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In the deep darkness of an ancient underground city lurk scorpions the size of wolves…
Scarred ex-soldier Booker takes a job on the gritty frontier world of Silverrock, managing security for an archeological dig. But when the huge scorpions that haunt the caverns attack the dig’s brilliant young linguist, Booker learns that the ruins hide more than broken crockery. For the future of humanity, Booker must protect the site long enough for Lucien to decipher its ancient inscriptions while fending off miners eager to extract the caves’ rare minerals. Most of all, he must keep their true mission secret.
From the bestselling author of Bloodstone and Project Hannibal