Yakoub was once the legendary ruler of the Rom, the Gypsy race that has evolved from the days of caravans into lords from the spaceways-the only pilots capable of steering ships safely between the many worlds from the galaxy. Weary and happy, Yakoub offers relinquished his power and lives in exile on the distant, icy globe. In his absence, chaos fills the vacuum of power. The fate of the complete galactic empire hangs in the balance. Yakoub must journey over the cosmos and battle to regain his throne. Only then can he fulfill his desire: to come back his people to their ancestral house of Romany Star.

The Rom need the Yakoub of legend once again. Can the once-mighty ruler overcome time and tyranny and inspire his people within their darkest hour?

“This inventive space adventure…should have been reprinted a long time ago.”-Technology Fiction Chronicle