As a boy, Prabir Suresh lived with his parents and sister on a desert island in a remote part of the Indonesian archipelago. Prabir called this place Teranesia, populating it with imaginary creatures far stranger than the mysteriously evolved butterflies his parents studied there. The ensuing civil war brought an end to the days of paradise, and left Prabir and his sister orphans... Eighteen years later, rumors of strange new species of plants and animals found in the places of their childhood lead Prabir's sister back to the island. Her brother, now involved in pharmaceuticals, follows her...Full translation.fantlab.ru © Claviceps P.