

But bitter divisions exist among the Dokaalan, sowing the seeds of sabotage and terrorism-and placing Picard and the Enterprise in the middle of an escalating crisis that can only lead to total destruction! Excerpt

Although their home planet was destroyed long ago, the survivors hope to someday transform a nearby planet into a new home for their people. Generations later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E are stunned to discover the last of the Dokaalan-now only a colony fighting to stay alive in a decrepit asteroid mining complex. But the message reached Federation space too late to save the planet or its people. More than two centuries ago, the Dokaalan sent an unmanned probe into the void, bearing a distress call for anyone who could save their doomed world. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise has never been told.Until now.

Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. 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.
