THE TIME HAS COME. for a new era of exploration. With the Dominion War behind them, the crew of the U.S.S. Defiant journeys through the wormhole as Commander Elias Vaughn leads a 'corps of discovery' to blaze new trails into the unexplored reaches of the Gamma Quadrant. THE TIME HAS COME. for a civilization to reach a crossroads. As political forces throughout the Alpha Quadrant intersect at Deep Space 9 to determine the future of Bajor, the planet's theological unity threatens to shatter.