23rd Century Federation Marshal Max Pappus is in trouble - and he knows it. Shot down and injured on the hostile planet of Xango-3, he would have to save himself. With the help of his trusted ship's AI computer and a small tribe of friendly Xangreeos - and driven by the lust for revenge, he repairs his ship and leaves, but not before falling in love. Will Max Pappus get his revenge? Will he return for the girl? Max Pappus sets out on a trek that takes him to other worlds - putting him and his comrades at odds with several races until what end may come...