When William Hunter and his crew limp their desperately damaged warship to an isolated world they stumble upon something completely unexpected- a colony thought lost for centuries. In the midst of an incredible, alien environment they find two warring cultures fixated on a native creature. The Life Scarab. One faction worships the bug. The other eats it. When Hunter and astrobiologist Chandelle Zidane are taken captive by the savage Lovers-of-Scarab their only thought is escape. Soon, however, they discover that the threat they face is more than just human in nature. Hunter and Chandelle must race against time to unravel the mysteries of the Scarab before the enigmatic Bursting destroys them all.
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