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Three travelers land in the Dome on Spatterjay: Janer, who works for a hornet hive mind; Erlin, who has the Spatterjay virus, which makes the infected practically immortal, and is looking for Ambel, an old captain; and Keech, centuries dead but still pursuing his mission to punish Hoop's crew. Hundreds of years ago, there was a war with the alien Prador, who use human "blanks" as their motile units, and Hoop and his crew, original Spatterjay settlers, provided the Prador with blanks infected with the virus and tougher than the average human. Rebecca Frisk, Hoop's former mistress, is also on Spatterjay, transported by the Prador (so they're back in the picture, too), to kill Keech and find what's left of Hoop--the head of the Skinner, which is part of Ambel's cargo. The Prador just aim to kill every witness to their actions during the war. In a massive showdown at Skinner's Island, old battles are finally resolved. Throughout, Asher beautifully realizes the background to this wild adventure.