Star Trek: Voyager — Atonement
{4.5/5} “Military engagement is a course of last resort. That’s easy to forget when you’ve been hurt… We make choices in the heat of battle and tell ourselves after the fact that we had no other option. But every time you allow yourself to settle your conflicts by force, you add to the chaos rather than containing it.”
Star Trek: Voyager — Atonement by Kirsten Beyer, published in 2015
Admiral Janeway has allowed herself to be put on trial by the Kinara, who appear to be a collection of Voyager’s enemies. But the group is secretly being controlled by Meegan and her fellow ancient beings who have mistakenly been released from their prisons. Janeway intends to learn as much as she can about the situation before she is killed, and transmit that information to Chakotay and the others. Chakotay will have to work with the Confederacy if he has any hope of rescuing Janeway.
The story takes up where Acts of Contrition left off and concludes the main storylines.
Greskrendtregk and Naomi Wildman show up. Elim Garak makes a delightful appearance — at this point he’s the Cardassian ambassador. As does Nanietta Bacco, president of the Federation.
It’s about people who are willing to investigate when bad things are happening and people who would rather look away, and accepting help from unexpected sources.
One more quotation: “Our way is the result of thousands of years of individual beings grappling with their ignorance and clawing and scraping their way toward a more inclusive, harmonious future. We fall short of our own aspirations all the time. What matters is that we keep trying. And that we show compassion and respect for those we encounter.”
I’ve read 8 books by Beyer.