The second book in the Web Shifter's Library series returns to the adventures of Esen, a shapeshifting alien who must navigate the perils of a hostile universe.Relationships get complicated when you don&;t know who&;or what&;you really are. Esen must find a way to rescue a hapless group of chimeras, beings who are a new and unique blend of species she knows, when she can&;t become one herself. When Evan Gooseberry tries to help, he is shattered to learn he himself isn&;t entirely Human and begins to suspect his new friend Esen isn&;t what she seems.Complicating matters, a mysterious contagion has killed the crew of the ship that brought the chimeras&;and Evan&;to Botharis. Everyone&;s been quarantined inside the All Species&; Library of Linguistics and Culture, including over a hundred disgruntled alien scholars. The risks climb as Skalet and Lionel continue their quest to solve the disappearance of Paul&;s mother&;s ship, the Sidereal Pathfinder, only to find themselves caught in a tangle of loyalties as Skalet is betrayed by her own Kraal affiliates, who infiltrate the Library.All of which would be quite enough for one Web-being&;s day, but Paul Ragem hopes to rekindle the romance of his first love. A shame Esen hasn&;t told him who&;s hiding in their greenhouse.