Valentinian won a treasure map in a crooked card game. Its call brings him back to the planet Kryuome. There, he and the crew must outsmart the locals, the mutants, as well as the Widow aboard her new warship, in order to uncover a secret two thousand years in the making. Or die trying. The next exciting installment of the Shadow of the Dominion series. Be sure to read all the books in the series, starting with Longshot Hypothesis.