Civilisation is a colourful mix of the archaic and the futuristic on the twin colony planets Sainte Anna and Sainte Croix.

With slavery and advanced science co-existing, the shapeshifting alien inhabitants of Sainte Anna were exterminated by the colonists.

However, some believe that instead they killed the humans and adopted their identity.

In three interlocking tales, the secrets of this strange society are gradually unravelled.