Synopsis

A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare starand when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metalsquite possibly a crash site. As they continue to investigate the strange signals, Spock and Una find shocking signs of dangerous alien life and remnants of what can only be Federation hardware. The trail soon leads Pike and Enterprises helmswoman Lieutenant Erica Ortegas deep into the mystery of a lost Starfleet vessel, missing in action for over ninety yearsand to a terrible dilemma that will challenge the crew to question their past…and their future.

About The Author

James Swallowis aNew York Times,Sunday Timesbestselling author, a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and the only British writer to have worked on aStar Trektelevision series. HisStar Trekfiction includesThe Ashes of Tomorrow,The Dark Veil,Fear Itself,The Latter Fire,Sight Unseen,The Poisoned Chalice,Cast No Shadow,Synthesis,Day of the Vipers,The Stuff of Dreams,Infinitys Prism: Seeds of Dissent, and short stories inStar Trek Explorer,Seven Deadly Sins,Shards and Shadows,The Skys the Limit, andDistant Shores. His other works include the Marc Dane thriller series and tales from the worlds of24,Doctor Who,Halo,Warhammer 40,000, and more. He lives and works in London.