DANTER Never for an instant had Si Cwan thought he would find himself helpless before Lodec, the Senate Speaker of Danter. The powerfully built Thallonian stood a head taller than Lodec, was younger, in far better shape, and one of the most fearsome and deadly fighters ever bred in the history of Thallonian royalty. So it was that he had been astounded to discover himself in Lodec’s palatial estate being held high up, up off his feet, dangling in the air, as the much shorter Lodec held him there. Unable to draw in air, Si Cwan could only gag. His hands clamped around Lodec’s arm, trying to twist it free, but he felt corded muscle beneath Lodec’s sleeve that had not been there only a few days earlier. Kalinda let out an infuriated cry and tried to come to his aid, but the other senators intervened and held her back with no effort at all. ... POCKET BOOKS New York London Toronto Sydney Singapore The sale of this book without its cover is unauthorized. If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that it was reported to the publisher as “unsold and destroyed.” Neither the authors nor the publisher have received payment for the sale of this “stripped book.” This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. An Original Publication of POCKET BOOKS POCKET BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 Copyright © 2003 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. STAR TREK is a Registered Trademark of Paramount Pictures. This book is published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., under exclusive license from Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Pocket Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 ISBN: 0-7434-1858-1 First Pocket Books printing October 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 POCKET and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America For information regarding special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-800-456-6798 or [email protected] Contents Prologue DANTER EXCALIBUR I II III IV TRIDENT I II III EXCALIBUR I II RUNABOUT EXCALIBUR I II III TRIDENT I II EXCALIBUR I II TRIDENT I II III EXCALIBUR I II TRIDENT I II EXCALIBUR I II III DANTER I II III IV EXCALIBUR I II SOMEWHERE TRIDENT/EXCALIBUR I II DANTER TRIDENT EXCALIBUR I II III IV V VI VII DANTER EXCALIBUR I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX DANTER TRIDENT About the e-Book