Death in Winter

Death in Winteris aStar Trek: The Next Generationnovel, written byMichael Jan Friedman,published in hardcover in September 2005.

Death in Winter

Author	Michael Jan Friedman
Cover artist	James Wang
Language	English
Genre	Science fictionnovel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	September 20, 2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	336 pp
ISBN	0-7434-9721-X
Followed by	Resistance

Plot

It is the first novel featuring Capt.Jean-Luc Picardto be set afterStar Trek Nemesis.The plot concerns an attempt to stop a plague on aRomulancolony called Kevratas, and the relationship between Picard and Dr.Beverly Crusher.It also describes Dr. Crusher's first encounter of a similar plague as a teenager on the colony ofArvada III.A faction of the Romulan Star Empire wishes to keep the plague alive in an attempt to undermine newly appointed Romulan Praetor Tal'aura. Picard will be faced with working alongside allies new and old, as well as an enemy from the past who has a way of turning up when Picard least expects.

This book also includes characters Doctor Carter Greyhorse, a scientist whose past has landed him in a penal colony, along with Pug Joseph, a former member of Starfleet turned merchant, both of whom served with Picard aboard the USSStargazer.

Reception

Robert Lyons of TrekMovie complained that he struggled to even finish the book, only he had to write a review. He called it "an abysmal work – suffering from far too much formula and not enough creativity". Lyons criticized the prose, characterization, story, and the lack of focus on the crew of the Enterprise.

External links

• Death in WinteratMemory Alpha