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When the powerful Tizarin merchant families are united by marriage aboard the USS Enterprise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard welcomes the celebration. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Lwaxana Troi from Betazed and the enigmatic being Q, who challenges Picard’s concept of love and threatens to ignite a war between the two families. Picard must navigate the chaos as Lwaxana seeks to teach Q a lesson about affection that will change their perspectives forever.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Peter David
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