title: Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship (Star Trek)
author:  Una McCormack 
description: Una McCormack is the author of seven previous<i>Star Trek</i>novels:<i>The Lotus Flower</i>(part of<i>The Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</i>),<i>Hollow Men</i>,<i>The Never-Ending Sacrifice</i>,<i>Brinkmanship</i>,<i>The Missing</i>, the<i>New York Times</i>bestseller<i>The Fall: The Crimson Shadow</i>, and<i>Enigma Tales</i>. She is also the author of three Doctor Who novels from BBC Books:<i>The Kings Dragon</i>,<i>The Way Through the Woods</i>, and<i>Royal Blood</i>. She has written numerous short stories and audio dramas. She lives in Cambridge, England, with her partner of many years, Matthew, and their daughter, Verity.
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  After the disastrous events in the Bajoran system, Captain Benjamin Sisko must
  confront the consequences of the recent choices he has made in his life. At
  the same time, the United Federation of Planets and its Khitomer Accords
  allies have come to the brink of war with the Typhon Pact. While factions
  within the Pact unsuccessfully used the recent gestures of goodwill—the
  opening of borders and a joint Federation-Romulan exploratory mission—to
  develop quantum-slipstream drive, they have not given up their goals.
  Employing a broad range of assets, from Romulus to Cardassia, from Ab-Tzenketh
  to Bajor, they embark on a dangerous new plan to acquire the technology they
  need to take control of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. While UFP President
  Bacco and Romulan Praetor Kamemor work feverishly to reestablish peace,
  Captains Sisko, Jean-Luc Picard, and Ro Laren stand on the front lines of the
  conflict . . . even as a new danger threatens the Bajoran wormhole as it onc