When the ambassadorial spaceship Tiger Shark crashes on the hostile Spidertron Planetoid, its surviving crew-Captain Abele, Ambassador Kaalin, and Navigators Landrew and Hemming-must do everything they can to keep from getting killed-or killing each other. Pursued by the enthusiastically bloodthirsty Commandant Extiglios and sadistic telepath Interrogator Goylgar, the marooned "heroes" must make their way to safety while preserving a universe-shattering secret. And little do they know, once they reach the supposedly neutral Spidertron Waystation, they face the direst threat of all: the flamboyantly villainous Lord Vexor. So fasten your heads and get ready to laugh.