A visitor from the edge of the stars... But what truly hides in the shadow of 3I/Atlas?When the interstellar object bursts into our solar system, nothing about it obeys the rules of nature. No dust. No ice. Only a trail of pure, searing carbon dioxide-like the breath of a colossal forge.Is it a comet? A stray asteroid? Or the messenger of something far older than humankind?From her observatory, Elena is drawn into a mystery that eclipses even her darkest dreams. Why are her nights haunted by visions of a blazing star? What secrets lie buried in the Vatican archives she uncovers? And why is Lucas-a career officer-willing to risk everything to warn her?Most of all: what does 3I/Atlas truly seek as it cuts its path across our skies?The Messenger of Orion weaves poetry and suspense, science and esotericism, love and cosmic dread.A gripping work of speculative science fiction that will make you look up at the night sky and wonder: What if we were not alone... but expected?