Author(s):	Ilsa J. Bick
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	The Lost Era #4
Published:	28 October 2003
Pages:	480
Stardate:	Unknown (2336)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0743463757

Tells the story of the Enterprise-C.

SummaryEdit

FROM THE BOOK JACKET

For twelve years she captained the flagship of the Federation. But while her exploits are legend, little has been revealed about Rachel Garrett, her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now. When the archaeological find of the decade hints at an earlier Cardassian civilization, it attracts not merely academics and knowledge-seekers but also those with far less noble interests. Among them is Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing connection to one of the highest-ranking officers on the Enterprise. Captain Garrett and her crew find themselves swept in to a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion and murder – as well as a desperate, secret struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the fledgling Orion Syndicate. And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is playing out that will force Captain Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career...amid ruins reputed to link the living with the dead.

Memorable QuotesEdit

QUOTES

Background InformationEdit

• This is the fourth novel in The Lost Era series.
• Farius Prime is listed on the title page as the location of one of Pocket Books' offices.

CharactersEdit

Rachel Garrett

Marta Batanides

Richard Castillo

Darya Bat-Levi

ReferencesEdit

Cardassian history; Starfleet Intelligence; Religion; Judaism

External linkEdit

• Well of Souls at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works