The Teilhardist Church fights to preserve human dignity in a dying universe ruled by alien demons, cosmic dragons, and black hole-worshiping death cults. The visionary saint Hildegard von Bingen hosts an enigmatic ambassador from the endless Cold on far side of the iron sky. The hero Māui uncovers ancient myths waging a shadow war over the ghosts of dead suns. The shapeshifting Virago weaves her way through the underworld with needle and thread. And on the brink of death, the reluctant prophet and angelic astronaut Enoch embraces his apocalyptic destiny. A Selfish Prayer for Light is the second book of the entropic epic, Starless and Bible-Black .