Voices of the Silicon Beyond by E.S. Wynn Paperback Book 9781907737978

Vaetta is not human Vaetta is a synthetic female who looks human a Valkyriemodel agent but far more than a mere robot Her world is overcrowded and its resources have reached the breaking point The humans who govern this parallel Earth need a solution to their civilizationamprsquos problems ampndash and quickampnbspampnbspThe perfect opportunity seems to present itself when a strange androgynous visitor appears from an inexplicable portal to another world His name is Tyse and he too is seeking help because his people a Wraeththu tribe are also under threat He reveals how his world is sparsely populated following the demise of humankind and the rise of a civilization known as Wraeththu who now hold power In Vaettaamp39s world the Wraeththu have never even appearedTo Vaettaamprsquos creators Tyseamprsquos arrival seems to offer a golden opportunity ampndash a resourcerich world ripe for the taking and the portal to reach it The existing inhabitants living in the ruins of a former civilization and not even human can hardly impede plans for mass colonization Vaetta is chosen to lead a troupe of Valkyries to Tyseamprsquos Earth to scout explore and begin preparations for invasionBut Vaetta soon discovers that her ownersamprsquo assumptions are incorrect and what waits for her on the other side of the Conduit ampndash the portal to Tyseamprsquos Earth ampndash is a situation far beyond her own peopleamprsquos imaginations Just who and what is the mysterious Dragon Why do alien...