Not all bad blood is inherited. Sometimes it's down to Absorption An illegal alien in the USA Damian Gent heads a gang of thieves in Florida, while hiding from his dark past in London. Alien microbes fusing DNA A meteor shower brings deadly material to the gang's swamp-based refuge, unleashing a terror that threatens all life on earth. A clandestine political organisation General George Schmidt is Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and secretly a leader of Early Light - a group hell-bent on changing the destiny of the United States of America. But who is the monster of the piece? In this intelligent geo-political thriller with a sci-fi twist, Damian must battle in the face of evil to maintain his humanity. Warning: contains themes of an adult nature.