{"product_id":"9780743431132","title":"Star Trek Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond","description":"Created by the incalculably ancient Iconians, whose transcendent technology is quantum levels beyond that of the Federation and its allies, the Gateways offer instantaneous transport across unimaginable distances. Throughout the known galaxy, from Deep Space Nine to the New Frontier, from the Delta Quadrant to the bridge of the \u003ci\u003eStarship Enterprise,\u003c\/i\u003e the sudden reactivation of the Gateways has destabilized interstellar relations between planets and cultures previously separated by countless light-years. Starfleet's finest have coped with the crisis as best they can, but circumstances have forced several valiant commanders to leap through separate Gateways into the unknown. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCaptain James T. Kirk of the original \u003ci\u003eStarship Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Captain Jean-Luc Picard of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation®\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Colonel Kira Nerys of \u003ci\u003eDeep Space Nine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Captain Kathryn Janeway of the \u003ci\u003eU.S.S. Voyager\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Captains Calhoun and Shelby of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek : New Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Commander Nick Keller of the \u003ci\u003eU.S.S. Challenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e All of these heroes, for their own reasons, have taken the ultimate gamble: hurling themselves personally through a Gateway without any knowledge or forewarning of what lay beyond. Each must face their own unique challenge, struggling to find a way back to the ships and homes they left behind. \u003cbr\u003e And waiting behind at least one of the Gateways are the ageless Iconians themselves, the primordial architects of the mysterious portals causing chaos throughout the Milky Way galaxy. \u003cbr\u003e Where did they disappear to, many long eons ago, and what do they want now? The answer lies on the other side.... \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat Lay Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e brings the Gateways saga to a spectacular finish, in an all-star collaboration by six popular, bestselling \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e authors. \u003cbr\u003e Among them, Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith R.A. Decandido, Christie Golden, Robert Greenberger, and Susan Wright have written dozens of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e novels. This is their first mega-collaboration.","brand":"Pocket Books\/Star Trek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114024124656,"sku":"9780743431132","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743431132_p0.jpg?v=1763635157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743431132","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}