The future begins here. A hard sci-fi/mysticism mashup that traces a future history of AGI embodied in teddy bear and spider robots, posthumans, mystical forces, history-spanning conspiracies, and much more. With the collapse of civilisations, rise of world-shifting technologies, and the birth of new kinds of mind, it's a tale that will play on your mind and inspire you. this volume covers the first sixty years of the story, in five-year steps.