Preface

Emily Nicholson is a small, sickly, seventeen-year-old with overbearing parents who love her to death, and a brain far too big for this world. But, for all her brilliance, her body betrays her - at least until she discovers something even she thought was impossible.

An alien that, when bonded to her nervous system, heals her wounds and binds her diseases, but yet holds a near-unstoppable, voracious hunger. This creature, this Venom, brings little Emily into conflict with the world, and it is a fight she is not guaranteed to survive...