The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal

Summary
The U.S.S. da Vinci is sent to Vemlar to aid in the construction of a new research-and-development facility, run by an interstellar business tycoon named Rod Portlyn. But there is more to Portlyn's business dealings than meet the eye, as a group called Taru Bolivar is trying to sabotage the Vemlar project.

Soon the combined crews of the da Vinci and the Starship Enterprise™ find themselves embroiled in a conflict that may lead to disaster!

Background information
Greenberg commented on the title: "The reason why I called it The Art of the Deal is because Donald Trump came out with a book several years ago with that title, so I'm kind of riffing off that, because the central character is an entrepreneurial tycoon, sort of in the mold of Donald Trump in that he has a lot of involvement in real estate. He's really a conglomeration of all the big business types that I have read about or had experience with. He has that sort of mentality and he's the central character so I couldn't resist the title". 
 The sequel was The Art of the Comeback. This eBook was collected in the print omnibus Creative Couplings.

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