Título: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Death in Winter
Autor: Michael Jan Friedman
Sinopse: Destinies are shattered, the Romulan Empire is shaken to its core, and Jean Luc-Picard’s life is changed forever in this Star Trek: The Next Generation novel.
Long before Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the legendary Starship Enterprise™, he fell deeply and hopelessly in love with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Though, for one reason or another, Picard never acted on his feelings, he found a measure of contentment as Beverly’s close friend, colleague, and daily breakfast partner.
But when Doctor Crusher leaves her position on the Enterprise to become the chief medical officer of Starfleet, the brightest light in Picard’s life is taken from him. And he has hardly resigned himself to his loss when he learns that Beverly has been declared missing in action on a distant planet—and presumed dead.
Kevratas is a bleak, frozen world on the far side of the Romulan Neutral Zone where the Federation has become the plague-ravaged natives’ only real hope of survival and freedom. Starfleet has no recourse but to send in another team to try to save the Kevrata—and Picard is the natural choice. Critical to the success of his mission are two colleagues who served under him when he commanded the Starship Stargazer—Pug Joseph, a man with a past to live down, and Doctor Carter Greyhorse, who has served time for attempted murder—as well as a Romulan who left his people years earlier and never expected to return. Together, they follow the trail of Beverly Crusher to Kevratas, determined to succeed where the doctor failed.
On the Romulan homeworld, meanwhile, the political vacuum created by the demise of Praetor Shinzon has been filled by his staunchest supporter, Senator Tal’aura. But there are those who oppose her, including Commander Donatra and the warbird fleets under her command, because of the way Tal’aura has mishandled rebellions on the Empire's subject worlds.
And one rebellion in particular; the movement for self-determination on frigid Kevratas. So begins a desperate struggle—not only for the freedom of the long-oppressed Kevrata but also for the soul of the Romulan Empire. Before it’s over, destinies will be forged and shattered, the Empire will be shaken to its ancient foundations, and Jean-Luc Picard's life will be changed...forever.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Death in Winter”, de Michael Jan Friedman, publicado pela editora Gallery Books, em 2011 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Gallery Books
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2011-02-01
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 143915001X
ISBN13: 9781439150016
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Gallery Books apresentam uma variedade notável de narrativas que transitam entre suspense policial, dramas emocionais e romances contemporâneos, sempre com personagens complexos e conflitos intensos. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver tramas de ritmo ágil e tensão crescente, como em investigações criminais que se desenrolam em cenários urbanos ou histórias pessoais marcadas por segredos e redenção. Algumas obras exploram também o passado histórico ou familiar, trazendo um tom mais reflexivo e emotivo, enquanto outras oferecem aventuras fantásticas e ficção científica, com universos detalhados e desafios épicos. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por narrativas que combinam emoção, mistério e relações humanas profundas, com variações entre o mais narrativo e o mais informativo, como em guias práticos e biografias.
