Description

Doc Thorson is being goaded into a meeting with a new enemy. He and his old adversary, Theskulis, team up to defeat a common foe who has threatened to dine on Doc Thorson. Jack Derwood, high school student with an unusual gift for languages, lends a hand. They are also helped by the unlikely heroine of cosmic detective fiction: the irrepressible Mags Hardbottle, Detective to the Stars! And now she is joined by Kogrik, her seven foot tall and trusty sidekick!

Doc knows he is being lured into a trap: the dreaded Fifth Ring. Yet he has to go: his mysterious enemy, who has openly claimed that he will dine on Doc, has also harnessed the power of cosmic travel. The two adventurers, Doc and Theskulis, must join forces, along with their motley crew of helpers, and discover the lair of this brilliant, savage, and voracious enemy.