When a crippled Terran spaceship makes landfall on an alien world. The Terrans land, unaware that their advanced technology threatens the fragile balance of power for the native race. Aliens, for whom gender has a very different meaning and whose instincts can drive a crowd to madness. Despite the Terrans best intentions, misunderstandings mount and violent retaliation escalates. Soon everyone—scientists and soldiers, rebels and lovers, patriots and opportunists—are swept up in a cycle of destruction. A cycle of destruction follows. Ultimately, the people on each side who have suffered the deepest losses must forge a path to reconciliation before it's too late. Salvation comes, but at a price.