The Crab Nebula. Three thousand years have passed since former artist and nun TYRANNY REX had her mercenary instincts reawakened in a bid to protect her convent from raiders. She was killed and her consciousness merged with the universe. In the meantime, fast-breeding clone technology has developed to the point where the body is disposable and minds can be 'faxed' across the galaxy as information, to be downloaded into a new vat-grown form. Now, a job calls for the return of the Sauron agent...