A mysterious mining disaster hurtles two unlikely lovers into a nightmare of intrigue and terror. Kalissae Borish-Major, manager of the protein-mining colony Euphrates, and Bedford Odigal, free syndic for the Federation, must battle sabotage and corruption as they try to solve an ancient mystery - the secret that links Bedford's alien symbiont Issykul to the legendary extraterrestrial race known as the Seren. (adapted from the back cover of the first edition)
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