The Alien Way

In 2007 A.D. (a 2007 with huge interstellar spaceships and some highly fanciful technology) humanity discovers Ruml people. The extremely intelligent and technologically adept Ruml (think humanoid bears) had previously come into contact with six other planets and "colonized" them. From the human perspective the Ruml appear violent and animalistic. On a patrol a Ruml named Kator discovers a human space wreck decked "bait"—an virus impregnated earthworm. The virus allows Jason Barchar, a zoologist, to enter Kator's mind and see what he sees and feel what he feels.