An all-new novel that continues the epic saga of the Starship Voyager As the
Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the
U.S.S. Galen and
U.S.S. Demeter, are left at New Talax to aid Neelix's people, while the
Voyager,
Quirinal,
Esquiline,
Hawking, and
Curie do a systematic search for any remnants of the Borg or Caeliar, even as the
Achilles moves to a location central enough to offer aid to the exploring vessels as needed. As this critical mission begins, Fleet Commander Afsarah Eden, who has shared what little she knows of her mysterious past with Captain Chakotay, begins to experience several more "awakenings" as she encounters artifacts and places that make her feel connected to her long-lost home. She is reluctant to allow these visions to overshadow the mission, and this becomes increasingly difficult as time passes. But in the midst of this growing crisis, no one in the fleet could anticipate the unexpected return of one of Starfleet's most revered leaders--a return that could hold the very fate of the galaxy in the balance.
About the AuthorKirsten Beyer was a cocreator of the acclaimed hit Paramount+ series
Star Trek: Picard, where she served as writer and supervising producer for season one and a coexecutive producer for season two. She has also written and produced
Star Trek: Discovery and is currently a coexecutive producer on
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She is the
New York Times bestselling author of the last ten
Star Trek: Voyager novels, including 2020's
To Lose the Earth, for which she was the narrator of the audiobook edition. She contributed the short story "Isabo's Shirt" to
Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores Anthology. In 2006, Kirsten appeared at Hollywood's Unknown Theater in their productions of
Johnson Over Jordan,
This Old Planet, and Harold Pinter's
The Hothouse, which the
Los Angeles Times called "unmissable." She lives in Los Angeles.