2417 A.D. Planet Earth has rebuilt and restructured after the devastating Nuclear War that occured in the year 2076. Shielded Settlements now protect the citizens of the New World Order. Dalin J. Quade wakes from an accident-caused coma as a stranger to everyone and everything in Eden, the most modern of the eleven N.W.O.'s settlements. Recalling nothing of his past, or his family, due to the accident, Dalin has to work hard to learn to survive in the world where he is different from everyone else living in the Eden settlement; mainly his coloring. Trouble seems to find Quade wherever he goes, even thought he works hard and tries to ignore the Institute's blonde student's hurtful remarks and actions. Dealing with the insufferable teens is not all that plagues Quade, there are government officials who are curious about him and the strange, space craft he was found in. Thanks to Dalin Quade's great memory, instincts, talents, and his willingness to work hard, he manages to stay alive, find some answers to his past, and work towards a better life in the N.W.O.