Star Trek - The Next Generation: The Devil's Heart - Softcover

Carter, Carmen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067185206X ISBN 13: 9780671852061

Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 1994

Synopsis

The Devil's Heart is a legendary object of unsurpassed power whose location has always remained a mystery. But a dying scientist's last words put the USS Enterprise in the middle of a frenzied quest for the artifact and Captain Jean-Luc Picard soon discovers the truth behind the legend.

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From the Publisher

The Devil's Heart is a legendary object of unsurpassed power and mystery. Worlds that believe in magic consider it Darkness's mightiest talisman; and worlds of science consider it a lost artifact of some ancient and forgotten race. Some say the Heart enables its possessor to control people's minds and to amass wealth enough for a dozen lifetimes, while others think it capable of raising the dead, perhaps even changing the flow of time itself. But to all, the location of this fabled object has remained a mystery, until now.

An isolated archaeological outpost has suddenly stopped responding to repeated requests for information. Sent to discover why, the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM crew finds a devastated outpost and a dying scientist, whose last words fall on disbelieving ears: the Devil's Heart has been found. As the quest for the Heart unfolds, Captain Jean-Luc Picard discovers that beyond all the legends and age-old secrets lies an awful truth: whoever holds the Devil's Heart possesses power beyond imagining.

From School Library Journal

YA-Responding to an emergency medical call from a Vulcan archeological team digging on the desolate planet Iconia, the Enterprise arrives to find them murdered. Picard comes into possession of a powerful, ancient artifact, the Ko N'Ya. He and the crew of the Enterprise become caught up in the battle to possess this ruby gem, which leaves behind it a trail of blood as red as the devil's heart itself. In this tale of power and greed, aliens and humans alike are tempted by the endless power of the jewel. Carter has woven several individual story lines into a complex, textured, well-written plot and peopled it with three-dimensional characters. While the novel stands on its own, fans of ST:TNG will find it a rich reading experience.
John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067185206X
• ISBN 13: 9780671852061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320