Shadow (Bk. 4) (Star Trek: Voyager) - Softcover

Smith, Dean Wesley; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671774786 ISBN 13: 9780671774783

Publisher: Star Trek, 2001

Synopsis

Shrouded in secrecy, Section 31 operates outside the constraints of conscience or the law. The covert operations arm of Starfleet, their mission is to protect the Federation at whatever cost. Captain Janeway and her crew fight for their lives against the most unexpected enemy of all.

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Review

Shadow is the second of the darkly atmospheric Section 31 quartet of novels, featuring the shadowy, amoral organisation whose agents will do anything they believe necessary to safeguard the interests of the Federation. Shortly before Voyager embarked on her mission into the Badlands, Section 31 planted an agent aboard whose mission was to observe and possibly act against the Maquis. Now, almost five years later and deep in the Delta Quadrant, someone is trying to kill Seven of Nine. First her regeneration alcove explodes seconds after she has stepped out of it, then a wall panel blows up in her face. It's a bad time for sabotage because Voyager has detoured to watch two suns collide and has discovered a pre-warp ship struggling to escape the destruction. The Rhawn have built a huge colony ship, housing 800 million of their people, in a desperate attempt to survive the destruction of their solar system, but they are not yet far enough away. Voyager is attempting to help, but as the attacks against Seven escalate, it seems the ship's computer itself is compromised. It's hard to write a Section 31 story set so far from the Federation, and this one lacks the complex plotting of Rogue, but it's a strong story nevertheless. The purple-skinned Rhawn are brought vividly to life as they struggle to hold their fragile ship together, and the counter-plot of the attempts to kill Seven effectively ratchet up the tension. --Elizabeth Sourbut

About this edition

• Publisher: Star Trek
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0671774786
• ISBN 13: 9780671774783
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276