A veteran soldier from the long-forgotten Millennium War - and a member of the ancient warrior subhumans called IJO - must prevent manipulative tyrants and the corrupted government from repeating past mistakes.

In the Australian town of Upson Downs, ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.