{"product_id":"9780743464574","title":"Star Trek Enterprise: Shockwave","description":"\"Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides...\"\u003cbr\u003e -- William Shakespeare \u003cbr\u003e \"The Vulcan Science Directorate has concluded that time travel is impossible.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- T'Pol \u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eStarship Enterprise™\u003c\/i\u003e NX-01 has carried its crew farther into the reaches of space than any human has ever travelled. Commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer, they have charted new stars, explored planets, and made first contact with races previously unknown to even the Vulcans. And while it's true that they have made mistakes along the way, the crew of \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e have tried to live up to Starfleet's creed -- \u003ci\u003eto boldly go.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Paraagan deep-space colony was just another first contact, unusual only in two aspects: it was a matriarchal society, and the planet's upper atmosphere was filled with a highly volatile gas. But the officers of \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e knew how to handle their shuttlepod, and they understood the Paraagan landing protocols. As the shuttlepod descended into the planet's atmosphere, they closed the plasma vents, certain that nothing could escape and ignite the gas. \u003cbr\u003e Thirty-six hundred colonists were vaporized in the blast. Every building, every living thing, everything on the surface was destroyed in the fireball. But how could it have happened? Every reading shows that the pod's vents were shut. Nevertheless, it could only have been the \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e crew who caused the destruction. \u003cbr\u003e Recalled to Earth, Archer knows that the Vulcan High Command has convinced Starfleet of what they have long insisted. Humans are not ready for deep-space exploration. True, it was an accident. But considering the catastrophic loss of life, Starfleet must agree that deep-space exploration must wait just a little longer, perhaps another twenty years...or longer. \u003cbr\u003e But these were not the events as history recorded them. No one died. \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e was never recalled. This is the startling information offered by the mysterious Crewman Daniels -- who claims to be from the thirty-first century and a foot solider in the temporal cold war. With a renewed sense of determination, Archer sets out to prove \u003ci\u003eEnterprise's\u003c\/i\u003e innocence, armed with the knowledge that if he succeeds, his ship will be safe, his future secure. But time is a swiftly moving river in whose deadly rapids \u003ci\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/i\u003e and her captain are now caught. Is there anything one very small starship can do against these forces?","brand":"Pocket Books\/Star Trek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127131095280,"sku":"9780743464574","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743464574_p0.jpg?v=1763632038","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743464574","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}