Retired Bounty Hunter, Gan Tennyson, is trying to drink himself to death. A task made difficult by the advanced technology of his time. His leisurely suicide is interrupted by the news of the death of his sister and her husband on a research station in the far flung reaches of space. Vowing to find her killer and take revenge, he enlists the aid of his ex-partner and former best friend, Rupert Brosco. Together they return to their old pursuits hoping to build the fortune necessary to Relive her. In an adventure that spans the known galaxy, they encounter deadly aliens, old enemies, paid assassins, pirates, and deranged warlords. But despite all of that, as Brosco would tell anyone who would listen, Gan's worst enemy has always been Gan."