Does anything really matter when their death on a remote asteroid seems certain?

When three childhood friends Ola, Jennet, and Sikat get posted on an asteroid mining station in deep space, they know it’s going to be difficult. There’s a reason why the corporation is paying them enough to retire in their 20s. However, they don’t expect the trouble to start so soon after their arrival...nor do they expect to face the possibility of slow, agonizing death.

With all hopes of rescue shattered, the three friends are forced to confront their own mortality, morality, each other, and themselves as they try to postpone the inevitable. One amazing discovery will change everything–while turning their moment of glory into an embarrassment that the generations to come will remember.

Inspired by Jean Paul Sartre’s idea that “hell is other people”, Waiting on Delcath explores human complexity, fragility, and strength, what we might discover about ourselves under extreme pressure, and what happens when our most challenging moments are not private...when we’re remembered not for the discovery that changes the history of humankind, but for being at our most vulnerable.

Sensitive topic warnings for profanity, death, implied animal cruelty/death, childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts/attempted suicide, and possible mental health issues.