Control

David Mack

Mar 2017 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From the New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes an original, thrilling Section 31 novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe!

No law…no conscience…no mercy. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, and answering to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group pledged to defend the Federation at any cost. The discovery of a two-hundred-year-old secret gives Doctor Julian Bashir his best chance yet to expose and destroy the illegal spy organization. But his foes won’t go down without a fight, and his mission to protect the Federation he loves just end up triggering its destruction. Only one thing is for certain: this time, the price of victory will be paid with Bashir’s dearest blood.

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Ratings and reviews

I picked this book up originally as just a fun summer read. I had read most of the other section 31 novels as well as some of the other books that lead into this one and expected to simply be entertained. I ended up being very surprised. If you are familiar with the characters to begin with this book will have some extra meaning to you. But even if you are just a casual fan of star trek like myself, the themes and ideas in this book will stay with you. Exploring the possible impacts of AI development, the rise of the surveillance state, information manipulation, as well as asking questions about morality (as many of the previous books have to a degree), the book is an entertaining story that is also meaningful to real life. This book is very thought provoking. It feels very real and grounded as well due to its use of an unconventional narrative device. All I can say is that this is one of the most relevant to today's world star trek novels ever written.

This book had me gripped from start to finish. The characters are not only written true to their onscreen characterisations, but have grown and developed very well in the passing years documented in the ongoing novel stories. I hope we'll see more of Dr Bashir in the future!

Another tour design force by author David Mack. Like his done before, he once again sets the direction of the ST novellas for the forceible future.

About the author

David Mack is the multi-award-winning and the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-eight novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies. His extensive writing credits include episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and he worked as a consultant on season one of the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. Honored in 2022 as a Grand Master by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, Mack resides in New York City.