First published 1998
James T. Kirk has settled into retirement on Earth, content with love and believing his days of galactic adventure have ended. His peaceful existence shatters when a mysterious woman kidnaps him, desperately seeking his help against a Federation-threatening danger. Meanwhile, Captain Picard's Enterprise discovers the impossible in an unstable star system: Voyager has returned from the Delta Quadrant after five years missing. Tom Paris now commands the battered ship and reports that Captain Janeway and half the crew perished during their journey home. But the woman who took Kirk claims otherwise, and nothing adds up. Kirk must confront deadly consequences from actions he took over a century ago while wrestling with personal doubts about his abilities after years away from command. The mystery forces him to question whether he still possesses the skills needed to set things right and join Picard in saving the new Enterprise crew from catastrophe.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Federation, Delta Quadrant, Earth
Period: 21st Century
372 pages · Hardcover · Pocket Books