Discovery

by Deborah Harkness · 2011

In 1992, at the dawn of the age of technology, disgraced ex‑game‑show host Manny di Martini schemes for a comeback with a deep‑sea television special in the South Pacific. He quickly finds himself in over his head, attracting the attention of a cosmic being who leads Manny to a broadcast event far larger than the planet, revealing evidence of a slumbering alien in a ruined city at the ocean’s bottom. The monster’s appearance on TV sends humanity into panic. The narrative jumps among unforgettable characters whose lives are tangled with cosmic gods. As humanity faces a war that threatens Earth and the very fabric of reality, the story explores big questions about our place in the vastness.