Author(s):	Peter David
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	New Frontier #16
Published:	28 February 2006 (hardcover) 7 April 2008 (paperback)
Pages:	352
Stardate:	Unknown (2379)
Reference(s):	ISBN 141651080X (hardcover) ISBN 1416598383 (paperback) ASIN B000FCKRT2 (Kindle)

Part of Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels released by Pocket Books. Second part of a three book story arc.

Summary Edit

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...

Characters Edit

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 Edit

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 

Kat Mueller 

Captain, USS Trident

References Edit

Space Station Bravo 

Space station commanded by Admiral Shelby, in sector 221.

USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A) 

Galaxy-class Federation starship.

USS Trident (NCC-31347) 

Federation starship.

External link Edit

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