Avon completes the Scorpio teleport system with the help of Orac. But Scorpio, rendered inaccessible by an elaborate security system, is stolen by a native of the planet who wants to escape from it.
Meanwhile, on the planet, the Seska and the Hommiks are in conflict, but most of the Seska (who are women) have been captured by the Hommiks (men), and they seem to like it. Avon is thrown together with Pella, one of the few remaining Seska, as both escape from the Hommiks.
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