From the back cover of the DAW first printing: "The Fish Eye! The Distorted Sky! The Blob That Ate the Stars! Those were the first memories he had when he opened his eyes in a strange room in a strange sector of the city. Who he was he did not know, where he came from was an enigma. But in those nightmare visions lay the only clues to his past. There were mighty forces and dangerous agents seeking him - this he learned quickly enough. There was a hospital in orbit missing one patient - that added to the crisis that involved all the powers that contended within the 22nd Century's intricate society. But was there anybody on his side? And was he good - or was he really everyone's enemy?"
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