num_pages: 349
description: The crib is everywhere 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 cooperateor else she will watch Finn dieEdie 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 escapefor Edie for Finn and for the exploited youngwill require the ultimate sacrifice and a shocking act of rebellion. Sequel to Philip K Dick Award-nominated Song of Scarabaeus .
language: English
title: Children of Scarabaeus
publisher: None