On a mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon/Romulan border, the U.S.S. Enterprise(t) travels to the planet Eloh to negotiate Federation memebership. But upon arrival, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his diplomatic team find themselves face to face with Commander Sela, an old Romulan enemy -- who's there to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Empire. When a series of fatal indidents casts suspicion on both delegations, Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela to prove the innocence of the Starship Enterprise(t) crew -- or lose a sprategic stronghold to the Federation's greatest enemy.

 

This book is part of a book series called Star Trek-The Next Generation .

This book was published 2000 by Simon & Schuster .

Together with Pocket Books Star Trek editor John J. Ordover, Robert Greenberger created the overall Gateways concept which forms the basis of the seven-part crossover series.