Resplendent is a Collection of Stories That Encompasses Mankind's Epic Fight for Survival Against the Xeelee, a Narrative of How Man Will Change and Evolve Over Our Epic Journey Out Into the Universe. These Tales Will Encompass the Rise of Sub-Molecular Empires in the First Nanoseconds After the Big Bang to Mankind's Final Transformation. Full of Cutting-Edge Science, Descriptions of Time and Space on a Mind-Boggling Scale and Memorable, All-Too-Human Characters. It is Both the Capstone to One of the Most Significant Series in the History of Sf and a Remarkable Achievement in Its Own Right. This is a Mature and Uniquely Talented Writer at the Height of His Powers.