Brinkmanship
By: Una McCormack
Contributors: Roddenberry, Gene; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: 1st Pocket Books pbk. ed.
Series: Star trek. Typhon Pact; Pocket Books Star Trek; Star trek
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781451687828
Subjects: Fiction; Space flight; Life on other planets; Interstellar travel; Star Trek fiction
Description: The Venette Convention has always remained independent, but it is about to become the flashpoint for a tense military standoff between the two power blocs now dominating interstellar space, the United Federation of Planets and the recently formed Typhon Pact. The Venetan government turns to the Typhon Pact's Tzenkethi Coalition for protection in the new order, and has agreed to allow three of their supply bases for Tzenkethi use. But these bases, if militarized, would put Tzenkethi weapons unacceptably close to Federation, Cardassian, and Ferengi space. While Captain Ezri Dax and the crew of the U.S.S. Aventine are sent to investigate exactly what is happening at one of the Venette bases, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise are assigned to a diplomatic mission sent to the Venette homeworld in order to broker a mutually acceptable resolution. But the Cardassian delegates don't seem particularly keen on using diplomacy to resolve the situation, which soon spirals out of control toward all-out war.--From back cover.
Notes: "Based upon Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry."