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In a remote sector of Federation space, the Enterprise intercepts a distress signal from the Klingon cruiser Mauler. The ship is caught in a previously unseen dimensional storm that refuses both rescue and communication. Determined to uncover the Klingons’ presence, Kirk and a security team board the Mauler just as the storm peaks. As the bridge watch the cruiser fades from the Enterprises viewscreen, Kirk awakens a century into the future, leaving the crew to confront their own timeline.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: David Dvorkin
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