The point of elevation

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.