In a distant future, where humankind and artificial intelligence have long expanded beyond the borders of the solar system, the Alliance of Colonies deploys its newly formed First Amazon Corps — twelve highly trained, fiercely motivated warriors with a single mission: to eliminate the deadly Crashers. These interstellar pirates have been attacking trade ships for months, raiding freighters, and vanishing without a trace into a barely charted sector of space. But the mission does not go as planned. A nearby magnetar disrupts the instruments of the Stellar Luna, forcing the Amazons to make an emergency landing on a wild, uncharted planet — a world of scorching deserts and dense jungles. The Corps is declared missing.

On Hope, humanity’s new home world, Commander Nathan White faces the difficult task of assembling a rescue team. The sector where the Corps vanished is largely unexplored. To ensure the women’s survival, Nathan must reluctantly rely on a former mercenary — Lance Buchanon, a man whose past makes him a risky but indispensable advisor.

Meanwhile, the warriors fight for their lives on the planet’s hostile surface. They eventually discover a settlement — and suspect the Crashers may be hiding among its inhabitants. But the enemy is hard to distinguish from the settlers. As their food supplies run low, the Amazons are forced to decide whether to fight — a dangerous choice, since some of the people might be innocent. What began as a reconnaissance mission now demands a crucial decision from their leader, Susan: Explore or fight? And the planet still holds more than a few surprises for the twelve warriors. Their decision will change the fate of the entire Paradise Program forever.