"Ship Of The Line" tells the story of the first voyage of the "U.S.S Enterprise(TM) " NCi1701-E, under the command of Morgan Bateson. Captain Bateson, a man from the 23rd century now living in the 24th, sees what no one else can see: that the Klingon Empire is building its forces and preparing to strike against the Federation. Seizing his one chance, Bateson takes the "U.S.S. Enterprise" on a mission to counter the Klingon threat, only to be thwarted by his enemy, a Klingon who has nursed a grudge against Bateson for decades. Standing in the way of Bateson's scheme and the Klingons' plan is Captain Jean-Luc Picard who, faced with the toughest decision of his career, must choose whether to take back command of the "U.S.S Enterprise" or let the torch pass to yet another next generation!
- ISBN10 0671009257
- ISBN13 9780671009250
- Publish Date 1 May 1999 (first published 1 October 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 March 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Star Trek
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English