Joshua Marino is a decorated veteran of the Farghostian Wars, who loves ancient rock 'n roll, old western movies and antique clothing. At the wars end he marries a beautiful Farghostian woman who has a baby girl and settles on a small planet named New Britian. He soon becomes an inter-galactic trader and obtains a large parcel of land which he plans to develope into an American style ranch. At his government's request a survey team is sent from earth to search for prelexium, an element needed for the new powerful starship fuel. The team finishes the survey and returns to Earth. When the survey team returns to Earth they disappear and a false report is filed. Lipians and Human traitors become allies and a plot is launched to kill Marino, steal his land and enslave his family, but not all the members of the allies know why they need to rid New Britian of Marino. The murder plot fails, but the Lipians over-run New Britian and kill and capture most of the population, Farghostians and Humans alike, while Marino is on a diplomatic mission to Earth. Returning from Earth with members of his wartime combat team, Marino routs the Lipians and retakes his planet, only to find that his wife and daughter have been captured and carried away to be Lipian slaves. With the help of his former combat team and the Forghostian followers who decide to fight than become slaves again, those who would destroy his life and family will face the wrath of THE HUMAN.