Savage warriors, barbaric women, and a mad emperor give Richard Blade his greatest challenge, when he is thrust by a computer into a civilization without hope - Dimension X. It was a land in peril, and Richard Blade was a man in mortal danger. The aristocratic Caths, besieged by the cruel and mindless Mongs were consiantly engulfed in wars and violence. Blade's prime objective was to explore, observe and survive - to try to save Dimension X. That was his duty. His job. Blade was their only hope. But he was a man alone - and time was running out . . .