The empire of the ant-people is beginning to crumble.
Captured by the ruthless--and gormless--Criminarch of Radishia, Smith and his crew must survive the deadly sport of Hyp.
But Smith has problems of his own.
Only one man has the qualities needed to take on a job this dangerous--Captain Isambard Smith.
As the British Space Navy prepares to invade the Ghast home world, the Secret Service comes up with a daring plan--the assassination of Number One, the small and furious dictator of the Ghasts.
The empire of the ant-people is beginning to crumble