About this item
Maxan, a cunning fox, stalks the Leoran capital city of Crosswall as a "shadow" -- a lone operative for the city guard who must never be seen or heard, and never engage with the enemy. But when he's caught in an explosion that levels a city block, the fox ignores his mission and retrieves a dangerous artifact that could bring the whole planet of Herbridia to its knees: the relay, a weapon that turns civilized animals into savage beasts. Maxan must fight to keep the mysterious relay from falling into the hands of those who would abuse its power. There's just one problem: he doesn't know who to trust, or why he alone is immune to the deadliest weapon in the world. With Leora on the brink of a massive civil war, can Maxan find his allies in time to save animalkind from itself?.
About the Author
JOSEPH ASPHAHANI is an avid video gamer, effective high school teacher, and enthusiastic candidate for whatever sort of cybernetic limb enhancement your megacorp is planning for the inexorable dystopian future. When he's not getting hopelessly lost in simulated worlds, he's often dreaming up worlds of his own. The world of The Animal in Man is his first and favorite, and Violent Mind is his first novel. He resides in Chicago with his wife and two children.
