If you have read book 1 in the series, which is free by the way, then you will know all about Ben. In book 2, Ben pulls together an extremely diverse crew, which consists of a large, golden cat—who uses mental telepathy for communications, a 6' 8" ex-cop—who uses a bow and arrows as a weapon, a feisty woman—who is an ex-prison guard, a mentally confused ex-God, and a butler—who is most polite. Together, Ben and his crew are whisked away to a forbidden planet appropriately named, "the Witch World" from which no one has ever returned. It is Ben's mission to retrieve a ring which will have an important impact on the Galactic war being waged between the Gaelef and his second in command, Thorne. But when Ben and his crew arrive, they are quick to find that there are evil, self-serving witches on this planet who can turn people into animals, and they have no compunction doing it.