Book description
On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc
Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new
challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain
and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr.
Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what
set them on a path away from the
Starship Enterprise
has never been told.
UNTIL NOW.
It was supposed to be a mission of mercy, until the unthinkable
occurred: the destruction of the U. S.S. Juno, killing all
hands on board. Starfleet Command has unjustly assessed the actions of
Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew during that fateful
assignment to the Rashanar Battle Site -- the sector that saw one of
the fiercest conflicts of the Dominion War, and which is now a
hazardous interstellar graveyard filled with hundreds of devastated
starships. While the court-ordered medical evaluation that relieved
Picard of command is ongoing, there is growing speculation that his
illustrious career may be coming to an end.
To clear his former commander, acting captain William Riker and a
demoralized skeleton crew agree to conduct a covert operation, and
must venture the Starship Enterprise back into Rashanar to
track down a mythical menace -- one that may already be responsible
for the annihilation of countless fully armed starships. Unbridled
hostility and the promise of death lurk at every turn, but they could
never imagine that their only chance of survival may lie in the
unexpected return of a long-absent friend....
John Vornholt is the author of several bestsellling Star
Trek novels including two of the hugely successful four-volume Next
Generation/Deep Space Nine DOMINION WAR sequence. He lives in Tuscon,
Arizona.
