In the late twenty-first century, a system of space colonies, known collectively as SpaceHome, is slowly winning economic independence from Earth.
SpaceHome University's sole archeologist, Dr. Kurious Whitedimple (who constantly reminds amused inquisitors his name is pronounced "KOOR-ee-us"), is called in for his opinion by Ogumi.
Dazzled by Ogumi, Whitey loses sight of odd things going on around him, and is swiftly shipped off to Saturn to recover the rings artifact, despite an "accident" that nearly kills him.
Born in high-radiation outer space, Junior is a mutant supergenius, whom Whitey affectionately refers to as "the runt" and "the gnome".
Whitey sacrifices the mission to dive deep into Saturn's atmosphere and rescue the Earth pilot and his vessel.
Bob Ketelle, in his Las Vegas Review-Journal review, described the book as "an old but good space tale", opining that the "story is fun and mostly satisfying.