Gam, or Gamma Hydra VIII is a flawed planet, bypassed by Earth colonizers but claim jumped by Ian McCaskill as the perfect site for being left alone to pursue happiness according to his own quiet, melancholy desires. Gam, however, has slated him for a wilder, more terrific destiny.He encounters the Tunkati, a species so incredibly different from humanity, beings that worship wisdom as a religion and will preserve it at all costs. Together, they fight to save Gam from a savage monster, intent on their destruction. And in the process, Kaska meets Meshkor and falls in love in spite of her being an alien. |