Terminally ill Anna returns to Oregon to reconnect with her estranged brother while simultaneously making the qiwan.cc heart-wrenching choice to end her life putting to use the Death with Dignity Act.
A mysterious black sphere is discovered in the orbit of Mars. The Achilles is sent to investigate. After the bedraggled six-person crew wake from eight months hibernation, the Sphere is transmitting a single word in every Earth language ever known - Deus.