Children of Scarabaeus
Pages: 349
|Published: 29 Mar 2011
Description
How far will she go to protect the innocent. . . and the man she loves? Edie believes she and her ex-con bodyguard lover, Finn, can find refuge from the tyranny of the Crib empire by fleeing to the Fringe worlds. But Edie's extraordinary cypherteck ability to manipulate the ecology of evolving planets makes her far too valuable for the empire to lose.
Recaptured and forced to cooperate—or else she will watch Finn die—Edie is shocked to discover the Crib's new breed of children. She cannot stand by while the oppressors enslave the innocent, nor can she resist the lure of Scarabaeus, the first world she tried to save, when researchers discover what appears to be an evolving intelligence.
But escape—for Edie, for Finn, and for the exploited young—will require the ultimate sacrifice… and a shocking act of rebellion.
Sequel to Philip K Dick Award-nominated Song of Scarabaeus.
Recaptured and forced to cooperate—or else she will watch Finn die—Edie is shocked to discover the Crib's new breed of children. She cannot stand by while the oppressors enslave the innocent, nor can she resist the lure of Scarabaeus, the first world she tried to save, when researchers discover what appears to be an evolving intelligence.
But escape—for Edie, for Finn, and for the exploited young—will require the ultimate sacrifice… and a shocking act of rebellion.
Sequel to Philip K Dick Award-nominated Song of Scarabaeus.
