Drakon

In S.M. Stirling's gripping tale, scientist Gwendolen Ingolfsson finds herself stranded on a parallel Earth teeming with unmodified humans after a malfunction during a molehole experiment. Tasked with constructing a device for her genetically engineered race, the Draka, Gwendolen faces a crucial mission amid a world ripe for conquest. Meanwhile, Detective-Lieutenant Henry Carmaggio grapples with a deadly, inhuman presence stalking his city, threatening to unleash chaos unless he can halt its rampage.