He was destined to die and be reborn again—to save his home planet from slavery. The all-seeing and all-hearing strangers who, through a web of betrayal, had entangled every power structure of Earth, could not deal with him. He touched the cherished secrets of the oldest magic, but it was not magic that helped him win the hearts of beautiful women and loyal friends. No—simply, the space pilot Igor Kraynev was one of those heroes ready to give their life for humankind, even if humankind had betrayed them…