Book 5 in the HEALF Saga. When Capt. 'Rod' Rodick defeated Lord Balzar in the deadly tundra of the Northern Fringe, he took every precaution possible to make sure there wasn't anything left of his nemisis's corpse. In his heart of hearts, he believed that Lord Balzar's demise was final. What he hadn't anticipated was Lord Balzar's cloned/genetically altered offspring; a being that could only be born in a lab, Horspaw. He was of superior strength in both mind and body; no mortal man was his equal. His mind was programmed with only one objective, ultimate revenge on behalf of his creator. With all the deadly stealth and apathy of a guided missle, Horspaw closes on Lote's backtrail, knowing full well that Rod will come running to her aid. And with no soul, no moral compass to guide him, there is no deterring him. His evil knows no bounds.