For xenobiologist Maddie Spencer, the universe is a place of endless unknowns and unfathomable complexity. But those that push the frontier of scientific discovery can never be sure that they will not discover something that will forever change who and what they are.

My favorite story on this site used to be Uplink. Now it’s this. I thought a story like that would never happen, yet here it is! This flavor of mind control in of itself is so fascinating.