The universe is being explored, but most humans can't travel much beyond the rim of the Milky Way without going insane and then dying. Except for a small group of psychotic humans called goldens. The golden can travel just about anywhere. This causes some issues with the 'normals'. The Star Pit is a final jump point to other galaxies, located near the edge where most humans go insane. The dregs of the universe gather for some reason and our protagonist is one of them.

I found the story to be a bit disjointed as the protagonist goes through some crisis and I am not sure he actually resolves anything by the end of the tale. ( )