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David Alan Mack’s novella expands the TNG universe, bringing readers back to the Orion Nebula region where a mysterious, planet-sized machine threatens to devour entire star systems. Captain Jean‑Luc Picard, crew, and a former trainee must decipher its purpose and find a way to stop it before the galaxy is destroyed.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: David Alan Mack
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