A Pocket Full of Lies

Kirsten Beyer

Jan 2016 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager from New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Beyer—and the sequel to Atonement and Acts of Contrition!

The Full Circle Fleet has resumed its unprecedented explorations of the Delta Quadrant and former Borg space. Commander Liam O'Donnell of the U.S.S. Demeter makes a promising first contact with the Nihydron—humanoid aliens that are collectors of history. They rarely interact with the species they study but have created a massive database of numerous races, inhabited planets, and the current geopolitical landscape of a large swath of the quadrant. When an exchange of data is proposed via a formal meeting, the Nihydron representatives are visibly shaken when Admiral Kathryn Janeway greets them. For almost a century, two local species—the Rilnar and the Zahl—have fought for control of the nearby planet Sormana, with both sides claiming it as their ancestral homeworld. The shocking part is that for the last several years, the Rilnar have been steadily gaining ground, thanks to the tactics of their current commanding officer: a human woman, who appears to be none other than Kathryn Janeway herself...

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Ratings and reviews

Kirsten Beyer once again surpassed her previous Voyager novel. She also did great in handling temporal mechanics. It was not just another time-travel story, she picked a Voyager episode (or episodes for that matter) to based this novel and expand those. By doing this, she was able to keep Voyager Relaunch deeply connected to the TV series, yet provide a fresh story at the same time. However, if you are expecting this novel to be set in the "current" time period as the rest of the Relaunch novels, it is not. Which again is perfect for Voyager. They are, after all, "way out there", there's no need to fast forward this series to the current year of the Alpha-Beta relaunch novels. Keep it that way.

If you haven't read any of the others then prepare yourself for a few changes from how you remember voyager from the tv series, otherwise a good old yarn in the trekky style. A bit confusing in parts, but just go with it

Kirsten Beyer Is my favorite Star Trek author and one of my favorite authors overall. She has handled the Voyager relaunch beautifully; excellent plot, great character development, awesome writing style. I hope they don't bring anyone else on for the relaunch, she's got it handled. Can't wait for Architects of Infinity.

About the author

Kirsten Beyer was a cocreator of the acclaimed hit Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, where she served as writer and supervising producer for season one and a coexecutive producer for season two. She has also written and produced Star Trek: Discovery and is currently a coexecutive producer on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the last ten Star Trek: Voyager novels, including 2020’s To Lose the Earth, for which she was the narrator of the audiobook edition. She contributed the short story “Isabo’s Shirt” to Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores Anthology. In 2006, Kirsten appeared at Hollywood’s Unknown Theater in their productions of Johnson Over Jordan, This Old Planet, and Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse, which the Los Angeles Times called “unmissable.” She lives in Los Angeles.