Malachi Station prides itself on being a peaceful hub between Earth and aliens - the walren race of werewolf-like aliens and the frikes, hideous freaks that live a minimal life at the bottom of Malachi Station. The paladins teach their own there and protect the station. When enemies attack the station, however, said enemies resort to horrible tactics - teleporting in plague victims to start the spread of a virus on board the station. Now Val Omega, paladin, and Mali Zelon, frike security guard, must fight to defend the station and protect the people who can create a solution to the virus. Check out this sci-fi space opera by genre writer Daniel Trump - no relation to Donald.