The Chaos Quarter isn't exactly a nice place to be. Composed of thousands of failed states, petty kingdoms, pirate bands, religious fanatics, and bloodthirsty warlords, it's difficult to make it a week, much less the months Rex Vahl will need to cross it. And should he reach the other side what awaits him? A reclusive superpower that had never let anybody escape their space alive. Armed with a souped-up freighter and a crew of cast-offs, the odds are looking long indeed...