Star Trek: TNG — The Devil’s Heart
{4.5/5} “T’Sara had advised him to give up the stone, or at least to stop making use of its powers. Yet, so far he had only taken part in the dreams. Surely there was no harm in that? And perhaps the dreams could show him the way to safety.”
Star Trek: The Next Generation — The Devil’s Heart by Carmen Carter, published in 1993
The Enterprise is called to Atropros because of Doctor Crusher’s experience with Bendii’s syndrome. The Vulcan archaeologists there believe their leader, T’Sara, has been afflicted. Captain Picard has been following T’Sara’s career. When they arrive they find T’Sara and her entire team are dead. Before she died, though, T’Sara found the mysterious Devil’s Heart.
It’s about something so old it has fallen into myth — yet so powerful that people of many races will try to possess it. The story of the Heart includes Iconicans, Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, Andorians, and Ferengi.
The regulars are joined by Guinan and Ro Laren.
Captain Picard confronts an unusual physical and emotional danger to himself, as well as the most terrible things that have ever happened — the death of his friend Jack and his abduction by the Borg.
This is the 2nd time I’ve read it.
I’ve read all 4 of Carter’s books, including the one she wrote with 3 other people.