Nick, a down-on-his-luck spaceman with a gambling problem and a nasty loan shark on his tail, is on a wild quest for a lost world. With his trusty buddy Egrog by his side, Nick embarks on an adventure filled with interstellar cannibals, dragons, and a poetry-obsessed AI. He soon discovers a secret that could make him and Egrog rich, but could also prove fatal. Life and death hang in the balance as Nick gambles with his last chance for salvation.