“Fifteen years ago…you led us out of the darkness. You commanded the greatest rescue armada in history. Then...the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith. Your faith in us. Your faith in yourself. Tell us, why did you leave Starfleet, Admiral?” Every end has a beginning…and this electrifying novel details the events leading into the new Star Trek TV series, introducing you to brand-new characters featured in the life of Jean-Luc Picard—widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction.

A hidden cache of super weapons - a deadly race to prevent galactic war.

A brilliant Federation scientist may have found a way to breach the great galactic barrier and the Enterprise is going to put it to the test. The last thing Picard needs is a return visit from an omnipotent troublemaker so, naturally, Q appears.

Continuing their exploration of the Odyssean Pass, the crew of the Enterprise discover a world with a civilization still recovering from the effects of global nuclear war. An astonishing priority message from Starfleet Command warns that there’s more to this planet than meets the eye.

The tragic love affair unfolds between gentle empath Deanna Troi and fierce Klingon warrior Worf. Does Worf's future really lie on a distant outpost called Deep Space Nine? And who will Deanna ultimately choose to call Imzadi?

Scientists of the mirror universe have found a doorway into our universe. Their plan is to replace the Enterprise with their own. The Enterprise crew now find themselves engaged in combat against the most savage enemies they have ever encountered, themselves.

At the height of the Dominion War, the Federation sends devastating weapons to the planet Tezwa, in violation of its fragile treaty with the Klingons, but the plan goes dangerously awry when Tezwa's ruthless prime minister launches his own scheme for power.

The Enterprise journeys to Lorca, where Captain Picard and an away team begin a quest for the planet's ruler and the great Wisdom Mask that the leader traditionally wears.

Kevratas is a bleak, frozen world on the far side of the Romulan Neutral Zone where the Federation has become the plague-ravaged natives' only real hope. Picard teams up with two former Stargazer colleagues: Pug Joseph and Doctor Carter Greyhorse.

The Enterprise is assigned to ferry demolition experts from Deep Space 9 to Starbase 375, but just as they arrive Admiral Leyton declares martial law on Earth and the Federation is put in a state of emergency.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew become caught in the middle of a violent outbreak of destruction between the Bader and Dorset races that have colonized the planet Delta Sigma IV as they race against time to stop the carnage and save their own lives.

The Ferengi are advancing the people of the planet Megara from a primitive agricultural state to a sophisticated technological society. The Enterprise is ordered to transport a Federation ambassador to the system.