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When a bioweapon capable of eliminating a specific race is unleashed, its creators test its deadly efficiency on the moon and then on an entire population with a perfect kill ratio. The ruthless planners intend to use the virus to wipe out black people across Africa. Two moon security officers and a United Nations representative find themselves in a desperate mission to stop the men who orchestrate this horrific campaign. Faced with the consequences of unchecked bioengineering, they must thwart a catastrophic plan that threatens to reshape humanity.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: David Drake
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