A disease has forced humanity into the shade. Domes are the only protection for most from the sun. A fashion designer on an unrelenting mission and a Negotiator at the end of his rope are about to end it all- -History goes onward in the best of all worlds. Neonseed: Babylon is a gripping story that thrusts you into a future where humanity teeters on the edge of transformation—or annihilation. In the shadow of the Astrakhan domes, a sprawling metropolis pulsing with neon and danger, Jean Almeida reigns as the city’s lone negotiator. A man of sharp wit and sharper instincts, Jean is thrust into a high-stakes deal between a glamorous Parisian fashion mogul and a ruthless gangster, all vying for control of the world’s deadliest plant: Lucifera—a mysterious and highly controlled substance that has altered life on earth.