As best man at Margrave Aric's wedding. Miles Sheffield was given a pass to the Pleasure Dome, the largest brothel on the planet of Arcanis. He redeemed it, spent a week there, and returned to Terra, unaware he left behind a single wild oat that sprouted and grew to become the Dome's most famous employee. Now, it's twenty-eight years later and Miles has returned to Arcanis to discover his unknown child. Their meeting is less than auspicious. Miles expects blackmail, half-brother Mark is delighted to have an older sibling, and Tam just wants to go to Terra and leave his past behind.Gaining Tam's custody, Miles takes him back to Earth to begin the task of adjusting to “normal” life. It's an uphill struggle for both father and son, from Miles' wife's rejection of her new stepson, to the unlawful ways Tam earns his pocket money. Not for long, however…One night, Tam and Mark disappear, their aircar found abandoned. While their frantic father searches for his sons, their abductors take them to a slave emporium in the outer reaches of the galaxy. The two are sold as sex slaves, and thus begins a struggle to survive, stay together, and somehow escape and find their way back to Earth.
As best man at Margrave Aric's wedding. Miles Sheffield was given a pass to the Pleasure Dome, the largest brothel on the planet of Arcanis. He redeemed it, spent a week there, and returned to Terra, unaware he left behind a single wild oat that sprouted and grew to become the Dome's most famous employee. Now, it's twenty-eight years later and Miles has returned to Arcanis to discover his unknown child. Their meeting is less than auspicious. Miles expects blackmail, half-brother Mark is delighted to have an older sibling, and Tam just wants to go to Terra and leave his past behind.Gaining Tam's custody, Miles takes him back to Earth to begin the task of adjusting to “normal” life. It's an uphill struggle for both father and son, from Miles' wife's rejection of her new stepson, to the unlawful ways Tam earns his pocket money. Not for long, however…One night, Tam and Mark disappear, their aircar found abandoned. While their frantic father searches for his sons, their abductors take them to a slave emporium in the outer reaches of the galaxy. The two are sold as sex slaves, and thus begins a struggle to survive, stay together, and somehow escape and find their way back to Earth.