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Star Trek Online: the Needs of the Many
Michael a Martin
Star Trek Online: the Needs of the Many
Michael a Martin
Marc Notes: An original novel based on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game--Cover.; Based upon Star Trek and Star Trek: the next generation, created by Gene Roddenberry; Star Trek: Deep space nine, created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller; Star Trek: Voyager, created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor; Star Trek: Enterprise, created by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga;and Star Trek online (the massively multiplayer online role-playing game).; Jake Sisko is not an author;he is a character in the Star Trek universe. The entire novel was written by Michael A. Martin.; Enemy sleeper agents of the Undine, a paranoid, shape-shifting race, quietly penetrated every echelon of Federation society and other civilizations throughout the Alpha and Beta quadrants. The ensuing conflict shook humanity to its very core, often placing its highest ideals against a pure survival instinct. Prize-winning author Jake Sisko's living history of the 25th century, compiled from the recollections of key figures who served as eyewitnesses, illuminates an age marked indelibly by both fear and courage. Publisher Marketing: Prior to the terror-filled times of the Long War--the seemingly endless struggle against the Undine, a paranoid, shape-shifting race once known only as Species 8472--enemy sleeper agents quietly penetrated every echelon of Federation society, as well as other starfaring civilizations throughout the Alpha and Beta quadrants. The ensuing conflict shook humanity to its very core, often placing its highest ideals against a pure survival instinct. All too frequently, the Undine War demanded the harshest of sacrifices and exacted the steepest of personal costs from the countless millions whose lives the great interdimensional clash forever altered. Drawn from his exhaustive research and interviews, "The Needs of the Many "delivers a glimpse of Betar Prize-winning author Jake Sisko's comprehensive "living history" of this tumultuous era. With collaborator Michael A. Martin, Sisko illuminates an often-poorly-understood time, an age marked indelibly by both fear and courage--not to mention the willingness of multitudes of unsung heroes who became the living embodiment of the ancient Vulcan philosopher Surak's famous axiom, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Contributor Bio: Martin, Michael A Michael A. Martin's solo short fiction has appeared in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction". He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several "Star Trek" comics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Trek novels and eBooks, including the "USA Today" bestseller "Titan: Book One: Taking Wing; Titan: Book Two: The Red King"; the Sy Fy Genre Award-winning "Star Trek: Worlds of Deep Space 9 Book Two: Trill -- Unjoined; Star Trek: The Lost Era 2298 -- The Sundered; Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Mission: Gamma: Vol. Three: Cathedral; Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31 -- Rogue; Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers" #30 and #31 ("Ishtar Rising" Books 1 and 2); stories in the "Prophecy and Change, Tales of the Dominion War", and "Tales from the Captain's Table" anthologies; and three novels based on the "Roswell" television series. His most recent novels include "Enterprise: The Romulan War" and "Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many."His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their "Star Trek Universe" subscription card series), "Star Trek Monthly, Dreamwatch", Grolier Books, Visible Ink Press, "The Oregonian", and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has penned several "World Almanac Library of the States" nonfiction books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their two sons in Portland, Oregon.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 25, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781501130175 |
Publishers | Gallery Books |
Pages | 432 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 25 mm · 385 g |
Language | English |