Eden

The cradle of the Founders is a forbidden nightmare.

Indurane. A living, breathing world, whispered to be the primordial progenitor of the Changeling species. It is a planet so volatile and biologically hostile that it has forced an unprecedented consensus in the galaxy: a strict, impenetrable quarantine enforced by both the United Federation of Planets and the Dominion.

But paradise is in the eye of the believer.

When a stolen freighter screams through the blockade at a dangerously unstable warp speed, the crew intercepts a threat they never anticipated: the Edenists. Under the influence of a potent narcotic and the utopian teachings of the late Dr. Sevrin, these radical youths blindly believe Indurane is their long-sought cosmic heaven. Amateurs at the helm, they are pushing their stolen ship to a catastrophic warp core overload, entirely ignorant of the lethal world—and the heavily armed Dominion fleets—awaiting them.

To prevent a galactic crisis, the crew must intercept the freighter without destroying it. But the true battle begins once they board. Armed with intoxicating toxins, infectious ideals, and a personal connection to a member of the crew, the Edenists are determined to commandeer a true starship to finish their pilgrimage.

With Dominion warships closing in to eliminate the intruders, the crew must break the fanatics' delusion before a desperate quest for paradise plunges two quadrants back into a devastating war.