Sperrian agent, Oran, is sent to frontier planet H-27, claimed by the rival Hazitsy Empire. Why is H-27 kept so low-tech? Why have thousands of humans disappeared? While struggling to solve these puzzling mysteries, Oran befriends a native leader, Large Tooth. Oran soon suspects the natives arent as primitive as they pretend. After Oran accidentally ingests a native drug his mental powers are enhanced. He then sees himself and his mission differently, and becomes aggressively proactive. For very different reasons, Oran and Large Tooth join forces in the quest to uncover the amazing truth about Hazitsy plans for H-27. In the process, Oran discovers his full potential.

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Hailed as "One of the best technical painters of our time" by an L.A. Times critic, 27-year-old Aubrey Johnson is finally gaining traction with her work. But as she weaves through what should be a celebration of her art, a single nagging echo of her doctor's words refuses to stay silent-there is no cure. In less than eight weeks Aubrey is going blind. Traveling on a one-way ticket around the world with childhood friend Jeff Anderson, Aubrey is in complete denial. But a blindfolded game of tasting foreign foods in China jolts her intoconfronting the reality of her situation. So begins her quest. In this adult coming-of-age story, Aubrey struggles to make sense of her crippling diagnosis. But on her journey she finds a deeper understanding of herself and her life-sometimes fragmented and complex, but always with relentless truth."

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