"When an offer comes in from the stars, Jean Luc Picard is once more compelled away from his chateau to confront the shadows of his past. Before his days on the Enterprise, a young Picard and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer saved a thriving planet from resource-hungry Romulans--or so he thought. Now landing on a seemingly unrecognizable planet, he and his crew work to save the system--and their ship--from disaster. For Seven of Nine, agreeing to help Picard means putting her own future at risk--but is it even the future she wants?"--Back cover.