The Art of the Impossible
The Art of the Impossible is a Star Trek: The Lost Era novel – the third novel in the series – written by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of honor. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires – euphemistically remembered in later years as the Betreka Nebula "Incident" – creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy, and counterintelligence that will define an age, and shape the future.

What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to preserve interstellar stability leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous peace – one that is not without opponents, including Lieutenant Elias Vaughn of Starfleet special ops.

But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the Betreka Nebula. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian Obsidian Order, Klingon Intelligence, and even the Romulan Tal Shiar, secret scales are being balanced – and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.

Background information 
 Raknal V, the disputed planet in this novel, is listed on the title page as the location of one of Pocket Books' offices.
 Cover design by John Vairo, Jr..

Characters 
 Entek
 Rachel Garrett  Commander.
 Gi'ral
 Vance Haden  Captain.
 Kahlest
 Kang
   Cardassian Legate.
 K'mpec
 Kor
 Koval
 K'Tal
 L'Kor
 Helena Rozhenko
 Sergey Rozhenko
 Sarek
 Enabran Tain
 Tokath
 Ian Andrew Troi  Lieutenant
 Lwaxana Troi
 Capt. Uhura
  General. Ancestor of Worf.
 Mogh
 Elias Vaughn
 Lorgh
 Kravokh
 Ekron
 Monor
 Qaolin

References 
Battle of Narendra III; Betreka Nebula Incident; ; ; Khitomer; Khitomer Massacre; Narendra III; Occupation of Bajor

External link 
 

Art of the Impossible, The