Ran Lomar wanted to be left alone. That's why hevolunteered for duty on Pia 2, the most remoteplanet in the galaxy.

His assignment was simple. Redwing, a plant usedas a medical fixative, grew only on Pia 2, and lessand less was being harvested. Lomar's job was tofind out whyùand fix the problem at once.

It seemed like a simple job. But Lomar hadn'tcounted on the strange inhabitants of Pia 2ùthe Tacks, the Tame ones and the Wild ones, andthe mysterious "rorks" that everyone feared!