Synopsis: Tall was a hunter-explorer, venturing off the tiny island fortress of this tribe and making his way through wilderness inhabited only by giant insects. Protected by chitin-armor, and armed only with a barbed spear dipped in spider venom, Tall fought to find a new home for his people. As he roamed he became aware that mankind was a stranger in this insect world, where there were no other creatures remotely similar. Following the trail of the mythical Ten, who had founded his tribe, Tall was presented with more mysteries--and death in more forms that he had ever imagined.