As the U. S. S. Titan ventures beyond the outermost reaches of known space, the telepaths in her crew—including Diplomatic Officer Donna Troi—are overwhelmed by an alien cry of distress, leading the ship to the scene of a shocking act of carnage: a civilazation of insterstellar “whalers” preying upon and exploiting a familiar species of sentient spacebource giants.
Appalled but reluctant to rush to judgement, Captain William Riker and his crew in investigate, discovering a cosmic spawning ground in a region of active star formation—the exosystem for a bewildering array of diverse but similarly vast life-forms. While attempting to negotiate an end to the victimizeation of these creatures, Riker’s crew inadvertently grants them the means to defeat their hunters’ purpose…only to learn that things are not exactly as they seem.
The Star Trek: Titan series continues in this unforgettable adventure.
The USS Titan encounters a species of interstellar “whalers,” preying upon and exploiting a gigantic form of spaceborne life. Appalled but reluctant to rush to judgment, Captain Riker and his crew investigate, discovering a cosmic spawning ground near a region of active star-formation, which diverse but similar life-forms are using as an ecosystem. To stop the victimization of the creatures, Riker gives them the means to defat their hunters’ purpose...only to learn that things aren’t exactly as they seem.