Cooper’s universe already has a hero (a really awesome one, too). But thanks to a narrative glitch, he’s about to shoehorn his way into glory—with help from his professional sidekick and contractually obligated love interests.

If humanity had never reached for the stars, the stars never would have come for them.

In this Battlestar Galactica meets Game of Thrones epic, a noble scientist discovers a strange element that he hopes will cure an ailing king while an egotistical god seeks to use the element to take control of all three realms.