Star Trek: Probe - [Star Trek: The Original Series]

Margaret Wander Bonanno

Pocket Books

1993

344 páginas

11h 28m

ISBN-10: 067179065X

Um romance que mostra o que aconteceu depois de Star Trek IV: A volta para casa, o filme. Um romance que revela os mistérios atrás da misteriosa sonda que quase destruiu a Terra. |...| In the aftermath of the visit of the mysterious probe to Earth in 2286, Starfleet is wondering what this strange visitor really was about, and who sent it. At the same time, a major political upheaval on Romulus has deposed a ruling party that has ruled for decades, and the new leadership is interested in more diplomatic relations with the Federation. With the probe headed towards Romulan space, it is a chance for the two powers to work together to understand who sent the probe, and why.
Eventually, the crew of the USS Enterprise, working with Romulan counterparts, tracks down the probe, and learns more about its background and history. Spock successfully mind melds with the probe, learning that it did not seek to be destructive to other races, instead they were so different from its creators that they were ignored as "mites" in "metal bubbles", and teaches the probe to be more aware of what it is doing to humanoid life in the galaxy as it travels, leaving the probe to continue to explore the galaxy and the detente seeking Romulans with some of the first peaceful interaction they have ever had with the Federation'.' [Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki -- Background Information]:
This story is a sequel to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: The novel references that the probe's creators were whale like aliens with great technical skill. These aliens apparently did battle with the Borg, described as "mites in metal cubes", who destroyed the creator's system star after failing to defeat them in battle.
It was also explained that the probe was capable of terraforming planets into waterworlds better suited for whale-like species, and that the atmospheric disturbances created on Earth were the early stages of an attempt to flood the planet.