Geste the Trickster, one of the twenty-eight Powers that ruled Denner's Wreck as if they were gods, had wronged Bredon the Hunter and promised him a favor in compensation. When Bredon tried to collect, though, he found himself caught up in intrigues among the Powers -- intrigues that might lead to interplanetary disaster.
In this novel a group of 28 people travel to a lost colony world. They have very advanced technology and near immortality, while the natives (well colonists really) are on a Paleolithic level. The natives think of the advanced people as demigods. Much of the story is from the viewpoint of a native, Brendan, a hunter who becomes involved in a conflict among the "powers". Other parts are from the PoV of the local trickster Power. The contrast helps make the story engaging. So does the good writing.