Lisa Soem

What he's been taught to fear could be his destiny...and his only hope.

Adam Yuga, a rising young star in the imperialist Terran Protectorate, is on the verge of a massive promotion...until a routine physical exam reveals something less than perfection. Genetic flaws are taboo, and Adam soon discovers there's a thin line between rising star and starving outcast.

Stripped of wealth and position, stricken with a mysterious, worsening illness,