One hundred years after the Revolution, Deucalion is a model society and life is good. But all that is about to change. Death arrives one day on the C-ship, Pandora, and suddenly no one is safe. Overnight, the old rules no longer apply. When every breath and every decision is a matter of life and death, when every friend is a potential threat, and the only one you can count on is yourself, how deep does your civilisation really run?
In the sequel to the multi-award-winning Deucalion, Brian Caswell takes us a century further into his vision of Humanity's future. Once again, he merges fact with fantasy in a gripping read for young adults and lovers of speculative fiction alike.

From award-winning author Brian Caswell comes the re-release of Deucalion, the first book in this gripping trilogy which was published in 1995 to much acclaim.Across light years of space millions of settlers have come to the planet Deucalion to escape their past and build their future. Deucalion is a source of great wealth, and offers a chance of a new beginning. But what does this mean for the Elokoi, who lived there first, or for the children of Icarus, who made the journey for a different reason? And why are people dying mysteriously?Brian Caswell effortlessly takes you on an excursion into future-history, merging fact with fantasy that will leave you wanting to start the book all over again!