This is the story of Xavier William Lennox a man who will go to any length including radical cosmetic surgery to learn about other races not just their physiology but what they think and believe what makes them tick. He goes out on assignments from his government and each time he comes back he seems a little less human. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Should it be stopped and if not where will these transformations eventually lead and what will Lennox become? A fascinating novel with an even more fascinating conclusion.