Stung by a swarm of telepathic insects during a visit to a faraway planet, Julius can read people's thoughts and uses his gift to get by as a two-bit con artist. One night, on the run from the angry losers of a card game gone wrong, he winds up seeking refuge with an old acquaintance, Marje. A former leader and flamboyant adventurer with a shady past, she...
Guided by Diaz, who is completely unaware of his true objective, Julius begins a long and dangerous climb toward the vein of palladium through the most hostile mountains in the system. His survival depends on a suitcase. One suitcase against the furnace-like heat of the yellow desert, the flying monkeys with their steely talons, and the Hairy Cannibals...
Stung by a swarm of telepathic insects during a visit to a faraway planet, Julius can read people's thoughts. He uses his gift to get by as a two-bit con artist… One night, on the run from the angry losers of a card game gone wrong, he winds up seeking refuge with an old acquaintance named Marje. A former leader and flamboyant adventurer with a shady...
