2457 AD. The longest space voyage ever sold has begun: 230 light years from a ravaged Earth towards the pristine celebrity system of New Eden – a beacon of hope following Doom Star days. Aboard the dispatch are human colonizers, the Space Navy, fierce “Displays” once bred to fight Cyborgs, and four “Specials” – human beings with psionic abilities, with the capacity of ripping holes in space to jump vast distances. But one Special has his own agenda so when an alien existence makes an offer he can’t refuse, the entire mission requires a dangerous switch. Cyrus Gant, a previous Dust-dealing gang member from Earth’s subterranean slums, is certainly onto the renegade Special. Even though his psi capabilities aren’t as solid as he might like, Cyrus’s road smarts more than make up for this seeming drawback. This will become important, because as the ship makes the ultimate, frightening step toward New Eden, Cyrus is usually everyone’s last expect survival.