Author(s):	Jeff Mariotte
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	The Lost Era #5
Published:	1 December 2003
Pages:	351
Stardate:	Unknown (2355-2357)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0743464095

Tells the story of the breakdown of Kyle and William Riker's relationship.

Summary Edit

From the book jacket

Two men. Both defined by the personal tragedy that drove them apart. Both driven by their desire to serve, and their devotion to duty. Both haunted by the past, and uncertain future.... And both unable to reach across the chasm that separates father and son.

In the wake of the Tholian attack that nearly cost him his life, civilian strategic consultant Kyle Riker becomes the target of an apparent conspiracy within Starfleet Command, forcing him off Earth and beyond Federation territory to evade the attempts on his life. But danger is never far off, even on a backwater world where Kyle's very name brings the promise of death.

At the same time, the Starfleet career of Kyle's estranged son William T. Riker is under way in earnest, from his turbulent formative years at the Academy to his first perilous missions as an ensign aboard the Starship Pegasus. And even as Kyle searches for the truth behind the events that have made him a fugitive, Will is pursued as well – by a family legacy he fears he will never escape.

Memorable Quotes Edit

QUOTES

Background Information Edit

• This is the fifth of six numbered novels in The Lost Era series.

Characters Edit

William T. Riker

Kyle Riker

Owen Paris 

Admiral.

Erik Pressman 

Captain.

Katherine Pulaski

Benjamin Sisko

References Edit

External link Edit

• Deny Thy Father at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works