New Releases by Dayton Ward

When the U.S.S. Enterprise encounters an alien vessel that is actually a weapon capable of destroying entire worlds, her crew is plunged into the middle of a conflict in which both sides will do anything to possess the weapon.

Responding to a distress call on the planet Cantrel V, which has a small Federation colony, U.S.S. Endeavor and her crew investigate the planet's secrets, including an endangered alien race that may pose a wide-ranging threat.

Die brandneue Romanserie: Corps of Engineers - exklusiv im E-Book! Jeden Monat eine neue Episode -- Ein gigantisches, verlassenes Raumschiff muss erkundet werden? Das schiffsweite Computersystem ist ausgefallen? Dann rufen Sie am besten die Experten des Ingenieurkorps der Sternenflotte! Vom Hauptquartier der Sternenflotte aus und unter der Leitung von Captain Montgomery Scott kann das I.K.S. alles bauen, reparieren, programmieren, umprogrammieren, neu konstruieren oder einfach herausfinden, um was es sich handelt - seien das fremde Replikatoren oder Planetenkiller. Erwarten Sie nur keine Wunder von ihnen. Es sei denn, es gäbe gar keine andere Möglichkeit ... Captain David Gold, sein Erster Offizier Commander Sonya Gomez und die Besatzung der U.S.S. da Vinci setzen ein ums andere Mal ihr Leben aufs Spiel. Begleiten Sie die Wunderknaben zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Randgebiete der Galaxis! -- Episode 5: Captain Gold und sein Außenteam sind auf der anderen Seite des interdimensionalen Abgrunds gefangen. Und so sieht Lieutenant Commander Kieran Duffy sich gezwungen, das Kommando über die U.S.S. da Vinci zu übernehmen, als die Tholianer das Schiff angreifen. Der Feind ist mit einer neuen und verbesserten Version des berüchtigten Energienetzes ausgestattet und die da Vinci ist hoffnungslos unterlegen. Doch eine Flucht würde bedeuten, den Captain und die anderen einem unbekannten Schicksal außerhalb dieses Universums zu überlassen ... Der aufregende zweite Teil des packenden Abenteuers!

Die brandneue Romanserie: Corps of Engineers - exklusiv im E-Book! Jeden Monat eine neue Episode -- Ein gigantisches, verlassenes Raumschiff muss erkundet werden? Das schiffsweite Computersystem ist ausgefallen? Dann rufen Sie am besten die Experten des Ingenieurkorps der Sternenflotte! Vom Hauptquartier der Sternenflotte aus und unter der Leitung von Captain Montgomery Scott kann das I.K.S. alles bauen, reparieren, programmieren, umprogrammieren, neu konstruieren oder einfach herausfinden, um was es sich handelt - seien das fremde Replikatoren oder Planetenkiller. Erwarten Sie nur keine Wunder von ihnen. Es sei denn, es gäbe gar keine andere Möglichkeit ... Captain David Gold, sein Erster Offizier Commander Sonya Gomez und die Besatzung der U.S.S. da Vinci setzen ein ums andere Mal ihr Leben aufs Spiel. Begleiten Sie die Wunderknaben zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Randgebiete der Galaxis! -- Episode 4: Eine gefährliche Rettungsmission droht die Galaxis in einen Krieg zu stürzen! Vor über 100 Jahren verschwand die U.S.S. Defiant mit der gesamten Mannschaft in einem interdimensionalen Spalt tief in tholianischem Territorium. Nun wurde das verfallene Schiff dabei gesichtet, wie es immer wieder in den Normalraum eintrat. Die tholianischen Behörden haben der Sternenflotte widerwillig gestattet, das Schiff aus dem Spalt zu bergen. Vielleicht kann nun das lang verschollene Schiff geborgen werden, sodass man der tapferen Mannschaft die letzte Ehre erweisen kann. Captain Gold und ein S.I.K.-Team der U.S.S. da Vinci können zwar an Bord der Defiant gehen, aber ihre Untersuchung enthüllt ein gefährliches Geheimnis: Für mehr als hundert Jahre ist eine uralte Superwaffe in dem zerschundenen und leblosen Raumschiff versteckt worden, zusammen mit Hinweisen auf ein langvergessenes Verbrechen - Indizien, die einen gewaltigen, interstellaren Krieg auslösen können!

A thrilling Star Trek novel following two of Starfleet’s best starships on a quest to discover the secrets of a mysterious, uncolonized region. The Tomol are a primitive civilization occupying a lone island on a remote world. Their culture is an enigma, centered on every member’s commitment to a painful, fiery self-sacrifice upon reaching maturity. But one of their clan has shunned this obligation, triggering a transformation into a new, powerful life form. Answering the distress call of the U.S.S. Sagittarius—which has crashed on the planet following a fierce battle with the Klingons—Captain Atish Khatami and the crew of the U.S.S. Endeavour must now attempt a rescue mission…even as they are locked in battle with the evolving, increasingly malevolent Tomol who, if allowed to escape their home world, pose an imminent threat to the entire galaxy.

While scouting for new worlds in the vast Taurus Reach, the crew of the Sagittarius tries to save the Tomol--a species whose members all commit ritual suicide just as they reach adulthood--from both themselves and the Klingons.

The final original novel in the electrifying The Next Generation/Deep Space Nine crossover event! Following the resolution of the fertility crisis that nearly caused their extinction, the Andorian people now stand ready to rejoin the United Federation of Planets. The return of one of its founding member worlds is viewed by many as the first hopeful step beyond the uncertainty and tragedy that have overshadowed recent events in the Alpha Quadrant. But as the Federation looks to the future and the special election to name President Bacco’s permanent successor, time is running out to apprehend those responsible for the respected leader’s brutal assassination. Even as elements of the Typhon Pact are implicated for the murder, Admiral William Riker holds key knowledge of the true assassins—a revelation that could threaten the fragile Federation-Cardassian alliance. Questions and concerns also continue to swell around Bacco’s interim successor, Ishan Anjar, who uses the recent bloodshed to further a belligerent, hawkish political agenda against the Typhon Pact. With the election looming, Riker dispatches his closest friend, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, in a desperate attempt to uncover the truth. But as Picard and the Enterprise crew pursue the few remaining clues, Riker must act on growing suspicions that someone within Ishan’s inner circle has been in league with the assassins from the very beginning...

Captain Picard und die Besatzung der Enterprise werden auf einer diplomatischen Mission zum Planeten Andor Zeuge der völligen Verwüstung, die aus der letzten Borg-Invasion resultierte. Die Fortpflanzungsproblematik, mit der sich das andorianische Volk schon lange geplagt hat, erreicht ein Krisenniveau. Die Föderation ist scheinbar unfähig zu helfen. Zweifel wachsen an ihrem Engagement einem langjährigen treuen Verbündeten gegenüber. Doch andorianische Wissenschaftler lassen erneut auf eine Lösung hoffen. Indes protestieren viele Teile der andorianischen Gesellschaft gegen diesen kontroversen Ansatz, und radikalere Sekten beginnen ihren Unmut auf jede nur erdenkliche Art zu verbreiten. Als Antwort darauf hat Präsidentin Nanietta Bacco die Besatzung der Enterprise und ein Team aus Diplomaten und Wissenschaftlern nach Andor gesandt, um zu veranschaulichen, dass das Versprechen der Föderation, Andor zu helfen, aufrichtig ist. Doch der Typhon-Pakt liegt auf der Lauer ...

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Original Series! 2268: Following the encounter with the mysterious Gary Seven in the twentieth century, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is startled by two intruders who have transported through space and time from Earth circa 1968. Incredibly, one of the infiltrators is a Vulcan, who asserts that he’s lived among Earth’s population for over a decade. The other represents a little-known race, and reveals to Captain James T. Kirk that she has spent the last twenty years working to bring about humanity’s destruction. It is then that Gary Seven’s young protégée, Roberta Lincoln, arrives seeking Kirk’s help... 1947: In the wake of the infamous “Roswell Incident” involving a crashed alien craft and beings from another world, Captain James Wainwright finds himself recruited as one of the first members of Majestic 12, a secret organization with two goals: Collect evidence of extraterrestrial activity on Earth, and develop strategies to combat alien invaders. And it is this very mission that will consume Wainwright’s life for the next two decades, driven by the knowledge that the danger is as real as the aliens living among us...

Three original novels set in the universe of Star Trek: The Original Series! This ebook bundle includes: The Rings of Time That Which Divides Department of Temporal Investigations: Forgotten History

Centuries ago a hardy band of survivors, fleeing a planetary catastrophe, took refuge in the inhospitable asteroid belt. Struggling for years to make what had once been short-term mining settlements into suitable colonies for permanent civilization, eventually they succeeded all too well, and their thriving population is approaching critical mass. Now they must make a choice: to go on as they are on the crowded but functional asteroids or to give up all they have worked for in a desperate plan to rebuild their dead home planet. Their dilemma has brought them to the brink of civil war -- and into this volatile standoff comes the Enterprise, assigned a seemingly meaningless mission to chart this sector of space. Faced with an advanced society on the verge of self-destruction, it is up to the Enterprise, still carrying the weight of her demotion and disgrace, to find a way to lead the survivors to peace.

An all-new ebook exclusive adventure in the Taurus Reach with the starship crews, undercover agents, civilian colonists, and alien power players of the Vanguard saga, based on Star Trek: The Original Series. Following the dramatic events as chronicled in Vanguard: Storming Heaven, the U.S.S. Enterprise and other starships that participated in the final battle in the Taurus Reach have been remanded to a remote starbase. While evacuees from the station are processed and the ships repaired, restocked, and re-staffed as needed, Captain James T. Kirk is ordered to report to Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, Starbase 47’s second and final commanding officer. Through flashbacks intercut with the ongoing conversation between Kirk and Nogura, the Enterprise’s involvement in the last days of Operation Vanguard—and the conflict between Starfleet and Tholian forces at Starbase 47—is now told from the perspective of Kirk and his crew.

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Original Series! The Xondaii system—located in an area of non-aligned space near Federation and Romulan territory—is home to a unique stellar phenomenon: a spatial rift which opens every 2.7 Earth years, remains open for a period of approximately twenty-one Earth days, and allows access to a small planetoid that orbits in proximity to the system’s fourth planet. During this brief window, the people of Xondaii undertake a massive interplanetary operation: mineral ore is ferried from the mining operation while supplies, crew replacements, and so on are transported from the planet. Also, communications with the mining colony on the planetoid are possible only when the rift is open. Science vessel U.S.S. Robert Ballard is severely damaged during its mission to the system, and the U.S.S. Enterprise is dispatched to investigate and render assistance. But Kirk, Spock, and Sulu also collect the data about the rift, and the evidence they’ve gathered regarding its artificial nature is compelling. How has this not been discovered by anyone from Xondaii, especially when considering the extensive mining operations that have been in place for decades? And what can prevent enemies of the Federation from exploiting this newfound power?

Am Rande des Krieges ... Commodore Reyes kommandiert die Raumstation Vanguard. Die Spannungen zwischen dem Tholianischen und dem Klingonischen Reich nehmen zu: Schiffe der Großmächte werden von einem ominösen Feind angegriffen, sodass beide Fraktionen eine Verschwörung des anderen vermuten. Oder steckt gar die Föderation dahinter ... Kann die Vanguard-Crew verhindern, dass die Taurus-Ausdehnung zu einem Kriegsgebiet wird? Dem Geheimnis der Taurus-Ausdehnung kommt man währenddessen ein gewaltiges Stück näher. Aus den Tiefen des Planeten Erilon lockt man ein unvorstellbar grausames außerirdisches Wesen und kann erst in allerletzter Sekunde zusammen mit einigen anderen Team-Mitgliedern vom Planeten flüchten ...

Die Taurus-Region ist in Aufruhr. Die Spannungen zwischen der Föderation und dem Klingonischen Imperium steigen, und auf Raumstation Vanguard arbeitet Botschafter Jetanien fieberhaft daran, einen Krieg noch zu verhindern. Commodore Diego Reyes, der ehemalige Kommandant der Station, soll wegen Verrats vor Gericht gestellt werden, und seine Geheimdienstoffizierin T'Prynn kämpft ums nackte Überleben - gefangen in ihrem eigenen, zerstörten Verstand. Trotz der sich verschärfenden Lage beflügeln die in der Taurus-Region gemachten Entdeckungen die Fantasie einer der vielversprechendsten Wissenschaftlerinnen der Föderation: Dr. Carol Marcus glaubt, der Lösung eines Rätsels nahe zu sein, das die Arbeit ihres ganzen Lebens neu definiert. In der Zwischenzeit wirft ein unerwarteter Überläufer neues Licht auf die Untersuchung, und Vanguards Lieutenant Ming Xiong sieht sich mit einem Artefakt konfrontiert, das den Schlüssel zur Dekodierung des Taurus-Meta-Genoms darstellen könnte. Die Operation Vanguard hängt in der Schwebe zwischen ihrem größten Durchbruch und einem Konflikt, der zwei gesamte Quadranten in Mitleidenschaft ziehen könnte. Und ihre Zukunft hängt von dem Mann ab, den die Sternenflotte als Ersatz für Reyes auserkoren hat: Admiral Heihachiro Nogura.

An adventure in the Taurus Reach with Starfleet crews, undercover agents, civilian colonists, and alien power players of the Vanguard saga—based on Star Trek: The Original Series. Operation Vanguard has risked countless lives and sacrificed entire worlds to unlock the secrets of the Shedai, an extinct alien civilization whose technology can shape the future of the galaxy. Now, Starfleet’s efforts have roused the vengeful Shedai from their aeons of slumber. As the Taurus Reach erupts with violence, hundreds of light-years away, Ambassador Jetanien and his counterparts from the Klingon and Romulan empires struggle to avert war by any means necessary. But Jetanien discovers their mission may have been designed to fail all along.​ Meanwhile, living in exile on an Orion ship is the one man who can help Starfleet find an ancient weapon that can stop the Shedai: Vanguard’s former commanding officer, Diego Reyes.

The Taurus Reach: the source of a secret that has driven the great powers of the 23rd century to risk everything in the race to control it. Now four new adventures—previously untold tales of the past and present, with hints of what is yet to come—begin the next great phase in the Vanguard saga. Witness the dawn of Starbase 47, as Ambassador Jetanien faces choices that will shape the future of Operation Vanguard. Follow journalist Tim Pennington as he reaches a crossroads in his search for the truth. See how the crises on two colonies transform the lives of Diego Reyes and Rana Desai. And travel with Cervantes Quinn to a deadly confrontation that will change everything—all in one unforgettable Star Trek collection.

The next novel in the Typhon Pact adventure set in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation. On a diplomatic mission to the planet Andor, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E bear witness to the rank devastation resulting from the Borg invasion. With the reproductive issues that have long plagued the Andorian people reaching crisis level, avenues of research that at first held great promise have proven largely unhelpful, and may well indeed be worsening the problem. Despite the Federation's seeming inability to provide assistance and growing doubt over its commitment to a staunch, longtime ally, Andorian scientists now offer renewed hope for a solution. However, many segments of Andorian society are protesting this controversial new approach, and more radical sects are beginning to make their displeasure known by any means available. In response, President Nanietta Bacco has sent the Enterprise crew and a team of diplomats and scientists to Andor to convene a summit, in the hope of demonstrating that the Federation's pledge to helping Andor is sincere. But the Typhon Pact is watching, and their interests may very well lead the Andorian people down an even more treacherous path...

Chronicles the early adventures of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers throughout the galaxy.

COUNTERSTRIKE When the alien war engulfing a distant planet spilled to Earth through a network of hidden portals, humankind was plunged into an apocalyptic, generations-old conflict between the Plysserians and the Chodrecai. Now, months after Earth’s most powerful military forces formed a tenuous alliance with the Plysserians and countered a devastating, three-pronged Chodrecai offensive, alien survivors continue to wreak havoc on a shell-shocked Earth. Martial law and civil unrest run rampant. Resistance cells and pockets of Chodrecai sympathizers are gathering strength. And two U.S. Marines—Sergeant Major Simon DiCarlo and Sergeant Belinda Russell— remain trapped on the alien planet of Jontashreena. Now, as human and Plysserian scientists and engineers race to unlock the intergalactic portals and harvest alien technology, Earth prepares for the most explosive battle for its existence. Joining the war effort are recruits like young Colin Laney, who will advance from Marine boot camp to the forefront of a massive invasion on alien terrain—with the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance.

A latest installment in the Vanguard series follows the events of Reap the Whirlwind and follows the establishment of a new commander at Starbase 47 during the former commander's trial for treason, a situation that is further complicated by escalating tensions with the Klingons. Original.

The Taurus Reach is in turmoil in this fourth novel in the acclaimed Vanguard saga, based on Star Trek: The Original Series! With tensions mounting between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, Ambassador Jetanien works frantically on Starbase Vanguard to halt the escalation toward war. Commodore Diego Reyes, the station's former commander, awaits trial for treason, while the shattered mind of his intelligence officer, T'Prynn, becomes the battlefield in a fight for her very life. But even as matters deteriorate, the discoveries made in the Taurus Reach have captured the imagination of one of the Federation's most promising scientific minds: Dr. Carol Marcus believes she is close to solving a puzzle that will transform her life's work. Meanwhile, an unexpected defection brings a new perspective to the investigation, and Vanguard's Lieutenant Ming Xiong is confronted with an artifact that could be the key to decoding the Taurus Meta-Genome. But with Operation Vanguard teetering between its greatest breakthrough and a conflict that could engulf two quadrants, its future may depend on the man Starfleet has selected to replace Reyes as base commander: Admiral Heihachiro Nogura.

A latest installment in the Vanguard series follows the events of Reap the Whirlwind and follows the establishment of a new commander at Starbase 47 during the former commander's trial for treason, a situation that is further complicated by escalating tensions with the Klingons. Original.

1992: For nearly a decade, the international assassin known only as "the Wraith" has eluded authorities. Political leaders, powerful heads of business, terrorists known and suspected have numbered among the many victims until -- without explanation -- the Wraith disappears.... 2005: Tom Baldwin and Diana Skouris are investigating Jordan Collier's murder, but they're pulled off the case. Washington believes the Wraith -- a onetime freelance agent for the U.S. government -- is active again. A high-ranking CIA officer, who oversaw the rogue operator's activities, is killed. Evidence at the scene points to the Wraith and that this highly efficient killer is now a 4400. The NTAC agents only have thirteen-year-old leads to follow an assassin who was never caught. Suddenly, the Wraith kills another returnee. Why? What does this mean? Can the mounting fears of the 4400 be right? Or is this just one returnee who has gone off the track. Baldwin and Skouris need to know -- but will they find out before the Wraith completes this deadly covert objective?

The thrilling Star Trek short story collection featuring Starfleet’s Corps of Engineers! Corps of Engineers These are the voyages of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Their mission: to solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. Starfleet veteran Captain David Gold, along with his crack Starfleet Corps of Engineers team lead by former Starship Enterprise ™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, travel throughout the Federation and beyond to fix the unfixable, repair the irreparable, and solve the unsolvable. Whether it's an artificial planetary ring that was damaged during the Dominion War, an out-of-control generation ship, a weapons inspection gone horribly wrong, shutting down a crashed probe, solving a centuries-old medical mystery, or clearing a sargasso sea of derelict ships, the S.C.E. is on the case! But the problems they face aren't just technical; Tev must confront the demons of his past, Lense must confront the demons of her present, Gold faces a crisis of leadership on his own ship, and Gomez must lead an away team into the middle of a brutal ground war. Plus the da Vinci crew must find a way to work with their Klingon counterparts in a deadly rescue mission.

There are moments glimpsed only in shadow, where darkness rules and evil incarnate thrives. You hope against hope that in your lifetime, evil is relegated to the shadows. But what if it wasn't? What if you lived in a universe where your life was measured only by what you could do for the Empire? What would you do to survive? Would you sell your soul to free yourself? If you were offered the chance to rule, would you seize it? If you could free your universe from the darkness but only at the cost of your life, would you pay that price? Star Trek: Enterprise®—she seized power in a heartbeat, daring to place herself against all the overlords of the Empire. Empress Hoshi Sato knows the future that could be; now all she has to do is make sure it never happens. For her to rule, she must hold sway not only over the starship from the future but also over her warlords, the resistance, and her Andorian husband. As quickly and brutally as Hoshi seized power, imperial rule is taken from her. Her only chance to rule again is to ally herself with a lifelong foe, and an alien. Star Trek® One man can change the future, but does he dare? Spock, intrigued by the vision of another universe's Federation, does what no Vulcan, no emperor, has ever done: seize power in one blinding stroke of mass murder. And at the same instant he gains imperial power, Spock sows the seeds for the Empire's downfall. Is this a form of Vulcan madness, or is it the coolly logical plan of a man who knows the price his universe must pay for its freedom? Star Trek: The Next Generation®—Humanity is a pitiful collection of enslaved, indentured, and abused peoples. No one dares to question the order, except at peril of their lives. One man survives by blinding himself to the misery around him. However, Jean-Luc Picard resists, just once. And in that one instant he unlocks a horror beyond the tyranny of the Alliance. Can a man so beaten down by a lifetime of oppression stop the destruction?

Relaunching the adventures of the U.S.S. da Vinci, as Captain David Gold, Commander Sonya Gomez, and the rest of Starfleet's miracle workers solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. At first, Dr. Sarjenka -- the first Dreman to graduate from Starfleet Medical Academy -- thought her posting to the da Vinci as deputy chief medical officer was a dream assignment. But her new boss, Dr. Elizabeth Lense, doesn't want her there, her mentor, Captain Gold, is surly and unapproachable, and she finds the atmosphere on the da Vinci to be radically different from what she expected. Sarjenka's trial by fire comes when the da Vinci is sent to Betrisius, where neural implants that are used to rehabilitate criminals in lieu of prisons are malfunctioning. The S.C.E. team must find a way to repair the damage -- and learn the truth behind why the implants aren't working before the planet devolves into chaos.... Beginning all-new adventures of the S.C.E.!

MERE ANARCHY A new six-part epic covering thirty years of Star Trek® history, continuing with an adventure that takes place during the historic five-year mission! Book 1: THINGS FALL APART Mestiko: a world on the brink of interstellar space travel -- and under covert Federation observation. When the Payav, Mestiko's dominant nation, learns of a rogue pulsar sweeping through their star system and threatening to destroy all life on their planet, the Federation is faced with a daunting choice: stand by and witness the extinction of a thriving civilization, or violate the Prime Directive and mount a desperate effort to protect the planet from total devastation. The Starship Enterprise, newly under the command of James T. Kirk, is sent to aid the doomed planet. Kirk and his officers -- Spock, Mitchell, Kelso, Scott, Sulu, and Dr. Piper -- must use an experimental, untested technology to save the planet before it's too late! A new eBook from the authors of A Time to Sow, A Time to Harvest and Summon the Thunder

The second novel from the acclaimed Vanguard saga, based on Star Trek: The Original Series! The Taurus Reach: a remote interstellar expanse that holds a very old and potentially cataclysmic secret, the truth of which is feared by the Tholians, coveted by the Klingons, and dubiously guarded by the Federation. At the center of this intrigue is Vanguard, a Federation starbase populated by an eclectic mix of Starfleet officers and civilians, whose lives are forever altered as they explore the layers of mystery surrounding the Reach and steadily peel them away...one after another. In the aftermath of Harbinger, Commodore Diego Reyes commands Vanguard while waging an intensely personal struggle, tasked to uncover the true significance of the Taurus Reach while simultaneously concealing that mission from his fellow officers—and even his closest friends. As the Daedalus-class U.S.S. Lovell brings some of Starfleet's keenest technical minds to help, the U.S.S. Endeavour makes a find that could shed further light on the enigmatic meta-genome that has captured the Federation's interest—if its crew survives the discovery... Deep within the Taurus Reach, an ancient and powerful alien mind has awakened prematurely from aeons of hibernation, alerted to the upstart civilizations now daring to encroach upon the worlds in her care. With the stakes for all sides escalating rapidly, the alien lashes out with deadly force against the interlopers, propelling the Vanguard crew on a desperate race to understand the nature of the attacker, and to prevent the Taurus Reach from becoming a war zone.

The Taurus Reach: a remote interstellar expanse that holds a very old and potentially cataclysmic secret, the truth of which is feared by the Tholians, coveted by the Klingons, and dubiously guarded by the Federation. At the center of this intrigue is Vanguard, a Federation starbase populated by an eclectic mix of Starfleet officers and civilians, whose lives are forever altered as they explore the layers of mystery surrounding the Reach and steadily peel them away...one after another. In the aftermath of Harbinger, Commodore Diego Reyes commands Vanguard while waging an intensely personal struggle, tasked to uncover the true significance of the Taurus Reach while simultaneously concealing that mission from his fellow officers -- and even his closest friends. As the Daedalus-class U.S.S. Lovell brings some of Starfleet's keenest technical minds to help, the U.S.S. Endeavour makes a find that could shed further light on the enigmatic meta-genome that has captured the Federation's interest -- if its crew survives the discovery.... Deep within the Taurus Reach, an ancient and powerful alien mind has awakened prematurely from aeons of hibernation, alerted to the upstart civilizations now daring to encroach upon the worlds in her care. With the stakes for all sides escalating rapidly, the alien lashes out with deadly force against the interlopers, propelling the Vanguard crew on a desperate race to understand the nature of the attacker, and to prevent the Taurus Reach from becoming a war zone.