A routine mission ends up in the middle of a foreign empire that's falling apart, a deadly power struggle, and a series of intricate plots that stretch right across the galaxy. It's going to take all of Jim Kirk's wits to fix this one. But he's got Spock, Bones, Uhura and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise behind him, and they always save the day – right?

The mostly-bad ideas of Bran and Saewin. Set in the real tenth-century world and occasionally historically accurate (but only by accident). Original plot and characters; somewhat borrowed dragons. Adventure, explosions and dubious decisions ahead.