Author(s):	Susan Wright
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	The Badlands #1
Published:	1 December 1999
Pages:	304
Stardate:	Unknown (various)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0671039571 (paperback) ASIN B000FBJFYQ (Kindle)

During a mission of exploration, the USS Enterprise examines a huge nebula of hazardous gases and plasma storms.

SummaryEdit

From the book jacket

Located dangerously near the Cardassian border, the unstable region of space known as the Badlands has long been a hazard to interstellar navigation, characterized by violent plasma storms and other even stranger phenomena. Many starships have faced destruction there, including at least two incarnations of the Starship Enterprise...

James T. Kirk braves the perils of the Badlands to confront a Romulan Bird-of-Prey that has entered Federation space in pursuit of a fleeing smuggler. But trespassing Romulans may be the least of Kirk's problems when the mysterious forces at work in the Badlands threaten both his ship and his crew!

A generation later, Jean-Luc Picard faces the same phantom menace when he commands his Enterprise into the Badlands on a mission vital to Federation-Cardassian relations. With Will Riker's life on the line, and the entire ship in jeopardy, it's up to Lieutenant Commander Data to determine the true nature of the Badlands' hidden danger!

Memorable QuotesEdit

QUOTES

Background InformationEdit

• First novel in The Badlands mini-series.
• The novel contained Chapter Five of the serialized novel Starfleet: Year One.
• An extract from this novel appeared in Star Trek Monthly issue 62.

CharactersEdit

James T. Kirk

Spock

Leonard McCoy

Montgomery Scott

Uhura

Hikaru Sulu

Pavel Chekov

Christine Chapel

Jean-Luc Picard

William T. Riker

Geordi La Forge

Worf

Beverly Crusher

Deanna Troi

Data

ReferencesEdit

External link Edit

• The Badlands, Book One at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works