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Section 31: Abyss

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mass-Market Paperback / July, 2001
292 pages
0-671-77483-2

Written by David Weddle and Jeffrey Lang

Description:

They are the self-appointed protectors of the Federation. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, answerable to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group committed to safeguarding the Federation at any cost.

Mere days after the startling events of Avatar, Dr. Julian Bashir faces his darkest nightmare when Section 31 compels him to undertake a mission to stop one of their own. But this renegade is no ordinary agent. Like Bashir, Dr. Ethan Locken is genetically enhanced, a human superior in body and mind. But Locken dreams of remaking the galaxy in his own image--and of creating a new human empire based on the example of the infamous Khan Noonien Singh.

And as he begins to understand the terrifying truth about his opposite number, Bashir will learn more about himself than he ever wanted.

No Law. No Conscience. No Stopping Them.

Notes

David Weddle is a former story editor on the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" TV series and co-writer of "Inquisition", the episode that introduced Section 31.

"Abyss" is set shortly after "Avatar, Book Two".

This book was formerly known as "Firewall", but because Simon & Schuster had another, unrelated book by the same name scheduled for the same month, this book's title was changed to "Abyss".