Transmentation | Transgression: Or, a Spark on the Eve of the Five Hundred Year Burn

The Formation Saga #2

by Darkly Lem

From bestselling authors Darkly Lem comes Transmentation | Transgression , the second installment in the Formation Saga, a sweeping epic of adventure, mystery, and intrigue.

In this vast multiverse in which people can travel between universes—entering new bodies with entire in-universe identities gifted to them by a mysterious entity known as the Simulacrum—universe-spanning societies of interdimensional travelers have arisen over thousands of years. Some travel to make the universe a better place for all, some seek power and glory, some covet knowledge, some simply want to create wonderful stories.

But this unchecked expansion has been curtailed in recent centuries as these societies encounter each other with greater frequency … and friction. Now they vie for power, knowledge, wealth, and control within their many worlds while the ever-expanding multiverse faces threats of destruction.

404 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication March 17, 2026

About the author

Darkly Lem is five authors in an impeccably-tailored trenchcoat, namely Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln, Ben Murphy, Cadwell Turnbull, and M. Darusha Wehm. They live in an Earth-type locality in the Central Cluster with their five kids, several spouses, and a modest menagerie.

Reviews

[Maria Haskins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another terrific installment in this book series. Reading this book is like eating a most delicious, rich, dense, multi-layered science fictional chocolate cake. It's action-packed, it has a sense of humour, and it is dense with ideas and technology and deep thoughts on society, human relationships, multiverse travel, and the nature of the universe. It is also absolutely brilliant.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review coming in Locus. Short version: you must read the book before this to have any hope of understanding this one; if you like space opera and shenanigans and not being entirely sure what's going on, you'll want to read this. SO GOOD.