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Banished by the restrictive underground society of the Colony (discovered in Tunnels), Will explores the deadly Deeps with his brother Cal and friend Chester. Meanwhile, the sinister Styx hunt him and plan a horrifying biological attack on the "Topsoil" world. The plot has too many red herrings and near-misses to sustain tension, but the action is nonstop.