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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... never expected that his son would make such a valuable strike so early in his career. This is leverage, he told himself. This kind of luck suggested that the Great River was flowing in his favor, and if he played his hand deftly, he ...
... never expected that his son would make such a valuable strike so early in his career. This is leverage, he told himself. This kind of luck suggested that the Great River was flowing in his favor, and if he played his hand deftly, he ...
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... never bringing them into line of sight with it, leaving them unaware of its presence until they were directly in its gunsights. Flax smiled. Maybe the River was still bringing him luck after all. b. Captain's Log, Stardate 32217.3 U.S.S. ...
... never bringing them into line of sight with it, leaving them unaware of its presence until they were directly in its gunsights. Flax smiled. Maybe the River was still bringing him luck after all. b. Captain's Log, Stardate 32217.3 U.S.S. ...
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... never hurts to be prepared for the long run.” Ben Zoma winced. “We could always make a run back toward Federation space if you wanted. Give the crew leave, take some personal time . . . if there's anyone special you'd like to spend your ...
... never hurts to be prepared for the long run.” Ben Zoma winced. “We could always make a run back toward Federation space if you wanted. Give the crew leave, take some personal time . . . if there's anyone special you'd like to spend your ...
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... never existed at all except in our wishful imaginings,” Asmund said, belatedly remembering to add, “sir.” Though human, Idun had been raised by Klingon parents and thus tended toward the confrontational. Picard chuckled. “Ever the ...
... never existed at all except in our wishful imaginings,” Asmund said, belatedly remembering to add, “sir.” Though human, Idun had been raised by Klingon parents and thus tended toward the confrontational. Picard chuckled. “Ever the ...
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... never been encountered by Starfleet before, they probably would have no knowledge of this ship's special abilities. That would give him the edge he needed. But first he had to know where they were. He could barely see them through the ...
... never been encountered by Starfleet before, they probably would have no knowledge of this ship's special abilities. That would give him the edge he needed. But first he had to know where they were. He could barely see them through 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.