They managed to survive the war and, as winners, they are assigned houses that were swiftly abandoned by others. In their new environment filled with old memories and unfamiliar objects they’re about to start a new, contented life. But it soon becomes clear that the hardest battle is yet to be won. A quasi-autobiograph…

大卫、米兰达、罗里、秀和休是在同一艘太空船上工作的宇航员们。一次偶然之中，他们在火星上发现了一个尚未成熟的生命体。休将这个生命体带回了实验室，让大家没有想到的是，这个小小的细胞在外界的刺激之下竟然开始了飞速的成长。 随着生命体的长大，事态的发展开始失去了控制，该生命体展现出了强大的攻击力和高超的智力，先后杀死了数名船员…