After an emergency landing in the farthest reaches of space, Kora, a stranger with a mysterious past, begins a new life among the local villagers. But soon she becomes their only hope for survival. The tyrannical ruler Balisarius and his envoy, Admiral Noble, discover that the villagers have unwittingly sold their harvest to the Bloodax, leaders of a fierce band of rebels persecuted by the Empire. Kora and farmer Gunnar are tasked with finding warriors who will risk their lives to defend the people of the planet Veldt.