The quest for lost Earth had taken Earl Dumarest across the galaxy and through innumerable perilous worlds. People scoffed at the legend of Terra. There were no records of it. Still, he hunted for the astronomical data that could take him to that mythical place.

But the emotionless minions of the Cyclan pursue him relentlessly, determined to seize Dumarest alive and gain the secret of the body switching formula that could make them masters of the universe.