The bugs eat metal and leave people and animals alone—unless you crush one, and then they’ll swarm and destroy everything they touch. When Kimball comes upon twelve-year-old Thayet, she’s been stuck on a rock in a river of bugs for two days, no food, no water, and no way back. At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Copyright © 2009 Steven Gould