Publisher's Synopsis
Sent to heal the rift between the two septs of her genetically engineered numan species, Ilien of Castor encounters hostility from her unwilling host, the ruler of planet Pollux, Elias Rho-Gunn and the dangerous planet of Pollux. Isolated in House Rho-Gunn, she forms a secret alliance with the mysterious siren who inhabits the waters of Skull Caldera which lap the ramparts of House Rho-Gunn. Ilien's presence awakens ghosts of a tragic history haunting House Rho-Gunn, threatening Ilien's life and the tenuous link of trust she must form with Elias. The menace of uprisings against the regime on Pollux further complicates Ilien's efforts to achieve a successful conclusion and to discover the fate of her predecessor, the woman on the wall, whose inexplicable disappearance nearly six decades previously may be the key which could unravel a twisted tangle born of decades of deceit.
