Ruled by remote and powerful feudal Lords, Halma is a planetof craftsmen where any kind of machine-based manufacturing is punishable bydeath. Their exquisite handiworks are prized throughout the galaxy, but Halma'sartisans eke out a bare living while the Lords take vast profits...
Halma. Where humans were ruled by a race of effete and arrogant Lords... where a feudalistic system banned all work by machines... where a benevolent welfare state rewarded talented hand labor with a barely adequate sustaining dole. Young Ghyl Tarvok, fascinated by the legend...
Over de stad Ambroy op de planeet Halma heersen sedert tweeduizend jaar zes clans van feodale Lords die met behulp van de agenten van het Welzijnsbureau de bevolking van handwerkslieden onder de duim houden. De jonge houtsnijder Ghyl Tarvoke raakt, aangespoord door zijn vader...