Out in Jupiter orbit, Langdon woke, his panicked breathing echoing through his space suit.

A nearby helium miner picked up his SOS. Their medic examined him; traumatic amnesia, she said. They began the journey back to Callisto base.

Inside his body the creature stirred, sensing the presence of new prey.

Bill lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. A cadre of monks maintain the chant, keeping the nightmares trapped in his head. If they should falter, then the whole universe would tremble…