The world of the future without a future. A known part of the Universe groans from poverty and hunger, aristocrats feast on bones, and gangs of marauders are just waiting for the opportunity to destroy the weak. Captain Taron Greenvoy is desperately trying to survive... on his own ship among combat companions with difficult characters. He will have to figure out how a dangerous outsider got onto the ship, who is being pursued by ruthless imperial troops, and which of the women can be trusted to at least cook dinner. And behind Taron’s shoulders the wings of a nightmarish past are already unfolding...