"Caiden's planet is destroyed, his family gone. And his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its own. Together they will show him that the universe is much bigger, much more advanced, and much more mysterious than Caiden had ever imagined. But the universe hides dangers as well, and soon Caiden has his own plans. He vows to do anything it takes to get revenge on the slavers who murdered his people and took away his home. To destroy their regime, he must infiltrate and dismantle them from the inside, or die trying. Enter a universe of daring space battles and impossible technology, a universe where whole planets can be destroyed in the blink of an eye and where the galaxy's most valuable substance--nophek gloss--is in the hands of the one young man who will tear it all down." -- from back cover..