After 43 years the survivors of the Heavyworlders' mutiny are wakened from cold sleep. Tor, a Thek, has finally decoded their emergency message sent at the beginning of the mutiny. Tor asks questions, but not about the mutiny. They tell him about a buried beacon they found during the survey and he immediately leaves without helping them. Forced to survive on their own, they discover that the mutineers have built a settlement and landing grid that could only be used to colonize a planet -- in this case, illegally. Then several Thek arrive and seize control for their own reasons. Published in five editions including a German and Japanese translation. This novel is out of print, but is included in THE MYSTERY OF IRETA.
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