Flinx is the only one who has any chance of stopping the evil colossus that is rushing in to destroy the Commonwealth of Man (and everything else in the Milky Way). His efforts take him to the land of his sworn enemy, the bloodthirsty Anne, where the odds are excellent. that Flinx may be executed. And he must also find an ancient sentient weapons platform roaming the galaxy, and then communicate with it in a pow-wow that may very well fry his brain. Then there are the oblivion-hungry assassins, determined to stop Flinx before he can prevent complete destruction. With such a bright future, it's no wonder Flinx is flirting with disaster. However, he doesn't give up. Now he'll need all his know-how because he's going to places where no one has been, to do what no one has ever done, and where his deadliest enemy is so close he's invisible.