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Seize the Fire is a Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel – the second novel in the series – written by Michael A. Martin. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in November 2010, and features the characters of Star Trek: Titan dealing with the Gorn Hegemony as they seek to solidify their place within the Pact.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Shortly after making the stunning revelation that it has joined with Federation's newest adversary – a coalition of galactic powers known as the Typhon Pact – the Gorn Hegemony suffers an ecological disaster. Fortunately, the Gorn had already been investigating traces of an ancient but powerful "quick terraforming" technology left behind by a long-vanished race – a dead civilization that may be responsible for habitability of many of the worlds on the Gorn frontier and beyond. When the USS Titan begins pursuing this potent technology as well, in the hopes of using it to heal the many grievous wounds sustained by the Federation, it is unclear how dangerous such planet-altering technology can be, even when used with the best of intentions…
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Background information[]
- The novel was announced at the Shore Leave convention on 10 July 2009. It was originally scheduled as the first novel in the series, but swapped places with Zero Sum Game in the schedule.
- The cover was revealed in Star Trek Magazine issue 154.
- Memory Alpha receives an acknowledgment from the author.
- Cover art and design by Alan Dingman.
External link[]
- Seize the Fire at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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