This dystopian space adventure is an entertaining, witty, and insightful satire on humanity. It questions, what if we are more alien than we think and what would happen if we encounter a race who are in fact, human? Earth is dying. A scientific breakthrough allows the harnessing of warp capable space creatures for interstellar voyages. The first flight carries Earth's evacuees to a pristine planet, Ostara. During the voyage, a mass psychosis spreads in which everyone appears more beast than human. When the ship reaches Ostara, natives already inhabit the planet. Contention is inevitable. The ship's Commander seeks to avoid the mistakes of colonization, yet, the situation goes awry. Ostara natives claim that the People of the Canyon will squash the newcomers like vermin. Who are these People of the Canyon, and what do they know about the impending alien invasion on Earth?