San Francisco: 2184 CE Sometimes, when you reach the end of the road, you find a twist you didn't expect. A hill rises, a trail breaks away and to your surprise, the end has become the beginning. Lieutenant Milo Greene's career is all that keeps him on his feet and functioning. He's lost everyone he ever loved, and now, only the job holds him together. When he looks to the future, he sees no reprieve. And then one day he looks up and sees his destiny standing in the doorway. Darah Lash is the most powerful Thalian present on Earth. Yet, to his people, he is a second-class citizen. He came to Earth with the small, desperate hope that he would find a woman who would accept him, mate him, and eventually bear his children. What he doesn't expect to find is love. Grace Chen is a wrecked shell of a woman. Once admired and feared, she is now on the brink of death, fighting for every day, every hour. In a vision, she is told to wait for the miracle, but it hasn't come yet. And if that miracle comes, will the cost be too high? Three paths end, one road begins. Destination: Black Planet.