Tooth and Talon

Humanity and creatures on an exoplanet are bound by tragedy.Humanity tamed the solar system and their bodies using powerful nanomachines. Now Oya Valette and a group of colonists are looking for a fresh start on an extrasolar planet. Soon they discover that their new home is already populated by hostile extravagant creatures that share a tragic history not only with the human race but Oya herself. If Oya cant set aside her own prejudices and reconcile these two warring factions both will become extinct.Tooth and Talon combines all of the ostentatious elements I loved about science fiction interstellar colonization cyborgs genetic engineering robots dinosaurs but theyre used in the service of an immigration story. Its ultimately a story about starting over in a new land full of opportunity and peril. Its about the cost of assimilation and its deeply informed by my own familys immigrant experience. - Alex Hernandez author