"Fresh horror from a galaxy full of nightmares! An off-world terraforming station manned by an Appalachian religious sect has been mysteriously sabotaged with an outbreak of Xenomorphs! Now, an aging woman dying from a rare disease must defend her flock against the Aliens -- the galaxy's most perfect killing organisms! This gentle soul, facing her last lonely days trapped inside a failing body, must take on a creature that she both hates and envies: the perfectly evolved survivor and mother. But what at first seemed like a curse may prove to be a blessing in disguise. And Callan will soon find that she still has something worth living for... and worth fighting for!"--Provided by publisher.