The constellation of the Wolf was an area of the galaxy few spacemen wanted to visit, for its sparse worlds were home only to the outcasts of the civilized worlds. But now it was learned that there was one among its runaway inhabitants who was more than just a misfit - he was a definite danger to all humanity.
The hunt was on, for the desperate young man called Joktar. If he was what they said he was, he could contaminate the whole universe. Joktar alone did not believe it, and he rallied a world of courageous outlaws to defend him.