Cub IV was a beautiful planet — it had a reputation as being one of the most peaceful and favorable planets for human colonization--but it wasn't. There was an alien intelligence on Cub IV, a malicious intelligence that would not rest until every human had been eliminated.
It was a death trap...and Gerald Knave found himself with the job of saving what was left of the human colony, while keeping himself alive in the process. He would have to use all his survival skills and more, to perform that miracle.