Project Integrens

Why do intelligent people indulge in high-risk sexual behaviour? That is the question John Ashley and his research student and lover, Liz Brown, set themselves to answer. While jogging, they meet two attractive strangers, who in a mind-blowing revelation turn out to be aliens from the planet Kozlar. But they are very plausible, quickly winning John and Liz’s confidence. The Kozlans, you see, are a highly evolved version of homo sapiens, with brains that integrate thought and feeling. Integrated brains allow them not only to be totally convincing, but to interweave sex and music in ways that would have surprised the hell out of Bach. John and Liz find answers to their research question that exceed their kinkiest fantasies. So much so they agree to visit Kozlar, where rather late in the day they learn that the Kozlans’ gene pool is impoverished and needs enriching—and they are to be subjects in surgical experiments on their brain structure. If the experiments are successful, they will be held as breeders; and if unsuccessful? Don’t ask. Their only ally is the loving, child-like Weyen. Unfortunately, she too is a superb actor…