The Hive...The last stronghold of an ancient race; the Bees - children of the Great Light, caretakers of the forest world. A warrior race - a race of artists, of dancers and engineers. Survivors of a distant holocaust that has almost extinguished their civilisation. It is a world of order. A world of timeless tradition. A world where one fertile Queen is the mother of an entire race. Where child-princesses fight to the death for succession to the throne. But the old Queen is finally dying. For the first time, a Queen's successors will be adults. Adults with allies, with agents - and with armies at their call. While forces gather, an astonishing new secret slowly creeps out into the light. The secret of life. A secret worth dying for...Petal Storm The ultimate gift of love - - Is life itself...