This book explores the question, "Do times make the man or Does the man make the times?"
A wanted jewel thief takes refuge as an itinerate preacher. He finds himself at a mining facility on a backwater planet. Within weeks, he is a hero of a cave in at the mine and befriended by the man who grandfather made him a criminal, He must thwart his brother's plans for revenge and end a 50 year civil war.
Can he save his home planet and the Prince's life and end a war. Wild characters and plot twists make this a wild ride.