"Who, Father. It has to do with who is down there," Heth Stephen said. "Otherwise the restrictions would have been removed years ago." "I had heard a few things," Father Ruiz murmured. "Only rumors. Gelens..." The name had ugly connotations. There were dark hints and scraps of unsettling lore tucked away in semi-restricted government reports. But Father Ruiz had been inclined to dismiss much of this as either propaganda or native folklore translated into psychological jargon. The Star Brothers had given him all the information they had, which was plainly not enough - and he had chosen to take the assignment. "Whatever they are, they have souls," Kurt said now. "Just as the Drayaks have souls." "Gelens are Drayaks," Heth Stephen told him. "At least Drayaks produce them. But souls? That remains for you to determine, I suppose. I believe they look human enough." On the planet Fen, the Haveks have always worshipped the sun. Drayaks have the moongod - or the nightsun as it is called. The gulf between them is that stark - like night and day. Making a few converts among the Haveks has not changed things too much. The bishop of Havekgerem has been told to leave the Drayaks alone. The fight throughout the universe between the Freewarders and Net Central could soon disrupt daily life. Father Ruiz, a Star Brother, is assigned to the missionary planet, where he soon meets Elerek, a gelen and former mindbreaker. This is the story of Fr. Ruiz, Elerek, and the gelen council, culminating in a dramatic battle for freedom, Fen, human souls, and the fate of the universe.

Gelen

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Colleen Drippe

Science Fiction

Rafka Press

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Gelen