When exobiologist Jules Rammis returns to Earth after saving the Terran colony on planet Tartarus from a demented member of the Loranth race, he hopes to spend some quiet time with his five-year-old daughter Lisa, whom, he finds, has inherited his own telepathic skills. But a powerful denizen of planet Halcyon summons them both to his pristine world to destroy a Terran ravager, the Dream Czar of Halcyon. Jules demands to know why his daughter should be involved in this murderous plot. The alien responds that human telepaths are rare, and that he needs them for his plan. When Jules refuses to...

The journey is West as Snowflake, with Stumpy by her side, seeks her destiny in the company of downtrodden New York City street dogs who have fled the brutal City to search for a place where they can live free. Oh yeah, Stumpy makes a discovery of his own.