Perry Rhodan, Peace Lord of the Universe and commander of the spaceship Stardust, set the hyperjump coordinates for the planet of eternal life. But, as the ship dematerialized, something went wrong and the Stardust raced out of control across the galaxy to the system of Laton, a blue giant sun... thirty thousand light years from its goal! Why? Perry discovers an alien stowaway aboard - a life form, from the Planet of the Dying Sun, with mysterious powers... powers which force Perry and his mutant crew to clash with the rebels of Tuglan...