Author(s):	John Peel
Artist(s):	Dru Blair
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TNG #44
Published:	January 1997
Pages:	304
Stardate:	Unknown (2369)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0671568086

The crew of the USS Enterprise must cure a plague - and protect the Prime Directive!

Contents 1 Summary 2 Memorable Quotes 3 Background Information 4 Characters 5 References 6 External link

SummaryEdit

From the book jacket

Dangerous assignments come in pairs when Captain Picard and his crew are confronted with two desperate missions on two different worlds.

On the planet Buran, newly linked to the Federation, a mysterious disease devastates the population-and turns them against the visitors from the USS Enterprise. Meanwhile, on nearby lomides, a renegade Federation observer has disappeared, intent on violating the Prime Directive by preventing a tragic political assassination.

While Dr. Crusher struggles to find a cure for the plague ravaging Buran, Commander Will Riker leads an away team to lomides. Their forces divided, Picard and his crew find themselves the only hope of two worlds.

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Memorable QuotesEdit

Background InformationEdit

• Story is set before TNG: "Timescape".

CharactersEdit

Jean-Luc Picard

William T. Riker

Data

Beverly Crusher

Deanna Troi

Worf

Geordi La Forge

Reginald Barclay

Ro Laren

Starn

Maria Wallace

References Edit

External link Edit

• The Death of Princes at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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