What happens when the system-using humans in their quest to integrate the seemingly primitive desert planet Tsanh discover it already has a system?

This story follows Sarah, who was with some other rich kids dropped on the planet to gain an unfair advantage over others by experiencing integration and who wants nothing but to be left alone. As well as Teki the oceanic alien that is tasked with integrating a planet that is hostile to his very being. And Shivers-In-Sunlight the disabled scorpion-of-Tsanh on a system-ordained quest. As well as some others on their journey through this quite novel situation (pun intended).

The cover is the brilliant work of Wong40k: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/248627 .

Trigger warnings: Giant scorpions, disability, office topics, antagonists who don't understand the word no, and an interspecies alliance (including humans), that are the hostile integrators here.