Fractal Noise</i> is the thrilling prequel to the masterful space opera <i>To Sleep in a Sea of Stars</i> by internationally bestselling author of <i>Eragon, </i>Christopher Paolini.</b><br><br>On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of <i>To Sleep in a Sea of Stars</i>, an anomaly is detected: a vast circular pit, with dimensions so perfect that it could only have been the result of conscious design. So a small team is assembled to learn more &ndash; perhaps even who built the hole and why. Their mission will take them on a hazardous trek to the very edge of existence.<br><br>For one explorer, this is the opportunity of a lifetime.

For another, a risk not worth taking. And for xenobiologist Alex Crichton, it&rsquo;s a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe. But every step they take towards that mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last.