A literary science-fiction novel that follows Theo Byrne, an astrobiologist raising his unusually intelligent young son, Robin, after the death of Robin’s mother. As Robin struggles with grief, anger, and a world facing environmental decline, Theo searches for ways to help him while grappling with questions about parenthood, consciousness, nature, and humanity’s future. The novel combines emotional depth, ecological concerns, and speculative science in a moving exploration of love and loss.