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Terraforming a new world is a perilous undertaking, demanding the resilience of the bravest pioneers against an unforgiving environment. On the planet Paradise, progress stalls, prompting the Starfleet Command to pull Commander William T. Riker from his temporary leave aboard the USS Enterprise to assist the struggling crew. Riker’s temporary replacement on the ship is the volatile officer Quintin Stone, whose unpredictable behavior soon raises concerns about his suitability. Once on Paradise, Riker finds himself entangled in a life‑and‑death struggle with the planet’s harsh landscape, only to realize that many of its dangers are engineered—and that the planet holds a dark secret.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Peter David
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