I was right. The mineral crystals recovered from the fallen meteorites contain genetic material that has survived the interstellar journey to Earth. Proof that there is life out there; life that can enter a cryptobiotic state, lay dormant and regenerate when it encounters the right environment.

I have calculated and replicated the conditions of their home planet. Now they stand before me, and they’ve become my obsession. Am I wrong to be playing God? In this dark, steamy laboratory I’ve opened the doors to a whole new world.

But my research is not complete. I have to find where these remarkable creatures have come from, and what their purpose is. The key lies in the crystals..