Barton couldn’t believe it, even while it was happening. One moment he was alive and well on Earth, then in a flash he found himself hurtling through millions of miles of uncharted space – prisoner of an advanced alien race whose “humanitarian” plan involves the surgical transformation of all mankind into misshapen parodies of themselves. At first it was all very fascinating, a chance to meet and talk with beings from beyond the stars. But after seeing his captors, a race of grotesque lobster-like creatures called Demu, Barton’s amazement was quickly replaced by fear; for the Demu regarded him as nothing more than an animal – and the gray seamless walls surrounding him bore witness to the fact he was just a beast in a cage. And what a cage! To the Demu, Barton’s cell was merely part of their extensive experimental facilities. But to Barton himself, it was a torture chamber. To break his will, the monsters drugged him, they abused him, they treated him like a rat in a maze. But the Demu made one big mistake – they didn’t finish the job and Barton escaped! From then on the Earthman’s only hope for survival depended on how much space he could put between himself and the Demu cages. His plan: hijack an alien spaceship for a free trip back to Earth. His need: a suitable hostage to carry off his scheme. And when Barton managed to kidnap the alien leader’s child, he was determined to let nothing and no one stand in his way. After that it’s winner take all as Barton becomes a one-man army of unrelenting violence in the face of a swift and terrifying alien pursuit to find and destroy him. For glory, for pleasure, for revenge…Barton doesn’t care why he kills or how. The name of the game is just stay free and alive…Condition: hardback, some wear on dust jacket, book in excellent condition except for a cat claw mark on the front.