β Scribed by Brian M. Stableford
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Call it soul, call it humanity, species-sentience, anythingβit was missing. And not only was it gone from mankind, but from man's ancient enemies, the rats, as well. There was no will to power, no will to live . . . Both intelligent species were dying.
The task of saving the world fell to Kavan Lochlain, the last living coward. The only man who cared enough to feel fear, Kavan was afraid of everything. But this fear was going to take him to the Cradle of the Sun, because he was too scared to let anything stop him.
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