Rabbit is a creature called Lapine and lives on the planet Lepus. He is farm boy who dreams big, and knows his destiny is more than that of agriculture, believing there are greater things beyond the night sky. Rabbit's goal is ultimately realized, but not in the way he imagines. After his brother, Robert, makes a trade with a pair of offworlders, Rabbit finds himself being sold to the pair of soldiers. Whisked away on a space craft, Rabbit finds himself on the desert world of Reptilia, where he is given to the Reptilians' ruler, a giant snake by the name of Lord Sullivan. Rabbit must fight his own fear and self-doubt in order to find a way to escape the coils of the vile snake, doing all he can to return to his home world.