Searching for a mythical space vessel after nearly a decade of exile, Kort Villikon leads a pilgrimage for salvation to the northern hemisphere of the penitentiary planet Itasca, a region plagued by bitter cold and giant underground dwelling gastropods.
The Porphyrian syndicate ruled by the evil Master Creighton, his succubus queen Sha'leste, and insidious under lords Silas and Soloman, jeopardize the crusade's quest for freedom. The corrupt military forces of High Admiral Skryton and Villikon's arch nemesis Malcolm Vismal, further doom Villikon's freedom expedition.
Amnesty, conspiracy, and catastrophic consequences are realized at the end of an adventure littered with blazing battles, seismic planetary quakes, startling revelations, illicit encounters, cave-dwelling leviathans, and a clandestine vampire hive.
