The Missing

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An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Deep Space Ninea direct sequel to the New York Times bestselling story arc, The Fall!

The entire sector is waiting to see what the newly reopened Bajoran wormhole will mean for the shifting political landscape in the Alpha Quadrant. On Deep Space 9, Captain Ro Laren is suddenly drawn into the affairs of the People of the Open Sky, who have come to the station in search of sanctuary. Despite the opposition of the station's security officer, Jefferson Blackmer, Ro Laren and Deep Space 9's new CMO, Doctor Beverly Crusher, offer the People aid. But when Dr. Crushers highly secure files are accessed without permissionthe same files that hold the secrets of the Shedai, a race whose powerful but half-understood scientific secrets solved the Andorian catastrophethe People seem the likeliest suspects.

As tensions rise on the station, the science vessel Athene Donald arrives as part of its journey of exploration. The brainchild of Doctor Katherine Pulaski, this ship is crewed by different species from the Khitomer Accords and the Typhon Pact. Pulaskis hope is that science will do what diplomacy has not: help the great powers put aside their hostilities and work together. But when the Athene Donald is summarily stopped in her voyage by the powerful vessel of a hitherto unknown species, Pulaski begins to wonderwill this first contact bring her crew together or tear them all apart

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Una McCormack is the author of ten previousStar Treknovels:The Lotus Flower(part ofThe Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Ninetrilogy),Hollow Men,The Never-Ending Sacrifice,Brinkmanship,The Missing, theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Fall: The Crimson Shadow,Enigma Tales,Discovery:The Way to the Stars, theacclaimedUSA TodaybestsellerPicard: The Last Best Hope, andDiscovery: Wonderlands. She is also the author of five Doctor Who novels from BBC Books:The Kings Dragon,The Way Through the Woods,Royal Blood,Molten Heart, andAll Flesh is Grass. She has written numerous short stories and audio dramas. She lives with her family in Cambridge, England.