▁ ▁The ▁characters ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁start ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁book ▁left ▁off ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁newly ▁discovered ▁artifact . ▁This ▁book ▁introdu ces ▁a ▁few ▁new ▁characters ▁that ▁become ▁important ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁characters ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁discover ▁a ▁new ▁theory ▁about ▁the ▁orig ins ▁and ▁current ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Build ers . ▁During ▁this ▁process , ▁they ▁discover ▁that ▁an ▁old ▁men ace ▁to ▁the ▁universe , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁ext inct , ▁has ▁been ▁un le ashed ▁upon ▁the ▁Or ion ▁Arm ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁includes ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁the ▁Lang ▁Universal ▁Art ifact ▁Catalog ▁( F our th ▁Edition ), ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Universal ▁Species ▁Catalog ▁( Sub class : S ap ients ). ▁ ▁The ▁sequ el ▁to ▁D iver gence ▁is ▁Trans c end ence . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Charles ▁She ff ield ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov els <0x0A> </s> ▁Em mal oc era ▁miser abil is ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁family ▁Py ral idae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁by ▁Emb rik ▁Str and ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Category : E mm al oc era <0x0A> </s> ▁Paul ▁Pan