Max Drago escapes the slave mines of the Ogatu, only to run into another problem: Maloch Vess, one of the galaxy's most notorious bounty hunters, captures him. Instead of killing Max, Maloch Vess sees the potential in this human and decides to spare his life--and give him a chance at a new beginning. With funds, superior training and technology, Max now has an opportunity that he had never conceived: the possibility of liberating the slaves from Mining Facility Twenty-Nine--his former home. But even with all these assets now in his corner, can Max pull off such an ambitious plan?