<p>On a far future Earth, mankind''s achievements are immense: artificially intelligent robots, genetically uplifted animals, interplanetary travel, genetic modification of the human form itself.<br><br>But nothing comes without a cost. Humanity is tired, its vigour all but gone. Society is breaking down into smaller communities, dispersing into the countryside and abandoning the great cities of the world. <br><br>As the human race dwindles and declines, which of its great creations will inherit the Earth? And which will claim the stars?</p>