An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious life-form, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.