Part 8, The Trojan Seahorse (Chapters 76-91) Summary

Beie Chohooan curses having a vehicle that is too easily detected and dies, mentally urging the humans to fight on. In Chapter 77, Toshio tells Dennie about sneaking in and out of the longboat to learn that Takkata-Jim is converting the stolen bombs into fuel. Dennie has found that the metal-mound is the larval stage of an organism that matures in the crust below, feeding on magma. Dennie is also falling in love with Toshio. In Chapter 78, Tom watches skirmishes and larger air battles, rising at times to cause mischief. He does not yet know whether to set off the remaining psi-bomb. In Chapter 79, Krat is angry over losses. The Thennanin appear to be breaking their Tandu alliance. When the humans are hers, Krat will make them pay dearly.

In Chapter 80, Gillian summarizes the...