num_pages: 274
description: The Enterprise discovers a lifeless Federation research vessel, orbiting a planet hidden behind a mysterious energy shield. Over the strong objections of his senior officers, Captain Picard and an away team beam over in search of the missing crew -- And vanish.But soon his captain's disappearance is not the only problem facing Commander Riker. For a mysterious disease has begun ravaging the "Enterprise crew. Now Riker must unravel the secrets of the planet below in order to rescue Picard -- and prevent the starship's destruction.
language: English
title: A Call to Darkness
titlecomplete: A Call to Darkness (Star Trek: The Next Generation #9)
characters: Jean-Luc Picard, William Thomas Riker, Miles Edward O'Brien, Katherine Pulaski, Data, Wesley Crusher, Worf, Deanna Troi, Geordi La Forge
genres: Media Tie In, Science Fiction, Tv, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Fiction, Space Opera, Fantasy, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation
ratings_count: 927
places: Starship Enterprise
series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Die nächste Generation
publisher: Pocket Books