{"product_id":"9781440183188","title":"The Blue River Valley","description":"Despite the terrible shock, Kosan's mind immediately knew the situation: this is my mess; the Maran Directorate doesn't want to involve itself. They want me to go to Earth, use my Kin-field to find Donis, then . . .  \u003cbr\u003e\"Capture my son, destroy all evidence and get him back to Mara before the Bhutaran kill him,\" he voiced the last of the thought. \u003cbr\u003eRel frowned and nodded. \u003cbr\u003e\"Even so,\" Kosan went on. \"The Directorate will impose the Death Paj.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"It is not yet proven that Donis committed any crime beyond breaking contact with his university,\" Relomar said quietly. \"He would have to answer for that, of course. As for the crime of Hybridism-if you can reach him before the Bhutaran do and make it all vanish . . . \" \u003cbr\u003e\"I understand.\" Kosan stared out the dome. \"How could he do such a thing? How could he throw away his life like this; how could my son create a monster?\" \u003cbr\u003e\"Humans are seductive creatures. Donis probably developed a dangerous fascination with one of them. He fell in love with humans, and finally wanted to be one of them; an occupational hazard with many researchers and explorers. He hardly invented the crime.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"How close are the Bhutaran to finding him?\"","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154740887792,"sku":"9781440183188","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440183188_p0.jpg?v=1763757527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440183188","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}