The Fahr are the oldest and most powerful sapient species in the galaxy and the only one to have mastered interstellar travel. Song Corp, the most powerful corporate entity on their planet, is on a routine pet collecting expedition when they arrive on the Earth in the middle 14th century. They find a stagnant Humanity decimated by the black plague. They also find humpback whales, singers of the most powerful and addictive songs they have ever encountered. Song Corp decides they must collect these whales but their ship is too small. They return to their home planet to get larger one, a round...