Book Description
The insectoid Inchine are the forebears of the Silvenex. Their society is totally matriarchal. The males have no say in it whatsoever. The Inchine for the most part are placid, gentle beings who abhor violence.
A genetic birth defect produces larger, stronger, aggressive offspring. These individuals are trained to be web or tunnel defenders. They are seen as a necessary evil by their gentler kin.
Thing is.
The genetics don’t just apply to the female eggs. Males are born with the same aggression, size, and strength. Most are killed at birth, but the nesting helpers are male. Any male augmented hatchling is taken to safety.
Over time their numbers increase. They watch with increasing hatred as the dominant females treat their unaugmented brothers like dirt. Revolt is in the air. The revolutionists call themselves the Dark Faction.
Into this simmering powder keg comes an alien species. They are insectivore reptiloids who see the Inchine as a food source. The gentle Inchine are no match for the vicious reptiles. Only the genetically different tunnel and web defenders have the capacity for defence.
The Dark Faction males watch events unfold. Their only chance of survival is to join forces with the very Inchine that would kill them on sight.
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