The first book of a trilogy. Twelve-year old Mickie, a miserable, abused child, discovers that he is not human, but his origins are a mystery. he is able to join a ,assive spaceship that travels the Universe, trading with numerous other intelligent species as he seeks his origins. Bu the ancient enemy that destroyed his people a million years ago learns of Mickie's appearance and also wants to find the vanished species to complete the destruction. Mickie has to call on the help of allies, some beautiful, some powerful, some terrifying, as a million-year old war starts up again.
