The Companions

Humankind has arrived on Moss to find out if there is intelligent native life, and to assess the planet for development – and profit.

Jewel Delis has accompanied her half-brother Paul to this verdant paradise. Her task is to help Paul decipher the strange language of the Mossen, but she has a secret mission too. A new law on Earth means the imminent massacre of all beasts great and small; maybe Moss can provide sanctuary for the doomed animals, once humankind’s beloved companions, now deemed a waste of space and air.

Time is running out for Jewel’s creatures, but it might be running out for Humanity too: the Planet Moss, itself a living entity, is not sure it cares for any of the species currently living on its surface …