When an alien scientist points Captain Janeway in the direction of an unprecedented discovery that may hold the key to Voyager's journey home, Janeway agrees to let him accompany her crew on their investigation. Soon Voyager is embroiled in a dispute between several alien races - each intent on manipulating this scientific phenomenon towards their own ends and possibly destroying whole worlds in the process. Janeway must prevent what began as a quest for knowledge from turning into a plan for destruction.

 

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Yoji Kondo (AKA Erik Kotani) was head of the astrophysics laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston during the time of the Apollo and Skylab missions. He is now the director of the International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite Observatory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and is professor in space sciences at George Mason Univeristy, and has published over 130 papers and edited ten books on astronomy and astrophysics. Among other honors, he is the recipient of the NASA medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. Under the pseudonym of E. Kotani, he has written five science fiction books and edited a bestselling Heinlein anthology. This is his first STAR TREK novel.