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Star Trek: Discovery: Fear Itself
By (Author) James Swallow
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Simon & Schuster
Star Trek
1st July 2018
United States
General
Fiction
Adventure / action fiction
Science fiction: military
Science fiction: aliens / UFOs
823.92
Paperback
304
Width 135mm, Height 210mm, Spine 18mm
229g
An all-new novel based upon the explosive Star Trek TV series!
Lieutenant Saru is a Kelpien, a member of a prey species born on a world overrun by monstrous predatorsand a being who very intimately understands the nature of fear. Challenged on all sides, he is determined to surpass his origins and succeed as a Starfleet officer aboard the USS Shenzhou. But when Saru breaks protocol in order to prove himself to his crewmates, what begins as a vital rescue mission to save a vessel in distress soon escalates out of control. Forced into a command role he may not be ready for, Saru is caught between his duty and the conflicting agendas of two antagonistic alien races. To survive, he will need to seek a path of peace against all odds, and risk compromising the very ideals he has sworn to uphold
James Swallowis aNew York TimesandSunday Times (UK)bestselling author, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and the only British writer to have worked on aStar Trektelevision series. HisStar Trekfiction includesThe Latter Fire,Sight Unseen,The Poisoned Chalice,Cast No Shadow,Synthesis,Day of the Vipers,The Stuff of Dreams,Infinitys Prism: Seeds of Dissent, and short stories inSeven Deadly Sins,Shards and Shadows,The Skys the Limit, andDistant Shores. His other works include the Marc Dane thriller series and tales from the worlds of24,Doctor Who,Star Wars,Halo,Warhammer 40,000, and more. He lives and works in London.