With Scourge threatening to wipe out Olde Earth, a young peasant finds that he must battle a murderous tyrant in order to save himself, his country, and the woman he loves.Geoffrey, a young man of noble birth, is horribly disfigured as a child the night his parents are murdered. On the verge of starvation, Geoffrey decides to reclaim his inheritance.But things are not what they seem, and Geoffrey-fleeing for his life-must figure out who his true friends are before the woman he loves is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice...