A changed world in the 2300s, reduced to England and parts of America. The rest of Earth has been destroyed in environmental disasters followed by devastating epidemics caused by bacteria and viruses from space. Who is behind the attacks, extraterrestrial intelligence? Threatening alien crafts are increasingly appearing in the skies. Is this the end of human hegemony on Earth?
Suddenly, the survivors receive mysterious messages on cornfields near Stonehenge. The messages seem to have connections to prehistoric cave paintings. Are the symbols instructions on how the survivors can save themselves? Or are the symbols just an attempt to mislead? The final truth is a surprising challenge to build a brighter future.
"The cave painting also shows signs of massive destruction of some kind. In addition, a large planet is visible in the sky. It's about three times larger than our sun. In any case, there are also binary signs on the disc the astronaut holds in his hand. No one has yet been able to decipher the code. Is it a real message or is the picture just a prediction?"
"As I said, there are many hidden messages in our DNA," Archie stated, "more than ninety seven percent to be exact. The same number as you see here in the binary message on a field. That is a significant message. It can't be a coincidence. In other words, we have defined that only three percent of our DNA has certain tasks. The rest is just rubbish, scientists say."
It was not a lone wild animal hiding in the field. These, like so many other predators, hunted in droves. It was the world's most dangerous predator. Little did he know that the bird's chirping was a warning sound. An intense warning.
The boundary between life and non-life is very complex. The question, what is life, is thus more philosophical than scientific. Today it is impossible to define the exact line between life and no life.
A tale about surviving in a radically changed world.