But the achievement of paradise was not without cost. The Plague Wars of the previous century had left the entire population sterile, and humanity faced extinction. If not for Conrad Helier's invention of the artificial womb humanity would have perished.

Now decades later, the son of Conrad Heller, Damon Hart, would rather forget his famous father and get on with his own life. But a shadowy terrorist group known as the Eliminators has forced Damon to confront his heritage and face judgment for the perceived sins of his father. The Eliminators have kidnapped one of Conrad's colleagues to expose their role in the germination of the Plague Wars.

Thus begins a cat-and-mouse game pitting Damon against Interpol and the real movers and shakers of the world. If Damon learns how to play the game, he just might survive long enough to enjoy the immortality that awaits at the end of the escalator of advancing biotechnology.

Inherit the Earth is SF at its finest -- fascinating speculation beyond the cutting-edge of today's science wrapped up in a gripping tale with compelling characters -- everything an SF reader could ask for ... and more.