Book excerpt: Major Nazario just survived the destruction of Earth. The last remnants of humanity are adrift in space, scattered among five large colony ships. When the Jericho's energy resources fall to critical levels, Nazario and his team are charged with reaching ZX-746, searching for hope. When they reach the planet, the team finds a paradise, complete with races out of a fantasy tale. There's even a new energy source laced throughout the land, abundant enough to help the Jericho. Within hours, Nazario finds there's trouble brewing under the surface. A new threat is rising, determined to destroy their new allies and paradise. As the people on the Jericho deal with mutiny and betrayal, Nazario and his team must battle creatures out of nightmares with unfamiliar magic. Now Nazario must find a way to end this unfamiliar war if he is to have any chance of harnessing the planet's magical might to rescue those still stranded in the cold expanse of space.