The home world rejected Daniel Cromwell at the age of twelve, leaving only hope and faith. Hope for the future and faith in deceased parents. Fate favors those who believe and do not lose hope - and Danka survived. And he not only survived, but escaped from the hateful planet. And he became a star scout. He paid for this path with fear and pain, sweat and blood, and his reward was the secrets of the Universe. Starships and strange worlds, human enemies and non-human friends, terrible imperial paratroopers and evil bandits, as if in a kaleidoscope, spun before his eyes, sucked him in like a whirlpool . But isn't that how you become a man? Is it possible to go beyond the ordinary by walking in a nearby park?