Life on the divided planet of Milenar is not for the romantic. No one knew that Better than Mason Barrister. The closest he and the men of Milenar could come to in the way of female companionship are compandroids. The young engineer feared that he would be alone until Marina appeared. Marina is a compandroid who is the very embodiment of feminine grace, beauty, and behaves and thinks like a human. What will the future hold for Mason and the small town of Madison?