Even light-years and millions of miles away, Shan Frankland cannot escape her duty. For the wess'ar are going to Earth, to reclaim and save the ecology...whether humanity is willing or not. And they are accompanied by thousands of die-hard alien Skavu, who will stop at nothing to carry out their environmental crusade. For if the alien savior and ultimate parasite c'naatat gains a foothold among humanity, Earth will be destroyed completely.