The second book in the Spelljamming series. Farmer Teldin Moore turned out to be the bearer of a strange cloak that has powers and capabilities beyond Teldin’s control. He tries to get rid of the cloak, but all his attempts end in failure. As it turned out later, the cloak is being hunted by space bandits - neogi, who do not hesitate to kill the people around Teldin, and he, in fear, hoping to escape, flees from his home planet on a gnome spaceship. However, the pursuit of him continues in deep space, with forces already increased many times over. In subsequent adventures, he learns true friendship, love and betrayal, but remains the owner of a cloak, which saves him in difficult situations. The adventure continues...