Sixteen years after Foothold, Haven has become a paradise for the eight original colonists and their families. They go about their daily lives and plan and hope for the future, not realizing that their world is about to be turned upside-down by the impossible – the arrival of a ship they all thought had never been finished, never been launched. There are three times as many passengers as there are citizens of Haven, and the original colonists have to fight to retain their way of life. The arrival of the ship is, however, only the beginning of the surprises…