Raj Whitehall has led his men across the fact of the planet Belivue to one victory over the barbarian nations after another, until he is close to achieving his secret mission: resurrecting interstellar civilisation with the help of the ancient battle computer Center, which whispers at the back of Raj's mind, giving him superhuman counsel and advice. There's only one problem - Raj's overlord, whose paranoid suspicion of Raj has grown with every famous victory, until now he has room for only one thought: Raj White-hall must die...