Books like Saratoga by Michael Jan Friedman
Captain Sisko is forced to confront the loss of his wife when the survivors of the U.S.S. Saratoga are brought aboard the U.S.S. Defiant for a Starfleet ceremony. As the ship’s systems begin to fail, Sisko and his comrade Dax investigate a possible act of sabotage that could endanger everyone on board. Their search for the truth threatens to upend the lives of the remaining survivors and test the bonds of the seasoned crew.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Michael Jan Friedman
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