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Query: Alien Influences offers disturbingly human characters

This novel is a wonderful and absorbing read. The characters - some of whom are half-altered because of "Alien Influence" - never really convince the reader they are all good or all bad - in other words, they are quite human. It reads a bit like the several short stories patched together that were its original form, but is a great rainy day book none-the-less. Ms.Rusch did such a good job keeping me intriegued with the personalities of these characters, though, that I ran out and bought some of her other books.