In 2076, humanity reaches the Point of Elevation - launching its first colony into space. But as biologist Yacoub Khan uncovers an ancient creature beneath Antarctica, physicist Nova Stjörnu's teleportation experiments in Helsinki take a perilous turn, and activist Echo is drawn back into a divided America, the journey to the stars risks only chaos. Especially now that the Universe, collapsing in on itself, threatens to swallow Earth whole.