{{Buchrückentext|A new nation has arisen from the ashes of the Romulan War: the United Federation of PlanetsAls sich eine neue Bedrohung in Form einer Macht offenbart, an unprecedented union of diverse species cooperating for the good of all. Admiral Jonathan Archer—the former captain of the Earth starship Enterprisedie so fremdartig und feindselig ist, whose efforts made this union possible—envisions a vibrant Federation promoting galactic peace and a multispecies Starfleet dedicated to exploring strange new worlds. Archer’s former crewmatesdass Verhandlungen unmöglich scheinen, including Captain T’Pol of the U.S.S. Endeavour and Captain Malcolm Reed of the U.S.S. Pioneerbittet eine Gruppe von Planeten, work with him to secure that bright future. Yet others within the Federation see its purpose as chiefly militarydie nicht der [[Föderation]] angehören, a united defense against a dangerous galaxydie [[Sternenflotte]], while some of its neighbors view that military might with suspicion and fearsie zu verteidigen. And getting the member nationsUnd die Anführer der Föderation nutzen die Gelegenheit, their space fleets, and even their technologies to work together as a unified whole is an ongoing challengeeinen Ruf als interstellare Macht aufzubauen. When a new threat emerges from a force so alien and hostile that negotiation seems impossibleAber [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] befürchtet, a group of unaligned worlds asks Starfleet to come to its defensedass sich der Konflikt zu einem unnötigen [[Krieg]] entwickelt und die junge Nation möglicherweise auf einen Pfad führt, and the Federation’s leaders seize the opportunity to build their reputation as an interstellar powerdem sie niemals hätte folgen sollen. But Archer fears the conflict is building toward an unnecessary warund seine Verbündeten bemühen sich, potentially taking the young nation down a path it was never meant to follow. Archer and his allies strive to find a better solution . . . but old foes are working secretly to sabotage their efforts and ensure that the great experiment called the Federation comes to a quick and bloody endeine bessere Lösung zu finden … aber alte Feinde arbeiten im Geheimen daran, sie zu sabotieren und sicherzustellen, dass das großartige Experiment Namens Föderation ein schnelles und blutiges Ende findet.}}