WHO OWNS LIFE? When Teagan Ward discovers that powerful forces are competing to control her daughter’s future, she is thrust into a struggle that could determine the next stage of human evolution. Diana was never meant to be ordinary. Engineered before birth to survive in deep space, she has become the focus of competing agendas. To the ruthless Consortium, she is a priceless asset. To powerful AIs, she may hold the blueprint for humanity’s next evolution. To others, she represents a new branch of humanity itself. Meanwhile, at the corporate food giant GLOSCOM’s headquarters in Des Moines, systems architect Shiko and his partner Kat uncover evidence of a growing conspiracy surrounding the Space Vault—a vast lunar repository containing the genetic blueprints of Earth’s crops, ecosystems, and perhaps life itself. Their discovery reveals a dangerous truth: the battle for the Vault is really a battle for control of humanity’s future. As rival factions race to unlock the Vault’s secrets, Teagan must protect Diana from those who would shape, patent, and own the future of life. But humanity is not alone. Alien alliances emerge. Corporate powers maneuver in the shadows. Artificial intelligences pursue their own ambitions. And as the conflict escalates, one question becomes impossible to ignore: Who decides what it means to be human? Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse is an award-winning science-fiction thriller that combines genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, first contact, and corporate intrigue with a powerful story of motherhood, identity, and survival. • A mother’s fight to protect her daughter from forces determined to control her destiny • A struggle over the ownership of humanity’s genetic future • Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and corporate power on a planetary scale • Alien civilizations with their own stake in humanity’s evolution • Big scientific ideas grounded in human emotion and high-stakes adventure Winner of the BookFest Award for Best Science Fiction: Genetic Engineering & Future Technology, the PenMasters Best Science Fiction Award, and the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Science Fiction. Perfect for readers of Adrian Tchaikovsky, Cixin Liu, Andy Weir, and Arkady Martine who enjoy thought-provoking science fiction with epic stakes and emotional depth. The vault contains the code. The seed eclipse is the signal. The child is the key.