Book Description Ensign Andreas Nikolas, heartsick over the loss of his Mirror Universe lover, has resigned his post on Jean-Luc Picard's starship, the Stargazer, to seek a home on the freighter Iktoj'ni Aаумгьll he wants of his new lifeis a chance to forget his troubles And that's what he gets -- until the Iktoj'ni is taken over by a monstrous alien with unbelievable powers and a disdain for all forms of life Without saying why, the alien sends the freighter hurtling towбдднчard a part of space inhabited by the Ubarrak, the Federation's deadliest and most xenophobic enemy And Nikolas, who fears that the incident will start a war, can't convince his captor to turn back Picard's only hope of stopping the alien menance is Serenity Santana -- a woman who once abused his trust in the name of her people's survival Now she's back, asking for the captain's trust a second time Picard desperately needs Santana's help in his struggle to save his galaxy But wiботрыll she justify his faith in her -- or once again twist it to serve her own shadowy ends?Download Description"Ensign Andreas Nikolas, heartsick over the loss of his Mirror Universe lover, has resigned his post on Jean-Luc Picard's starship, the Stargazer, to seek a home onthe freighter Iktoj'ni All he wants of his new life is a chance to forget his troubles And that's what he gets -- until the Iktoj'ni is taken over by a monstrous alien with unbelievable powers and a disdain for all forms of life Without saying why, the alien sends the freighter hurtling toward a part of space inhabited by the Ubarrak, the Federation's deadliest and most xenophobic enemy And Nikolas, who fears that the incident will start a war, can't convince his captor to turn back Picard's only hope of stopping the alien menance is Serenity Santana -- a woman who once abused his trust in the name of her people's survival Now she's back, asking for the captain's trust a second time Picard desperбсьэнately needs Santana's help in his struggle to save his galaxy But will she justify his faith in her -- or once again twist it to serve her own shadowy ends? ".