It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and...

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and...

Arkell is a genetically manipulated warrior clone. During a political seachange he is commissioned and removed from control of government officials and placed under exclusive military control. Arkell and his team of special operation soldiers join General Ferr in a raid to kidnap the Stoellean king. During the raid, General Ferr is critically injured. The team rescues the General and transporst him and the Stoellean king to an isolated planet. Arkell encounters Dar while waiting for a medical team to tend to General Ferr. Dar is a 700 plus pound hybrid beast of remarkable strength and...