It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of a good fortune-and a rocketship as well-must be in want of a partner.
Oswald "Ozzy" Benedict is the second son of a gem-digging family in the harsh volcanic landscape of a colony planet. When a group of fancy folks from the orbiting space station visit the area to hunt giant beetles for sport, Ozzy's mother and four brothers-to say nothing of the neighbourhood-are aflutter...
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