白蛇抄

　　在未來，地球上所有的化石能源都被消耗殆盡，人類全面進入了太陽能時代。能源公司開始全面的開發和控制太陽，人類社會逐漸向完全依賴太陽能Ⅱ型文明邁進?！　〉谝淮稳祟惪茖W無法探明的天體活動中，太陽突然消失了。整個世界陷入了黑暗的無政府狀態，大面積搶奪生存資源的惡性事件在城市不斷發生，富人乘坐宇宙飛船逃離到其他星球，普通人只能留在地球享受世界末日。社恐障礙的天文學自由撰稿人孫煬與素未謀面的廢柴鄰居陳暮被迫結伴共同踏上末日逃亡之旅，前往傳說中人類最后的庇護之所——第四區。一路上他們與形形色色的人匆匆相遇，見到了最殘酷的人性與最溫情的告別。在無數次的死里逃生之后，兩顆寂寞的心開始慢慢靠近，并在殘酷的災難面前逐漸發現了生命的意義……

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　在一位塔羅牌占卜師預言了一次偶遇后，肖恩開始相信命運，并為他的愛情生活和事業尋求進一步的建議。

　　在被診斷出患有絕癥后，克萊爾決定進行最后一次旅行，前往瑞士。在那里，她可以在一家協助自殺協會的幫助下決定如何以及何時結束自己的生命。陪伴她超過四十年的查洛決定與她一同踏上這段單程之旅。與此同時，摩根娜在父母之間以及他們即將離開的所有事物之間成為了一個不情愿的調解人，同時也在努力尋找自己在這個故事中的位置。