Damon Suede
Every future has dirty roots.,Marooned in the galactic backwaters of the HardCell company, colonist Runt struggles to eke out an existence on a newly-terraformed tropical planetoid. Since his clone-wife died on entry, heâ€™s been doing the work of two on his failing protein farm. Overworked and undersized, Runtâ€™s dwindling hope of earning corporate citizenship has turned to fear of violent â€œretirement.â€,When an overdue crate of provisions crashes on his beach, Runt searches frantically for a replacement wife among the tools and food. Instead he gets Ox, a mute hulk who seems more like a corporate assassin than a simple offworld farmer.,Shackwacky and near-starving, Runt has no choice but to work with his silent partner despite his mounting paranoia and the unsettling appeal of Oxâ€™s genetically altered pheromones. Ox plays the part of the gentle giant well, but Runtâ€™s still not convinced he hasnâ€™t arrived with murder in mind.,Between brutal desire and the seeds of a relationship, Runtâ€™s fears and Oxâ€™s inhuman past collide on a fertile world where hope and love just might have room to grow.
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