Twin brothers, Zakan and Javek have been chosen by the god Aztra to save the Chr?t race from annihilation. The twin planets Saecula and Trychnos have a galaxy's wealth of gemstones beneath their surface. The Chr?t on Trychnos have despoiled their planet by mindless quarrying and their ruthless Leader, Rhondal, plans to invade Saecula to do the same.
But powerful forces in both the living and the dead of the Seven Worlds have sworn to destroy Trychnos...