The Desert of Glass

For three millennia, a profound secret has lurked in plain sight, first detected by an early satellite but dismissed as a glitch. Now, former NTSB investigator Joe Rickards and anthropologist Angela Reed hold pivotal data linked to this ancient mystery, to be shared only with retired NASA engineer Leonard Townsend. As Rickards fears the implications could lead humanity into darkness, Reed sees potential answers for the modern world, all while a journalist learns that others have been leveraging this discovery in secret.