Catapulted from Earth and whisked to the matriarchal planet of Galis by forces unknown, Kara Summers finds refuge in the mountainous crystal fortress of the Gy'at Li sector. Taken in, adopted, and renamed "Kari" by the sector's High Mystik, she spends 17 years being honed into a formidable warrior. Sent to Crystal City to complete her training, Kari Gy'at Li knows there is only one species of male she must avoid at all costs because of their proclivity for stealing women: the warriors of Tryston. When Kari is hunted by an eight-foot tall, heavily muscled warrior, she realizes what she must do—vanquish the predator or become the prey.