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While responding to a distress call from a remote scientific station, the U.S.S. Enterprise becomes infected by an enigmatic alien entity that feeds on and transforms inorganic materials. The ship gradually disintegrates, forcing Starfleet to order its evacuation and eventual destruction to halt the spread of the infection across the galaxy. As the Enterprise faces its demise, Captain Picard devises a dangerous plan to preserve his ship and crew, defying Starfleet directives and confronting a hostile alien force capable of destroying the entire Federation.
First publish date: March 1993
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: David Bischoff
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