Symbiosis

The planet Verdana was supposed to be their new home, their new Eden. But shortly after arriving the human colonists were faced with a dilemma - join with the alaahi or perish. In the end, they chose the process of symbiosis, a physical conjoining with the native alaahi.
But now there are whispers amongst the colonists. The alaahi are not the benevolent beings they made themselves out to be. Before long a dark secret is about to be revealed, and young Jena must make a terrible choice . . .
*Note: Symbiosis is a 7000-word science fiction tale. This edition contains bonus content - the first chpater of 'The Vanished Race', the sequel to 'The Hotel Galileo', also available on Smashwords.

Lee Moan grew up in the English seaside town of Torquay, birthplace of the 'Queen of Crime', Agatha Christie. He now lives in the neighbouring town of Paignton. His stories have been published in numerous magazines including Hub, Dark Recesses Press, Murky Depths, Jupiter SF, Twisted Tongue, as well as contributions in the Permuted Press anthology Best Tales of the Apocalypse and Anything But Zombies from Atria Books.
'The Infernal Realm' is the first volume in a new steampunk mystery trilogy entitled "The Darknoll Chronicles". He is hard at work on the second volume.
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