SEIZE THE FIRE
Shortly after revealing its union with the Federation’s newest
adversary—a coalition of galactic powers known as the Typhon Pact—the
Gorn Hegemony suffers an ecological disaster that destroys the hatchery
world of their critically important warrior caste. Fortunately, the
Gorn had already been investigating traces of an ancient but powerful
'quick terraforming' technology left behind by a long-vanished
civilization. This technology, should it prove controllable, promises
to restore their delicate biological and social status quo. But when a
Gorn soldier prepares to use the technology to reshape the planet
Hranrar into a new warrior-caste spawning ground, threatening to
extinguish the native Hranrarii, he draws the unwanted attention of a
mad Gorn trooper determined to bring the military caste into dominance.
Meanwhile, as the U.S.S. Titan embarks upon a search for
this potent technology in the hope of using it to heal the wounds the
Federation sustained during the recent Borg crisis, Captain Riker must
balance his responsibility for his crew’s safety against the welfare of
the Hranrarii and his duty to the Prime Directive. With a menacing
Typhon Pact fleet nipping at his heels, Riker must not only stop the
Gorn warriors but also plumb the secrets of an ancient terraforming
artifact. But of everyone serving aboard Titan, Commander Tuvok
may be the only one who understands how dangerous such planet-altering
technology can be, even when used with the best of intentions. . . .
About The Author
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.
