When stars begin “disappearing”, a crew takes the long trip out to the Dyson sphere they suspect is causing it, but what they find is even bigger and more astounding than they imagined. © analogsf.com
Cover art for November-December 2018 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" Magazine. Vol. CXXXVIII Nos. 11 & 12. Illustration for the story "Empress of starlight" by G. David Nordley August 2018