New blurbs for 2017 novels (TNG/Ward; DS9/DRGIII;VOY/Beyer)

[Defcon]

@8of5 has posted blurbs (from Amazon) for three upcoming 2017 novels on his Trek Collective:

Headlong Flight by @Dayton Ward (February 2017:

An exhilarating thriller from bestselling author Dayton Ward set in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation, following Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew as they explore the previously uncharted and dangerous Odyssean Pass.

Surveying a nebula as part of their continuing exploration of the previously uncharted “Odyssean Pass,” Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise encounter a rogue planet. Life signs are detected on the barren world’s surface, and then a garbled message is received: a partial warning to stay away at all costs. Determined to render assistance, Picard dispatches Commander Worf and an away team to investigate, but their shuttlecraft is forced to make an emergency landing on the surface—moments before all contact is lost and the planet completely disappears.

Worf and his team learn that this mysterious world is locked into an unending succession of random jumps between dimensions, the result of an ambitious experiment gone awry. The Enterprise crewmembers and the alien scientists who created the technology behind this astonishing feat find themselves trapped, powerless to break the cycle. Meanwhile, as the planet continues to fade in and out of various planes of existence, other parties have now taken notice….

DS9: The Long Mirage by @David R. George III (March 2017)

Continuing the post-television Deep Space Nine saga comes this thrilling original novel from New York Times bestselling author David R. George III!

More than two years have passed since the destruction of the original Deep Space 9. In that time, a brand new, state-of-the-art starbase has replaced it, commanded by Captain Ro Laren, still the crew and residents of the former station continue to experience the repercussions of its loss. For instance: Quark continues his search for Morn, as the Lurian—his best customer and friend—left Bajor without a word and never returned. Quark enlists a private detective to track Morn down, and she claims to be hot on his trail. Yet the barkeep distrusts the woman he hired, and his suspicions skyrocket when she too suddenly vanishes. At the same time, Kira Nerys emerges from a wormhole after being caught inside it when it collapsed two years earlier. She arrives on the new DS9 to discover Altek Dans already there. While inside the Celestial Temple, Kira lived a different life in Bajor’s past, where she fell in love with Altek. So why have the Prophets moved him forward in time…and why have They brought him and Kira together?

Voyager: Architects of Infinity by @Kirsten Beyer (April 2017)

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager, from the New York Times bestselling author.

As the Federation Starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims. At Captain Chakotay's suggestion, however, she orders the fleet to focus its attention on a unique planet in a binary system, where a new element has been discovered. Several biospheres exist on this otherwise uninhabitable world, each containing different atmospheres and features that argue other sentient beings once resided on the surface. Janeway hopes that digging into an old-fashioned scientific mystery will lift the crews' morale, but she soon realizes that the secrets buried on this world may be part of a much larger puzzle—one that points to the existence of a species whose power to reshape the galaxy might dwarf that of the Krenim.

Meanwhile, Lieutenants Nancy Conlon and Harry Kim continue to struggle with the choices related to Conlon’s degenerative condition. Full Circle’s medical staff discovers a potential solution, but complications will force a fellow officer to confront her people’s troubled past and her own future in ways she never imagined…

ETA: Since @8of5 has added the blurb to Section 31: Control by @David Mack to the linked article I'll add it here as well for completeness sake (although it already has a separate thread):

From the New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes an original, thrilling Section 31 novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe!

No law…no conscience…no mercy. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, and answering to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group pledged to defend the Federation at any cost. The discovery of a two-hundred-year-old secret gives Doctor Julian Bashir his best chance yet to expose and destroy the illegal spy organization. But his foes won’t go down without a fight, and his mission to protect the Federation he loves just end up triggering its destruction. Only one thing is for certain: this time, the price of victory will be paid with Bashir’s dearest blood.

 

[Thrawn]

Well those three all sound awesome. Also seems good to me that the new show is clearly not slowing down the litverse at all.

 

[Csalem]

They all sound good. I wonder if the cover of Kirsten's book will mention her working on the new TV series, in a similar way to which New York Times bestseller is highlighted.

 

[Mage]

DRGIII and DS9, Kirsten and VOY, more exploring with the E-E...... Aaaaaaaaawyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah!!!!!

 

[Paris]

This is all good news! Everything sounds great

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Thanks for the news, Defcon!

 

[JD]

Those all sound great. I love that the fact that Morn hasn't shown up on the new DS9 is actually going to be a plot point in the new DS9 book.

 

[DS9forever]

Nice to see the Morn storyline going somewhere; I thought he was just on a tour of planets from TOS.

No mention of Sisko's Gamma Quadrant mission is odd - perhaps this is for the second DRG novel in 2017?

 

[Defcon]

Since @8of5 has added the blurb to Section 31: Control by @David Mack to the linked article I have added it in the OP here as well for completeness sake (although it already has a separate thread).

 

[Reanok]

All three books sound really good. The long Mirage I'm glad the mentioned Morn I wondred what happened to him and the Kira story like sounds intriguing.I look forward to getting David Mack's Section 31 novel Control that's a story a lot of us have been wanting to read and find out what Julian Bashir has been up to since the last book came out. I always enjoy Reading Kirsten Beyer's Voyager books.

 

[USS Firefly]

YESSS!! A new DS9 book!!

 

[Jedi Ben]

Great news, thanks for posting it.

 

[m_classy]

Yay! So excited for the new Voyager. I love that Kirsten Beyer isn't quite dropping the Krenim comeback from the last book. Continuity for the win! Also, science mystery turned More Than It Seems? Yum.

 

[amartin]

This is great news!!

 

[Tirius]

I am going to need... another bookcase.