An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Original
Series!
Located far beyond the boundaries of explored space, the Goeg Domain
is a political union of dozens of planets and races. When the U.S.S.
Enterprise arrives in its territory to investigate an interstellar
phenomenon, Commander Laspas of the Domain Defense Corps is at first
guarded, then fascinated to discover the existence of an alliance of
worlds much like his own, and finds a kindred spirit in Captain James T.
Kirk. And when the Enterprise is attacked by the Domain's enemies,
crippling the starship's warp capability and leaving its crew facing the
prospect of a slow, months-long journey home, the Goeg leader volunteers
the help of his own ship, offering to combine the resources of both
vessels to bring the Enterprise to a nearby Domain facility to make the
necessary repairs.
But what at first seems to be an act of peace and friendship soon turns
out to be a devil's bargain, as Kirk and the Enterprise crew learn that
there are perhaps more differences than similarities between the
Federation and the Domain. When the Goeg's adversaries strike again, the
Enterprise is drawn deeper and inexorably into the conflict, and Kirk
begins to realize that they may have allied themselves with the wrong
side....
