Ralgha nar Hhallas, captain of a war cruiser, noble lord of the Kilrathi Empire - and a rebel... Captain K'Kai of Firekka, first of her winged species to leave her planet for the stars... Captain Ian St. John, call sigh, "Hunter," hotshot human pilot - he thinks he's just in it for the thrill of the chase... Rikik, K'Kai's niece, hereditar leader of her clan - all she wants to do is follow in her notorious relative's footsteps and fly the stars.... They were as disreputable a gang of misfits as ever flew between the stars. But together they would free a world