The adventure begun in Janissariescontinues.

Kidnapped from Earth as they had been about to perish in fight,Rick Galloway and his group of mercenaries, just like the various other individual slaves on theplanet Tran, will not be missed. Subjects from the Shalnuksi slave masters, theyare forced to harvest the precious drug surinomaz. Now, even while slaves, Earth’stransplanted warriors are locked in battle-against each other. But an epoch isending. As the Demon Star sweeps toward its devastating apex, the slave mastersflee the earth to await its annihilation in safety. Soon all existence on theplanet will cease, departing it ripe for repopulation.