An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine--a direct sequel to the New York Times bestselling story arc,
The Fall!
The entire sector is waiting to see what the newly reopened Bajoran
wormhole will mean for the shifting political landscape in the Alpha
Quadrant. On Deep Space 9, Captain Ro Laren is suddenly drawn into the
affairs of the People of the Open Sky, who have come to the station in
search of sanctuary. Despite the opposition of the station's security
officer, Jefferson Blackmer, Ro Laren and Deep Space 9's new CMO, Doctor
Beverly Crusher, offer the People aid. But when Dr. Crusher's highly
secure files are accessed without permission--the same files that hold
the secrets of the Shedai, a race whose powerful but half-understood
scientific secrets solved the Andorian catastrophe--the People seem the
likeliest suspects.
As tensions rise on the station, the science vessel Athene Donald
arrives as part of its journey of exploration. The brainchild of Doctor
Katherine Pulaski, this ship is crewed by different species from the
Khitomer Accords and the Typhon Pact. Pulaski's hope is that science
will do what diplomacy has not: help the great powers put aside their
hostilities and work together. But when the Athene Donald is summarily
stopped in her voyage by the powerful vessel of a hitherto unknown
species, Pulaski begins to wonder--will this first contact bring her
crew together or tear them all apart?
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