Welcome to Nove, a planet much like your own. There is no war or hunger. No conflict of any kind. It's a "happy life ever" on this utopian world. Balance has finally been achieved after all life was nearly extinguished during The Fall. There is one major industry on Nove: the making of babies. Babies are the most important resource on the planet. Hiperyan works in the babi industry. She loves assembling babies. Her life is perfect. Her virile mate, Dion, is ideal. But she's been feeling a little sick, of late. It's a mysterious illness the likes of which has never been seen by the healers she visits. Concerned when the healers begin to die in a series of "accidents," Dion teams with his best friend, Conr, to take action. They eventually discover that Hiperyan's illness may jeopardize not only their lives, but all of Nove."