Sumner Kagan wakes up in a hospital with no memory and a body that isn't quite human anymore. Something has changed him at the cellular level — something ancient, alien, and still unfolding. As he tries to piece together what happened, he discovers he's not the only one transforming. There are others out there, evolved or mutating toward something beyond human comprehension. Al Attanasio blends hard science fiction with myth and metaphysics, building a strange, visceral world where evolution doesn't wait for natural selection. This is body horror meets cosmic philosophy — dense, ambitious, and utterly committed to its bizarre premise. If you want sci-fi that swings for the fences and doesn't care if it alienates half the room, this is it.
