In the cargo bay of a Vilenji spaceship, two primitive creatures, Chicago wholesaler Marcus Walker and the dog George, who was taught to speak to increase its price, along with other captured intelligent beings from different planets, were sent to more civilized parts of space, where The market for alien “pets” is popular. And although all the captives manage to escape, it is too early to rejoice, because they are billions of miles from their home worlds without a single clue where to move in the Universe - up, down, left or right. Possessing excellent communication skills, Walker, with the help of newfound alien friends, becomes the leader of an armada of refugees. But even the commander-in-chief of the space fleet finds it difficult to find the galactic systems of his fellow sufferers among countless star clusters, like a needle in a haystack. Yes, the Universe is populated by many civilizations and different types of intelligent beings - and Walker will encounter them.