The BLACK EYE - narrative begins 106 years before Neuland and is standalone as well as largely independent of the previously released six novels: 2120 A.D. - Neuland, 2122 A.D. - Helena, 2124 A.D. - Walhalla, 2125 A.D. - Janus, 2127 A.D. - Titan, and 2129 A.D. - Aquarius. A new crew, a new mission, new problems, and the first contact. A glance at the displays revealed to Gramm-Darr that there was no intelligent life within a five-kilometer radius. He signaled to his colleague to deactivate the drone's invisibility - he wanted to see how the recovery was proceeding. Shortly thereafter, the five-meter-wide drone emerged from the morning mist of the Sauerland. It had landed no more than twenty meters from the accident site in a small clearing. Just then, two figures, resembling the GENUI but only a little more than half their size and with golden skin, were unloading a coffin-like container.