unknown extraterrestrial spaceship
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 68 (Bunker Era, Year 66 Outside the Solar System)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 68It passed the Oort Cloud edge near lightspeed, 1.3 light-years from the Sun, and was the first non-Trisolaran alien civilization humans observed.
- Ch 68It fired a projectile toward the Solar System that was invisible electromagnetically and detectable only by its constant weak gravitational waves.
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 68Alien projectile detected
The advance warning system saw an alien ship pass near lightspeed and launch a gravitational-wave-emitting projectile that decelerated near 150 AU; Revelation and Alaska were sent to intercept.