He was drafted into the army as an infant and spent many years being trained to become the perfect soldier—a brave fighter and a ruthless killer. But the day came when Todd and his comrades were replaced by a new contingent of more advanced, genetically engineered fighters. One of them—Kane 607—defeats Todd in combat, and Todd, having lost consciousness, is sent with the bodies of his three fallen comrades to a scrapyard on another planet. There, he is found and nursed back to health by people who had been cut off from the rest of the universe after their spaceship was destroyed. Their small colony has adapted to the planet’s harsh conditions, but they haven’t lost hope of returning to Earth someday. Gradually, his interactions with Sandra, her husband, and their young son awaken genuine human emotions within Todd, supplanting the fear and discipline—the only things a perfect soldier should feel. A landing party led by Kane 607 arrives on the planet to destroy the settlers, and Todd engages them in a deadly battle…