[Star Trek: TNG 118] • Takedown

An all-new novel of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*—one of the most popular *Star Trek* series of all-time, featuring the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the *U.S.S. Enterprise*!

When renegade Federation starships begin wreaking destruction across the Alpha Quadrant, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the *U.S.S. Enterprise* are shocked to discover that the mastermind behind this sudden threat is none other than Picard’s protégé and friend: Admiral William T. Riker. The newly minted admiral is on board the *U.S.S. Aventine* as part of a special assignment, even as the mystery deepens behind his involvement in the growing crisis. But the *Aventine* is helmed by Captain Ezri Dax—someone who is no stranger to breaking Starfleet regulations—and her starship is by far the faster vessel…and Riker cannot yield even to his former mentor. It’s a battle of tactical geniuses and a race against time as Picard struggles to find answers before the quadrant’s great powers violently retaliate against the Federation…