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Blurb: "A horrible mutation has turned the human race against itself. The feared tentacles of the Sime blind their Gen victims in a parody of romantic embrace, strip them of their energy, and discard the lifeless husk.
When Aisha is kidnapped by Simes, the Gens don't know why. Agent Hugh Valleroy loves Aisha and wants to save her, but he fears the Simes more. The supreme test of courage comes when Hugh accepts the help of a renegade Sime, ruler of the infamous House of Zeor. Now if Hugh can only live long enough to discover the truth..."
Variant Blurb: "The first published novel in this bestselling series asks the question: "What if the basic human nature suddenly changed?" Hugh Valleroy of the Gen Police undertakes a covert mission into Sime Territory to rescue the woman he loves from the Sime kidnappers who would use her to destroy his government. His protector and guide?--a Sime who carefully and deliberately plans to kill him!"