
A bitek habitat which orbits Jupiter, mining the fusion fuel on which Earth is dependent, Eden is a mini-nation of radical politics - and even more radical technology.

Sonnie's team is particularly successful.but then her monster, 'Khanivore', has one special advantage. The popular sport of 'beastie-baiting' involves contests to the death between artificial monsters controlled via human affinity bonds. Then its creator is murdered in full view of the whole population, but nobody.

