The Traveler and Wesley Crusher, now also a Traveler, observe the events of the book. Starfleet has doubts about the validity of the crews' conclusions as political tensions between Picard and the Admiralty grow. As the Enterprise investigates, concerns rise that this could be a Founder weapon as the crew seeks to uncover the true nature of the ship. Amidst the dangers of the sector, a mysterious ghost ship has begun destroying salvage ships and pirates alike. Soon after arriving strange events occur within the battle site and the Enterprise must investigate, while at the same time keeping the peace with the locals from a nearby planet. The Enterprise is assigned to patrol the battle site and recover the bodies of deceased Federation personnel. Androssi pirates have been raiding the graveyard for technology. The region is full of electro-magnetic disturbances that have repeatedly damaged salvage ships. It deals with the aftermath of a vicious battle in the Rashanar sector during the Dominion War that left the area littered with the remains of many ships. Production A Time to Be Born Ī Time to Be Born by John Vornholt is the first novel in the series. All nine novels in the series were published in 2004. The series continues, with each book directly following the last event when a story arc has finished. The series includes explanations for some apparent continuity problems between these films.įor the first eight books, successive pairs of books each provide one story arc the ninth book is a stand-alone story. It deals with the ship and crew of the Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) between the events of the films Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek Nemesis (2002). is a series of nine novels set in the fictional universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

A Time to Be Born by John Vornholt