When Galactic Hotels finds itself prevented from annexing a world filled with rare animals just begging to be killed by wealthy hunters, they need morally reprehensible individuals to solve their problems. Mordid the Traveling Tyrant and his mercenaries are up to the task, but can Mordid survive the twisting schemes of his employer, command staff, and even himself?

With a beautiful woman, alien spiders, and raging fanatics all after his blood - what's a Tyrant to do?