When an abandoned space habitat is found within a distant asteroid belt, the Starship Enterprise is sent to investigate. Captain Kirk and his crew discover an artificial world full of technological marvels -- and unexpected dangers. But wonder and curiosity give way to fear when the habitat's shifting orbit sends it on a collision course with an inhabited planet within the same solar system. Now Kirk and Spock must find a way to save the planet without destroying a treasure trove of alien science, and time is running out...

 

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski are both well-known science fiction writers. Sargent is a recent winner of a Nebula Award for her story 'Danny Goes to Mars'. Zebrowski's most recent book, written with Charles Pellegrino, was hailed by the New York Times as a novel of 'conceptual ferocity and scientific plausibility'. Their Star Trek collaborations include the Original Series novel HEART OF THE SUN. Pamela Sargent has won the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award. She lives with writer George Zebrowski in upstate New York.