It’s been twenty years since Star Trek fiction took a gigantic leap of faith, out from the universe established by the TV shows and movies, and into the new, ongoing continuity that avid readers nicknamed “the litverse”.
For a time, with no new screen stories being generated for the characters of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise, myself and a legion of other authors had the freedom to expand and build upon what had boldly gone before. We took the heroes fans knew and loved and set them on new adventures, we introduced all-new characters, starships, worlds and narratives. We built a whole new continuity – and truth be told, we made a lot of big swings along the way. Since 2001, our loyal readership has followed these new voyages with enthusiasm and dedication.
But nothing lasts forever.
With the return of the Star Trek saga to television screens – without doubt it’s first, best destiny – in shows like Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks and the upcoming Prodigy and Strange New Worlds, the days of the litverse were numbered. What had gone before would be overwritten by new TV adventures, but rather than end with a fade out, we decided to close this incredible two-decade trek with the biggest swing of all – Star Trek: Coda, an epic trilogy written by Dayton Ward, myself and David Mack.
This has been one of the most intensive projects of my writing career, elevated by working with two great co-writers, and collaborating with editors at Simon & Schuster and the production office at Viacom CBS, and it is my sincere hope that readers will come with us for this grand finale of the current incarnation of “Trek Lit”. Personally, I’ve keenly felt the weight of the expectation and responsibility writing these books, but I think we’ve risen to the challenge. Get ready for a story that will change the face of the Star Trek universe forever…
Coda book I – Moments Asunder, by Dayton Ward – arrives in bookstores on September 28th.
STARFLEET’S FINEST FACES A CHALLENGE UNLIKE ANY OTHER
TOMORROW IS DOOMED
Time is coming apart. Countless alternate and parallel realities are under attack, weakening and collapsing from relentless onslaught. If left unchecked, the universe faces an unstoppable descent toward entropy.
WANDERER, ORACLE, ALLY
Scarred and broken after decades spent tracking this escalating temporal disaster, while battling the nameless enemy responsible for it, an old friend seeks assistance from Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise. The apocalypse may originate from their future, but might the cause lie in their past?
EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE
Identifying their adversary is but the first step toward defeating them, but early triumphs come with dreadful costs. What will the price be to achieve final victory, and how will that success be measured in futures as yet undefined?
Coda book II – The Ashes of Tomorrow, by me, James Swallow – is published on October 26th.
THE FUTURE IS AT WAR WITH THE PAST.
VISIONS OF DESTRUCTION
As a ruthless enemy spreads fear across the galaxy, leaving devastation in its wake, Captain Benjamin Sisko and Vedek Kira Nerys share a terrifying premonition of an unstoppable apocalypse.
A CRITICAL CHOICE
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is forced to take matters into his own hands when Starfleet Command refuses to challenge the invaders, recruiting trusted allies into a desperate, impossible fight.
THE FATE OF A UNIVERSE
In the burning skies of the Bajor system, a deadly confrontation threatens a billion worlds – but the price of survival is an act of destruction beyond all reason…
And Coda book III – the concluding volume Oblivion’s Gate, by David Mack – is published on November 30th.
THEIR FINAL MISSION IS THEIR FINEST HOUR
AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK
Captain Benjamin Sisko takes the Defiant back in time and into a parallel universe, so that he and Data can undo the vile sabotage that triggered the Temporal Apocalypse.
A SHADOW RISING
Meanwhile, Admiral William T. Riker’s grasp of reality becomes more tenuous by the minute. Can his beloved Deanna Troi free him from madness before it’s too late?
A DARING LAST STAND
Starfleet’s heroes risk everything to set time right. But will Captain Jean-Luc Picard let Beverly Crusher and their son die? Or will he destroy the multiverse to save them?
The Star Trek: Coda trilogy will be available in trade paperback, eBook and audiobook editions from Simon & Schuster, via your preferred online source or bookstore; find direct links to each book below:
Star Trek: Coda Book I – Moments Asunder by Dayton Ward
Star Trek: Coda Book II – The Ashes of Tomorrow by James Swallow
Star Trek: Coda Book III – Oblivion’s Gate by David Mack
