In 2073 the wild tiger is extinct, but the species is flourishing -- genetically redesigned as pocket-sized, exotic pets ... few people care if wild tigers are extinct.
Cass Vandermeer owns a primordial stretch of Tasmania, and in this wildernesses a handful of natural tigers run free, attended by specialists who live alongside them. But the discovery of gene smugglers in the park opens a can of worms with dire consequences.
Sonny Moran is a ranger, Alec Finch a copter pilot and Sonny's life partner. They're up against a crew of filmmakers, whom almost everyone wants to strangle for one reason or another, and the smugglers -- how did they get into the Tarkine?
Sonny and Alec must keep the precious genetic samples of real tigers out of the hands of entrepreneurs as vile as the drug lords of an bygone age. The result is sudden violence and action, in the Keegan tradition.
Exotic near-future SF, with a twist of tech and a lick of gay romance, from long-time favorite Mel Keegan.
