Gala of Hyum is just one woman...but the weight of the whole world rests on her shoulders. King Pawama of Thea has gone mad, and by use of a giant propulsion device he has launched the planet Thea itself deep into the heart of the Sohwel System. Believing that Humanity is destined to one day destroy all life in Sohwel, Pawama seeks to destroy the Human homeworld before its people can reach a new stage of evolution. And Gala, Guard to the Hyum Ambassador, is the only one who can stop him. This is the first story of the Stellar Wheel of Sohwel - the great civilization of our ancient solar system, made up of the peoples of nearly a dozen worlds. Step into alien adventure and excitement in a world that lived and died millions of years before our own!