The Enclave is the
remnant of civilization. A race of biological tanks,
originally developed by humans as war machines, has
taken over and rules the Enclave. A wall separates the
Enclave from the Wastes, the home of the Barbarians.
Clay is a herdboy of tanks in
the Enclave. His favorite tank, Zeta-8, is a mutant
with highly developed telepathic powers. The authorities
summarily destroy mutants. To save Zeta-8, the two escape
from the Enclave into the Wastes. Clay soon learns that
Barbarians are not dreaded monsters that he had been
led to believe, but rather simple farmers living in
villages scattered throughout the Wastes. A village
agrees to take in both Clay and Zeta-8.
Clay quickly learns the ways
of the village and takes part in raids against patrols
of tanks. Zeta-8 eventually returns to the Enclave where
he is given a high position due to his telepathic abilities.
Conflicts between the Enclave and the villages escalate.
There are raids and reprisals by the villagers and tanks,
intrigue by tank and human officials in the Enclave,
and romantic involvements. Human and tank telepaths
are pitted against each other. Although Clay and Zeta-8
work to resolve the impasse, a climatic battle is necessary
for a final resolution.
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