Jonnie Goodboy Tyler was raised in a small, dying village in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. Among people who were average height, Jonnie Goodboy stood half a head taller, a muscular six feet shining with the bronzed health of his twenty years.

Growing up, Jonnie was always considered a bit of a trial, always asking questions and stirring things up—refusing to believe the tales of deadly clouds wiping out great villages, and monsters lurking beyond the valley.

When Jonnie was twenty his father died, and out of frustration and guilt he defies his elders and embarks on a quest to find a better place for his people—where the food is abundant and they will not be plagued by sickness.

During his trek Jonnie is captured, discovering a truth more terrifying than the legends of his youth as he is confronted with the most oppressive and vicious alien race in all the galaxies—the Psychlos.

Caught in the clutches of the Psychlos, Jonnie must somehow survive, using every resource he has to engineer a rebellion against the invaders or lose the last of humanity in the attempt.