About the book: year / Spock, standing over the grave of his friend on Veredian III, observes a strange battle in the starry sky, and transporter beams taking away the body Pick. Greatly intrigued by who might want the remains of James Kirk, Spock begins to conduct his investigation. Meanwhile, the kidnappers, using the technology of a long-dead race, revive Captain Kirk and program him for complete submission. The reborn Kirk's first task is to kill Jean-Luc Picard....