Worlds of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , Volume One " Worlds of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , Volume One : Cardassia and Andor " is a Pocket DS9 novel – part of the and the first novel in the " " series – written by Una McCormack and Heather Jarman . Published by Pocket Books , it was first released in . Summary . The Lotus Flower ( Cardassia ) . Keiko O ' Brien has been appointed as the new director of the Andak project , a project to make Cardassia more fertile . While she is awaiting Vedek Yevir , Miles O ' Brien meets with Elim Garak in the capital city to speak in front of the directorate : there is a decision to be made about which project to support – the Andak or the . . . Miles is an expert supposed to speak for the Andak project . However , during the discussion in the directorate , even before Miles gets to his speech , disturbance is caused by the accusations of one former gul named Merak Entor , who is actively working against the Andak project . Alon Ghemor adjourns the meeting for the afternoon . Meanwhile , Yevir has arrived at the Andak project ' s site ; while giving a speech , the Cardassian teenager Nyra turns up with a bomb attached to her . She claims that she will light it , demanding the removal of all aliens from Cardassia , and the outlawing of the Oralian Way . The situation comes to a dead end when she keeps declaring her demands over and over again . In the capital , Ghemor , O ' Brien , and Garak follow the events , first on screen , later by the reports of security ; Ghemor decides to send Macet and O ' Brien to the site , and also has security troops stand by . At Andak , Macet starts to talk to Nyra , but gets stuck ultimately . Vedek Yevir then approaches the young girl and manages to talk her down . She is arrested , but continues to speak with Yevir who still has some hope for her . Garak meanwhile visits an old " friend " – a man he questioned a few years back , a follower of the True Way . He finds out that the True Way not only made Nyra threaten the Andak project , but they are also responsible for Entor ' s objection in the directorate . After the visit , Entor withdraws his objections to the project and it becomes the one that is officially supported by the Cardassian government . While the followers of the Oralian way continue to show themselves openly at Andak , Tela , who has a more conservative view on Cardassian traditions ( a view she believes has encouraged her daughter to follow the True Way ) together with some others sharing similar thoughts , leaves the site . Keiko is sad about this , but ultimately understands and is pleased to continue with her work . Paradigm ( Andor ) . Shar , Prynn Tenmei , and Phillipa Matthias , DS9 ' s counselor , are called to Andor – for Thriss ' funeral . While Shar is not invited directly , Phillipa is , and Prynn decides to accompany Shar – as their relationship has deepened and at least Prynn is almost certain in love with Shar . As they arrive on Andor , they become aware of the politically unstable situation – the conservative Visionist party is claiming that secret experiments are ongoing with the Yrynthy eggs ( " see " This Gray Spirit ) – experiments that would alter the Andorian species to become one with only two sexes . After a storm , they all have to go to Thriss ' family ; Shar is not particularly welcome , but still Andorian hospitality traditions make sure he can stay . While everyone prepares for the mourning ceremony , Shar meets his other bondmates – Anichent and Dhizei . Left in an emotionally disturbed state , Shar finally escapes the unbearable situation – and Prynn , out of love , accompanies him again . They end up in a party where an Andor drug , " saf " , is given to both of them – and only because Anichent secretly followed them are they rescued . When he awakens , Shar is shattered to hear that his " zhavey " has been abducted – and that the responsible persons are the bondmates of Thia , whom Phillipa , Prynn and Shar met during the travel across Andor . Thia agrees to help track down her bondmates ; in a dangerous expedition , Prynn , Thia , Shar and Phillipa manage to not only find the place where the kidnappers are hiding , but also evidence that the four - gendered species indeed evolved on Andor , a fact that had been doubted in the past . Vretha and Shar learn that the accusations regarding the alteration experiments regarding the Andorian sexes are indeed true – Vretha publicly announces this and steps down as Federation representative . But other research on the Yrynthy eggs also helps in expanding the time window in which Andorians are fertile – thus establishing hope for the future . Because of the rescue , Shar is allowed to attend Thriss ' funeral , and he finally finds peace with himself . He , at last , is ready to perform the mating ceremony with his bondmates , which now includes the formerly - bonded Thia . He tells Prynn that he loves her too , but that their relationship has to wait until . . . someday . Alpha Centauri ; Andorian ; Cardassia ; Cardassian ; Cardassian Union ; Deep Space 9 ; Dominion ; Dominion War ; Ghemor , Tekeny ; orbital skydiving ; True Way ; Kira Nerys