Frank Eric Russell was a Captain in The Free Union's Space Corps, until a series of unfortunate events left him disgraced, dismissed and disgruntled. Now a renegade in an outdated scoutship, he makes a living on the margins of the galaxy in any way he can. But Frank's past is catching up with him. The Chief Enforcer of the decaying Galactic Empire, the fearsome Colonel Starker, wants to make Frank a horrible example to the rest of the galaxy of the penalties of crossing his path. The Followers of The Mad God Zog are not pleased by the damage to their holy space station that Frank caused when he escaped from their indoctrination program in a previous novel and want their revenge; and worst of all his old boss wants him back - to carry out some more life-threatening missions for him. As he flies his elderly Speedbird across the less reputable parts of the galaxy, Frank finds himself living in interesting times. This is the third in the collection of stories about ex-captain Russell. Described by readers as 'great fun' and reminiscent of the greats of 1950s and 1960s, buckle up your seat belts and hang on for the ride.