Snared in a conspiracy to summon a goddess of lies, Alex can't trust anything. Not even her own memories. Mankind once crafted wonders like the Paragons, 50-foot tall machines with the strength of a thousand people. But now their descendants are trapped on crumbling space colonies, and the magnificent technologies of Old Earth have been forgotten. Nobody knows why. Alex has spent the last six years exploring the twisted Spire, a miraculous library built 200-stories high. Night after night, she's clambered through secret passageways and sifted through decaying tomes, desperately searching for the lost technological wonders of Old Earth that would finally allow her and her friends to escape the crumbling space colonies. She discovered the monstrous truth behind humanity's exile instead. The colony's leaders have no intention of returning to Old Earth. The status quo serves them, and the demonic gods they hope to summon, just fine. Strength of a Thousand is the first book in the Science and Sorcery series, an epic saga where giant robots battle demonic gods, where scheming nobles plot their return from exile, and where heroes forge almighty machines that resonate with their souls.