Kira's friendship with Kasidy Yates keeps her stable and her faith keeps her sane, but an ancient prophecy concerning the Emissary and his child the Avatar could force her to choose between them. Even if Kira trusted him - which she's not sure she should - the thousands of other inhabitants of the station have many reasons to loathe the visitor. To complicate matters even further, a Jem'Hadar appears on the station, claiming he was sent by Odo on a peaceful mission to learn about Alpha Quadrant solids. She also has to contend with a Bajoran security officer she didn't choose and doesn't trust - Ro Laren, former Starfleet criminal, recent Maquis terrorist.
While Starfleet wonders whether to go on the offensive against the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant, Colonel Kira must cope with a personnel shortage, a compromised station, the killing of a Vedek who was also a friend, and her continued sorrow about the absence of Odo and Sisko. Ezri Dax calls upon Jadzia's memories to take command of the Defiant, but can't prevent either the ship or the station from suffering major damage. Deep Space Nine is woefully understaffed and protected by a single starship, the Aldebaran, which suffers a terrible fate during the battle. The first book starts with two shocking events - a surprise attack on Deep Space Nine by a Jem'Hadar squadron, and the discovery of a book of prophecy considered heretical by the Vedek Assembly that sets Jake Sisko on an unexpected path and may be connected to a murder on the station. The first new releases, the two volumes of Avatar, make a promising and ambitious start. Yet these books introduce new characters who are already appearing in other Trek book series and comics, creating a consistent and memorable storyline to continue Star Trek's most complex, ambitious series. With Deep Space Nine gone from broadcast and the likelihood of a revival remote, the series' semi-official future has passed to Pocket Books' Star Trek division - semi-official because the franchise owners still might decide to produce a film or TV show that could instantly invalidate anything published by Pocket.
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