Barbara March

Loyalties are divided when civil war splits the Klingon Empire. When Worf sees a chance to regain his wrongfully lost family honor, he must choose between his duty as a Starfleet officer and his heritage as a Klingon warrior. Meanwhile, Picard struggles to keep the Federation from being dragged into the fray. But a shocking new adversary from the past threatens to destroy both the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott y Pavel Chekov asisten al viaje inaugural del USS Enterprise-B, que es requerido para ayudar a un convoy de naves que se hallan atrapadas en un cinturón de energía. Debido a la inexperiencia del capitán, Kirk decide ayudar pero cuando la cubierta donde se hallaba es destruida por una ráfaga de energía, es dado por muerto.