Star Trek: Picard fans were treated to an incredible third and final season of the streaming series which united the core seven characters from The Next Generation in a 10-episode arc that remains a highpoint of the Alex Kurtzman era. Now, those who’ve been clamoring for a follow-up can find one in author Dayton Ward’s new book, To Defy Fate. An excerpt from the plot reads as follows, courtesy of Amazon.
“Admirals Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher are surprised by the appearance of Crusher’s son, Wesley. Now a Traveler capable of traversing through all of space and time, he warns them that forces he cannot identify are working to disrupt time for unknown and potentially catastrophic reasons. Reality as they know it is in jeopardy and, despite their initial best efforts, the effects are not contained but instead continue to escalate.”
Don’t worry, Star Trek fans, I won’t divulge any spoilers in this article. However, what I can tell you is that To Defy Fate occurs approximately one year before the USS Titan-A is renamed the Enterprise-G. Yes, those of you who have been dying for a sequel series (Legacy) focusing on Captain Seven of Nine and crew won’t be disappointed either.
Commander Raffi Musiker is still Seven of Nine’s first officer on the Titan-A, but something terrible — again, no spoilers — unexpected happens which forces Jean-Luc, Beverly, and Raffi to team up. Plus, and his image is on the book cover, Wesley Crusher returns with an integral role in the novel as the Traveler — looking much like actor Wil Wheaton did during his Picard season 2 cameo with Kore Soong.
For me, To Defy Fate is in the same vein of John de Lancie and Peter David’s book I,Q, which was published over 25 years ago. What I mean by that is To Defy Fate features a team-up between Picard characters I happen to love, much like I enjoyed Jean-Luc, Data, and Q joining forces against a larger threat in I,Q.
If you like the characters Picard, Beverly, Seven, and Raffi, you’re going to enjoy To Defy Fate. What pushes it to four stars (out of five) for me is Wesley Crusher. I think this novel gives the Traveler his best representation outside of Prodigy, which is still my favorite Star Trek property to feature Mr. Crusher.
Once you’ve read the book, please share your thoughts and comments with us on the Redshirts Always Die Facebook and X pages. And Star Trek: Picard — To Defy Fate clocks in at just over 350 pages and is now on sale wherever books are sold. I can't recommend it enough!
Live long and prosper, Trekkies!
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