The Shadow Ephemeris by Mark Munsell

Written by a Former Senior Intelligence Officer and Distinguished Fellow in Artificial Intelligence

A story told for the first time by anthropomorphized satellites in low Earth orbit

Munsell’s deep technical expertise in geospatial intelligence, remote sensing, computer vision, geodesy, and the ethical challenges of AI alignment provides The Shadow Ephemeris with a level of chilling authenticity that few others could achieve. Having led some of the world’s most critical artificial intelligence systems for the Department of War, his career has been spent directly at the intersection of automated logic and lethal consequence—giving him a profound, firsthand understanding.