In a remote Catholic mission station in war-torn Sierra-Leone, a renegade Irish alchemist, Father Jack, has succeeded in creating a small legion of grotesque bio-robots. Anxious to be rid of his creations before problems arise, he attempts to sell his homunculi. When he fails, chaos ensues in this dark, bizarre, and immensely readable novel. Hugh Paxton is a widely published, award-winning British journalist. He is also the author of seven works of nonfiction.