The Lost Era: The Buried AgeThe mysterious "missing years" of Captain Picard's life—before he commanded the Enterprise—are revealed at last in this Star Trek: The Next Generation novel! Jean-Luc Picard. His name has gone down in legend as the captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer and two starships Enterprise. But the nine years of his life leading up to the inaugural mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise to Farpoint Station have remained a mystery—until now, as Picard's lost era is finally unearthed. Following the loss of the Stargazer and the brutal court-martial that resulted, Picard no longer sees a future for himself in Starfleet. Turning to his other love, archaeology, he embarks on a quest to rediscover a buried age of ancient galactic history...and awakens a living survivor of that era: a striking, mysterious woman frozen in time since before the rise of Earth's dinosaurs. But this powerful immortal has a secret of cataclysmic proportions, and her plans will take Picard—aided along the way by a brilliant but naive android, an insightful Betazoid, and an enigmatic El-Aurian—to the heights of passion, the depths of betrayal, and the farthest reaches of explored space. |
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... Picard headed back for the command chair. “Shields up. Brace for—” But just then the first salvos hit. The deck convulsed, sending Picard stumbling across the chair. Schuster toppled over the rail behind him, landing on Ben Zoma, but ...
... Picard headed back for the command chair. “Shields up. Brace for—” But just then the first salvos hit. The deck convulsed, sending Picard stumbling across the chair. Schuster toppled over the rail behind him, landing on Ben Zoma, but ...
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... Picard knelt by him and felt for a pulse, reminding himself that head wounds always looked worse than they were . . . But not this time. There was no pulse to find. “Picard to sickbay! I need a team here on the double!” If he could get ...
... Picard knelt by him and felt for a pulse, reminding himself that head wounds always looked worse than they were . . . But not this time. There was no pulse to find. “Picard to sickbay! I need a team here on the double!” If he could get ...
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... Picard cried, rising from his seat and striding forward. “We are on a peaceful mission!” The only response was another weapons volley, but a weak one this time. Picard staggered, as much from his dazed, weakened state as from the impact ...
... Picard cried, rising from his seat and striding forward. “We are on a peaceful mission!” The only response was another weapons volley, but a weak one this time. Picard staggered, as much from his dazed, weakened state as from the impact ...
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... Picard realized it was smaller than he had expected, the six torpedoes perhaps being overkill. But he knew there had been no choice. The Stargazer had been in desperate straits, moments from destruction by an enemy that struck without ...
... Picard realized it was smaller than he had expected, the six torpedoes perhaps being overkill. But he knew there had been no choice. The Stargazer had been in desperate straits, moments from destruction by an enemy that struck without ...
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... Picard threw a wistful glance at Vigo's body, reminding himself that with luck, they would be back for him. He hit his badge again. “Picard to Simenon. Fire emergency, blowback protocol. Rig to vent all compartments to space once the ...
... Picard threw a wistful glance at Vigo's body, reminding himself that with luck, they would be back for him. He hit his badge again. “Picard to Simenon. Fire emergency, blowback protocol. Rig to vent all compartments to space once the ...
Contents
Section 16 | 249 |
Section 17 | 268 |
Section 18 | 286 |
Section 19 | 307 |
Section 20 | 315 |
Section 21 | 322 |
Section 22 | 340 |
Section 23 | 352 |
Section 9 | 128 |
Section 10 | 145 |
Section 11 | 163 |
Section 12 | 175 |
Section 13 | 193 |
Section 14 | 213 |
Section 15 | 233 |
Section 24 | 362 |
Section 25 | 376 |
Section 26 | 392 |
Section 27 | 401 |
Section 28 | 407 |
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Page 168 - Be not afeard ; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices That, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again : and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open and show riches Ready to drop upon me, that, when I waked, I cried to dream again.
Page 168 - Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears ; and sometime voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again : and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and show riches Ready to drop upon me ; that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again.
Page 284 - it is not what you say, but how you say it" ; but of course, how you say it may depend on what you want to say.
Page 6 - I .t's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door.
Page 38 - Before engaging alien species in battle, any and all attempts to make first contact and achieve nonmilitary resolution must be made.