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For the status, please see missing in action.

Missing in Action is a Star Trek: New Frontier novel – the sixteenth book in the series – written by Peter David. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in hardback in February 2006.

Summary

From the book jacket: Peter David's unforgettable novels of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the Starship Excalibur remain one of Star Trek's most popular book series among fans. Now, David continues the thrilling new direction for the New Frontier universe begun in After the Fall with a novel that will shock and delight longtime and brand-new readers of this acclaimed series.

Following the dramatic events of After the Fall, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the USS Excalibur find themselves catapulted headlong into another universe, far from the New Thallonian Protectorate and Sector 221-G… a place where an ancient war rages between two powerful alien races. But Calhoun has no intention of staying here for very long and, adopting the time-honored philosophy of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," takes it upon himself to somehow (and by any means necessary) persuade one side or the other to help him and his crew get back home.

Meanwhile, the shadow of war has fallen over the New Thallonian Protectorate, and an embattled Si Cwan faces growing treachery as he attempts to maintain his tenuous hold on power. With Starfleet and the Federation declaring Sector 221-G temporarily off-limits, Admiral Elizabeth Shelby and Captain Kat Mueller decide to take matters into their own hands, ignoring orders by trying to find some way of getting to the Excalibur, presuming there is any Excalibur to get to. But they never count on the most unexpected of allies – an old friend whose shifting loyalties are about to be put to the ultimate test even as a growing cataclysm looms…

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Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in New Frontier characters.

Main

Captain Mackenzie Calhoun
Elizabeth Shelby: Starfleet admiral in command of Space Station Bravo.
Lt. Commander Robin Lefler
Doctor Selar
Zak Kebron: Security chief and counselor.
Xyon
Soleta: Vulcan
Si Cwan: Thallonian
Kalinda Cwan
Kat Mueller: Captain, USS Trident

References

Space Station Bravo: Space station commanded by Admiral Elizabeth Shelby, in sector 221.
USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A): Galaxy-class Federation starship.
USS Trident (NCC-31347): Federation starship.

External link

Missing in Action at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Previous novel:	Series	Next novel:
After the Fall	Star Trek: New Frontier	Turnaround (comic)

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-| Author            = [[Peter David]]
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-| Publisher         = [[Pocket Books]]
+|publisher    = [[Pocket Books]]
-| Series            = [[Star Trek: New Frontier|New Frontier]] #16
+|series       = [[Star Trek: New Frontier|New Frontier]] #16
-| Published         = {{d|28|February|2006}} (hardcover)<br />{{d|7|April|2008}} (paperback)
+|published    = {{d|28|February|2006}} (hardback)<br />{{d|7|April|2008}} (paperback)
-| Pages             = 352
+|pages        = 352
-| Year              = [[2379]]
+|year         = [[2379]]
-| ISBN              = 141651080X (hardcover)<br />ISBN 1416598383 (paperback)<br />{{ASIN|B000FCKRT2}} (Kindle)
+|ISBN         = {{ISBN|141651080X}} (hardback)<br />{{ISBN|1416598383}} (paperback)<br />{{ASIN|B000FCKRT2}} (Kindle)
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+{{Disambiguation|the status|missing in action}}
-Part of [[Peter David]]'s ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' series of [[novels]] released by [[Pocket Books]]. Second part of a three book story arc.
+'''''Missing in Action''''' is a ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' novel &ndash; the sixteenth book in the series &ndash; written by [[Peter David]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in hardback in {{m|February|2006}}.
 == Summary ==
-From the book jacket:
+;From the book jacket
-:''[[Peter David]]'s unforgettable [[novels]] of [[Captain]] Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the [[Starship]] [[USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)|''Excalibur'']] remain one of ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s most popular book series among fans. Now, David continues the thrilling new direction for the ''[[New Frontier]]'' universe begun in "[[After the Fall]]" with a novel that will shock and delight longtime and brand-new readers of this acclaimed series.''
+:''[[Peter David]]'s unforgettable [[novels]] of [[Captain]] Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the [[Starship]] [[USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)|''Excalibur'']] remain one of ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s most popular book series among fans. Now, David continues the thrilling new direction for the ''[[New Frontier]]'' universe begun in ''[[After the Fall]]'' with a novel that will shock and delight longtime and brand-new readers of this acclaimed series.''
-:''Following the dramatic events of "After the Fall", Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the USS ''Excalibur'' find themselves catapulted headlong into another [[universe]], far from the New Thallonian Protectorate and [[Sector]] 221-G... a place where an ancient [[military conflicts|war]] rages between two powerful [[alien]] [[races]]. But Calhoun has no intention of staying here for very long and, adopting the time-honored [[philosophy]] of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," takes it upon himself to somehow (and by any means necessary) persuade one side or the other to help him and [[New Frontier characters|his crew]] get back home.''
+:''Following the dramatic events of ''After the Fall'', Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the USS ''Excalibur'' find themselves catapulted headlong into another [[universe]], far from the New Thallonian Protectorate and [[Sector]] 221-G&hellip; a place where an ancient [[military conflicts|war]] rages between two powerful [[alien]] [[race]]s. But Calhoun has no intention of staying here for very long and, adopting the time-honored [[philosophy]] of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," takes it upon himself to somehow (and by any means necessary) persuade one side or the other to help him and [[New Frontier characters|his crew]] get back home.''
-:''Meanwhile, the shadow of war has fallen over the New Thallonian Protectorate, and an embattled Si Cwan faces growing treachery as he attempts to maintain his tenuous hold on power. With [[Starfleet]] and the [[Federation]] declaring Sector 221-G temporarily off-limits, [[Admiral]] [[Shelby|Elizabeth Shelby]] and Captain Kat Mueller decide to take matters into their own hands, ignoring orders by trying to find some way of getting to the ''Excalibur'', presuming there is any ''Excalibur'' to get to. But they never count on the most unexpected of allies -- an old friend whose shifting loyalties are about to be put to the ultimate test even as a growing cataclysm looms...''
+:''Meanwhile, the shadow of war has fallen over the New Thallonian Protectorate, and an embattled Si Cwan faces growing treachery as he attempts to maintain his tenuous hold on power. With [[Starfleet]] and the [[Federation]] declaring Sector 221-G temporarily off-limits, [[Admiral]] [[Elizabeth Shelby]] and Captain Kat Mueller decide to take matters into their own hands, ignoring orders by trying to find some way of getting to the ''Excalibur'', presuming there is any ''Excalibur'' to get to. But they never count on the most unexpected of allies &ndash; an old friend whose shifting loyalties are about to be put to the ultimate test even as a growing cataclysm looms&hellip;''
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 ;[[Lieutenant commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Robin Lefler]]
 ;[[Doctor]] [[Selar]]
-;[[Zak Kebron]]
+;[[Zak Kebron]] : [[Security chief]] and [[counselor]].
-: [[Security chief]] and [[counselor]].
 ;[[Xyon]] :
 ;[[Soleta]] : [[Vulcan]]
 ;[[Si Cwan]] : Thallonian
-;[[Kalinda]] :
+;[[Kalinda Cwan]] :
-;[[Kat Mueller]] : Captain, USS ''Trident'' <!--
+;[[Kat Mueller]] : Captain, USS ''Trident''
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 == References ==
-;Space Station Bravo : Space station commanded by Admiral [[Shelby]], in sector 221.
+;Space Station Bravo : Space station commanded by Admiral [[Elizabeth Shelby]], in sector 221.
+;USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517-A) : {{class|Galaxy}} [[Federation]] [[starship]].
-;USS ''Excalibur'' (NCC-26517-A) : {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} [[Federation]] [[starship]].
 ;USS ''Trident'' (NCC-31347) : Federation starship.
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+|next        = ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier - Turnaround|Turnaround]]'' (comic)
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