Star Trek: New Frontier: Excalibur #3: Restoration

From the universe of Star Trek The Next GenerationBook Three in the adventures of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the valiant crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur. This adventure begins with the future of Calhoun and his mission very much in doubt... The ever resourceful Captain Mackenzie Calhoun abruptly finds himself at a lossmarooned on he primitive outback world of Yakaba after his ship, Excalibur, is destroyed by deadly sabotage. He is separated from his loyal first officer, Shelby, who has gone one to command the Exeter and is certain that Calhoun has been blasted into oblivion. On Yakaba's dry frontier, Calhoun meets and befriends Shula, an extraordinary woman beset by enemies trying to control or destroy her and her giftsummoning rain to her parched homeland. Trapped on this hostile world, unable to relay to his people that he survived their ship's cataclysm, Calhoun must stand against countless adversaries who will stop at nothing to gain power or keep it from others. Life and death hang in the balance. Out in the distance, mourning but determined to move on, Shelby must discover what sort of captain she really is. Full of unexpected twists and surprises as only Peter David can devise them, Restoration is a major turning point in the ongoing saga of Star Trek: New Frontier.