalypse: Invisible Silents on Orion ........ 295
After the Apocalypse: Hella ......................................... 296
216.666 years after Revelation, The Colonizers .......... 297
Part Three. The Village of Darmasastra ............. 303
Before dawn ................................................................. 305
A special day ................................................................ 325
The Field of Non-battle ................................................ 333
The Book of Nature ...................................................... 345
Artists' Workshops ....................................................... 349
The Agape of the Spring Equinox ................................ 357
A new beginning - part one .......................................... 365
Accomplished Adepts and Colonizing Philanthropists 369
A new beginning - part two .......................................... 375
A new beginning - part three ........................................ 382
A new beginning - part four ......................................... 383
The Moon Salutation .................................................... 385
The Dark Threat ........................................................... 389
Wayfarers and travelers ............................................... 401
Pens, scrolls and stones ................................................ 407
The Chalice of Fragments ............................................ 409
Chronology of events ........................................... 415
Glossary of terms and acronyms ......................... 419
Characters and performers .................................. 421
www.theswordoforion.com .................................. 427
The Company of Wayfarers ................................. 429