An original novel based upon the explosive brand-new Star Trek Television series on CBS All Access.

Lieutenant Saru is definitely a Kelpien, an associate of the prey species born on a global overrun by monstrous predators…and a being who very intimately understands the type of fear. Challenged on all sides, he is decided to surpass his roots and succeed being a Starfleet officer aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou. But when Saru breaks process in order to demonstrate himself to his crewmates, what starts as an essential rescue mission to save lots of a vessel in distress soon escalates uncontrollable. Forced into a command role he might not be equipped for, Saru is definitely caught between his duty as well as the conflicting agendas of two antagonistic alien races. To survive, he will need to seek a route of serenity against all odds, and risk reducing the ideals he provides sworn to uphold….