Growing up on one of the quadrant's most popular star stations, Morgan Drex has spent half his life fantasizing about one day wearing the sleek blue-and-gold outfits and tall, gleaming black boots of Earth's elite Star Guard. Those dreams have almost faded when he meets Evander Redshift at the Lunar Bar one night. A tough officer who has traveled the galaxy, Evander offers Morgan a chance not just to become a Star Guard, but to become a man as well. That won't be easy for a guy who has never left the space station where he was born and whose family has already mapped out a career path for him in the local casino. Somehow, Morgan has to muster the courage to accept Evander's offer and take off for the stars.