Publisher's Synopsis
Cliff thought he was shipping off to his first assignment as a ranger in the wild California Islands, but he never imagined how big the rattlesnakes got there or how soon he'd find himself stranded with six strangers. A sea captain and his mate, artillery mercenaries, an Aztec midwife, a Japanese inventor... only together can they face the strange creatures and mysteries of Circle-X Island. When they discover a desperate village under siege from a reawakening evil, it takes every trick, skill, and iota of courage to mount a defense. But will any of them survive?
