{"product_id":"star-trek-online-the-needs-of-the-many-paperback","title":"Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael a. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling Star Trek adventure that explores the tense era of the Undine War. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrior to the terror-filled times of the Long War--the seemingly endless struggle against the Undine, a paranoid, shape-shifting race once known only as Species 8472--enemy sleeper agents quietly penetrated every echelon of Federation society, as well as other civilizations throughout the Alpha and Beta quadrants. The ensuing conflict shook humanity to its very core, often placing its highest ideals against a pure survival instinct. All too frequently, the Undine War demanded the harshest of sacrifices and exacted the steepest of personal costs from the countless millions whose lives the great interdimensional clash forever altered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from his exhaustive research and interviews, this book delivers a glimpse of Betar Prize-winning author Jake Sisko's comprehensive living history of this tumultuous era. With collaborator Michael A. Martin, Sisko illuminates an often-poorly-understood time, an age marked indelibly by both fear and courage--not to mention the willingness of multitudes of unsung heroes who became the living embodiment of the ancient Vulcan philosopher Surak's famous axiom, \"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael A. Martin's solo short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e comics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Trek novels and eBooks, including the \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eTitan: Book One: Taking Wing\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Titan: Book Two: The Red King\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31--Rogue\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers\u003c\/i\u003e #30 and #31; stories in the \u003ci\u003eProphecy and Change, Tales of the Dominion War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales from the Captain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Table\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies; and three novels based on the \u003ci\u003eRoswell\u003c\/i\u003e television series. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their two sons in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852037443638,"sku":"9781501130175","price":36.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/dbKsWA_AuP9781501130175.webp?v=1783760277","url":"https:\/\/outer-realm-books-beyond.myshopify.com\/products\/star-trek-online-the-needs-of-the-many-paperback","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}