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The Taurus Reach, a remote interstellar frontier, conceals a long‑hidden secret that threatens to spark conflict among the Tholians, Klingons, and the Federation. Vanguard, a Daedalus‑class starbase staffed by Starfleet officers and civilians, becomes the focal point of this intrigue. Commodore Diego Reyes leads the base, wrestling with a personal duty to uncover the Reach’s true nature while keeping the mission secret from his crew. As the USS Lovell brings technical expertise and the USS Endeavour discovers clues to a mysterious meta‑genome, the ancient alien mind—awakening from eons of hibernation—poses a deadly threat to all interlopers. The Vanguard crew must race to understand the attacker and prevent the Taurus Reach from escalating into a war zone.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Dayton Ward
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