In 1060 B.C., eighteen-year-old Branan, the mighty son of Samson, contends with desert thieves and sandstorms in the Judean wilderness before uncovering a Philistine plot to steal Israel's most sacred object and wield it as a superweapon.

Branan meets his half-sister and together they recount their father's exploits, as well as try to protect a group of Israelite children whose tricks played on Philistine priests could get them all into a lot of trouble.

Branan joins a group of marauders on the high seas trying to take back stolen goods from his arch enemy.