The distant future... A small agricultural planet with the strange name Openshaw, colonized by people centuries ago. Favorable climate, warm ocean. Small towns with cozy zucchini shops. In any of them it’s so nice to sit over a jug of wine, chat with a friend, or make an acquaintance with an accommodating girl. But the hereditary Hunter Caleb and his partner Wesley King cannot afford this. An unknown parasite has taken over the mind of one of the colonists. And although the Hunters are no strangers to destroying dangerous animals, here they had to face an enemy threatening the safety of the entire Galaxy...