Heather Jarman – författare

UNSAILED SEAS The political intrigue aboard Deep Space 9 ™ escalates when Gul Macet''s warship arrives at the station with an unexpected passenger. Cardassian Ambassador Natima Lang has returned to the station on a mission of hope, but it''s one that will bring back old wounds and old ghosts. As tensions rise on all sides, Colonel Kira Nerys discovers that the line between friend and foe is narrower than she ever imagined. Elsewhere, the crew of the damaged Starship Defiant forges an uneasy alliance with an unusual alien species -- one whose unique biological makeup is the key to the balance of power in that region of the Gamma Quadrant. As the crew becomes ensnared in a web of deceit, Lieutenant Ezri Dax and Ensign Thirishar ch''Thane struggle to stave off a genocidal civil war.

In the wake of the catastrophic events of Wildfire, P8 Blue returns to her homeworld, only to find herself caught up in a web of intrigue. Strange disappearances among her fellow Nasats and odd happenings throughout her homeland have stymied local authorities. Due to her experiences with Starfleet in general and the S.C.E. in particular, Blue is asked to aid in the investigation. What they turn up will lead to a terrible secret from the Nasat''s past, and it will take all of Blue''s ingenuity to save her people -- and an entire world....

Within every federation and every empire, behind every hero and every villain, there are the worlds that define them. In the aftermath of Unity and in the daring tradition of Spock''s World, The Final Reflection, and A Stitch in Time, the civilizations most closely tied to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine can now be experienced as never before...in tales both sweeping and intimate, reflective and prophetic, eerily familiar and utterly alien.CARDASSIA: The last world ravaged by the Dominion War is also the last on which Miles O''Brien ever imagined building a life. As he joins in the reconstruction of Cardassia''s infrastructure, his wife Keiko spearheads the planet''s difficult agricultural renewal. But Cardassia''s struggle to remake itself—from the fledgling democracy backed by Elim Garak to the people''s rediscovery of their own spiritual past—is not without opposition, as the outside efforts to help rebuild its civilization come under attack by those who reject any alien influence. ANDOR: On the eve of a great celebration of their ancient past, the unusual and mysterious Andorians, a species with four sexes, must decide just how much they are willing to sacrifice in order to ensure their survival. Biological necessity clashes with personal ethics; cultural obligation vies with love—and Ensign Thirishar ch''Thane returns home to the planet he forswore, to face not only the consequences of his choices, but a clandestine plan to alter the very nature of his kind.

A TURNING POINT FOR THE STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS! After the catastrophic events of Wildfire, the S.C.E. crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci is in disarray. Half of the ship''s complement were killed at Galvan VI, and the survivors must put their lives back together. Corsi, accompanied by Stevens, tries to make amends with her long-estranged father. Abramowitz attempts to lose herself in her work, only to be confronted with an old rival -- and her own emotional fears. P8 Blue goes home to find her world confronting a crisis that threatens the Nasat''s very existence. But it is Captain Gold and Commander Gomez who face the most difficult trials, as they find the road to recovery a difficult one. Each confronts demons from the past and the uncertainty of the future, leading to a bitter confrontation from which neither may ever truly recover.... Breakdowns contains the complete eBook editions of S.C.E. adventures #25-28: Home Fires, Age of Unreason, Balance of Nature, and Breakdowns, all previously released separately.

ENTANGLED STRANDS OF PAST AND PRESENT ENDANGER THE FUTURE A wake of destruction and loss threatens the U.S.S. Voyager ™ as Chakotay assumes command. Grief over Janeway''s impending death coupled with anxiety brought on by the disappearance of Paris, Kim, and the Doctor forces the crew to take increasingly dangerous actions in order to assure their own survival. But Voyager doesn''t fight alone: behind the lines, powerful forces have allied to give the starship aid. Toward this end, a familiar nemesis -- the cosmic meddler Q -- sends Paris and Kim on a perilous journey. Elsewhere, the Doctor, trapped in a dimension alien to human understanding, reunites with an old friend to help secure the fates of those he''s left behind. Yet the conflict raging in the Monorhan system is merely a surface manifestation of more serious turmoil; the true struggle is rooted in the universe''s very foundation. Standing at the eye of this maelstrom is Voyager, whose crew may hold the fate of all.

What''s Past A special six-part S.C.E. event that flashes back to previous adventures of the S.C.E. crew from the 23rd century to the height of the Dominion War, with special guests from all across the Star Trek universe! 2374: The planet Bynaus has always been a haven of order in a chaotic universe. Its inhabitants, the Bynars, live in harmony with computers, functioning in binary pairs to keep their society alive. Two Starfleet officers arrive in an attempt to recruit Bynars for the Starfleet Corps of Engineers -- but when one of the potential recruits is found dead, it''s up to Citizen Services investigators 110 and 111 to determine the cause of death. But their investigation will lead them to a startling revelation that will rock Bynaus to its very core!

Following immediately on from the events of the 2007 Deep Space Nineomnibus Twist of Faith, These Haunted Seascontinues the post-TV-series Star Trek: Deep Space Ninesaga with two major novels first published in the Mission GammaDS9 mini-series. Twilight:With the Dominion War behind them, the crew of the USS Defiantjourneys through the wormhole as Commander Elias Vaughn blazes new trails into the unexplored reaches of the Gamma Quadrant. Elsewhere, political forces throughout the Alpha Quadrant gather to determine the future of Bajor. And as a father and daughter confront their past, a mother and son are battling for the future. This Gray Spirit: The war-weary Cardassians send a familiar ambassador to station Deep Space 9 on a mission of hope, opening up old wounds and conjuring old ghosts. As tensions on all sides rise, Colonel Kira Nerys discovers that the line dividing friend from foe is narrower than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, the crew of the damaged starship Defiantforges an uneasy alliance with a mysterious alien species, one whose unusual biological makeup is the key to power in that region of the galaxy. As the crew becomes ensnared in a web of deceit, they must also struggle to stave off a genocidal war.

It is a time of renewed hope. As the U.S.S. Defiant sails through the wormhole and charts a new course of discovery into the unknown ocean of the Gamma Quadrant, powerful individuals from distant worlds gather at station Deep Space 9™ to usher in a bright new era; with the Dominion War now only a memory, Bajor is poised at last to enter the Federation. For Colonel Kira Nerys, Commander Elias Vaughn, and all those who follow them, these are the voyages they were born to undertake. But where they seek to go is defined by the journeys they have made before, and ghosts populate these uncharted waters -- the spectres of lost leaders, fallen friends, forsaken lovers, vanquished enemies, and earlier selves. Some of these shades drive the travelers on, others are drawn inexorably into their wake; but all make their presence felt, and in feeling, the men and women of DS9 and the Defiant must somehow navigate the perilous rapids of their pasts in order to find the future. Originally published as Twilight and This Gray Spirit -- the first two novels in the critically acclaimed Mission: Gamma series -- These Haunted Seas is the next chapter of the epic saga begun in Twist of Faith, continuing the chronicles of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine® beyond the small screen, propelling its heroes to realms they could never have imagined, and truths they cannot escape.

Six tales of the S.C.E. which range in time from the twenty-third century to the Dominion War, with special guest characters from all across the Star Trekuniverse. Progressby Terri Osborne. A mining accident on Drema IV has far-reaching consequences both for the S.C.E. and for the crew of the USS Progress. The Future Beginsby Steve Mollman and Michael Schuster. A crisis of conscience leads Captain Montgomery Scott to make a momentous decision. Echoes of Coventryby Richard C. White. Starfleet cryptographer Dr Bartholomew Faulwell uncovers intelligence which could change the course of the Dominion War. Distant Early Warningby Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. Technical problems threaten to cripple the newly built Starbase Vanguard in the Taurus Reach. 10 is Better Than 01by Heather Jarman. On the planet Bynaus things don't go to plan when two Starfleet officers try to recruit the Bynar people to join the S.C.E. Many Splendorsby Keith R.A. DeCandido. Starfleet Academy graduate Sonia Gomez has received her dream assignment: the Starship Enterprise. As the ship deals with challenges from the Pakleds to the Ferengi to the Borg, Gomez must face a difficult personal choice.

An alien species whose unique biology holds the key to another race''s survival is torn by internal strife, and the Defiant crew is caught in the middle of a genocidal civil war. Meanwhile, back on space station Deep Space Nine, the political intrigue intensifies as Colonel Kira finds herself compelled to help the warlike people who ravaged her planet, and against whom she has fought almost her entire life.

CARDASSIA. Ravaged by the Dominion War which its leaders helped to begin, this once proud and xenophobic planet is the last place Miles and Keiko O''Brien thought they would build a life. But Cardassia''s struggle to make itself anew and to throw off the legacy of its imperial past is hampered by those who prefer the old traditions. Una McCormick weaves a tale which brilliantly captures a world of contradictions: the need to atone and the steely darkness that share the Cardassian soul. ANDOR. From one of the best-known worlds in the Star Trek universe to one of the least. Heather Jarman brings the exotic Andor suberbly to life, with its four sexes, its complex social dilemmas and its ancient, mysterious past.

Jeder der überlebenden Besatzungsmitglieder der da Vinci hat unter den Folgen der Weltenbrand-Katastrophe zu leiden – auch die Nasat P8 Blau. Als sie auf ihre Heimatwelt zurückkehrt, findet sie sich unversehens in einem Netz von Intrigen wieder: Immer wieder verschwinden Nasat, überall in ihrem Heimat sorgen mysteriöse Ereignisse für gelähmte Behörden. Aufgrund ihrer Erfahrungen mit der Sternenflotte im Allgemeinen und dem S.I.K. im Besonderen, wird Blau gebeten, bei den Ermittlungen zu helfen. Doch ihre Untersuchungen konfrontieren Blau mit einem schrecklichen Geheimnis aus ihrer Vergangenheit und es braucht all ihren Einfallsreichtum, um ihr Volk und eine ganze Welt zu retten ...