Takedown
Takedown is a Pocket TNG novel written by John Jackson Miller. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
When renegade Federation starships begin wreaking destruction across the Alpha Quadrant, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the  are shocked to discover that the mastermind behind this sudden threat is none other than Picard's protégé and friend: Admiral William T. Riker. The newly-minted admiral is on board the USS Aventine as part of a special assignment, even as the mystery deepens behind his involvement in the growing crisis. But the Aventine is helmed by Captain Ezri Dax – someone who is no stranger to breaking Starfleet regulations – and her starship is by far the faster vessel… and Riker cannot yield even to his former mentor. It's a battle of tactical geniuses and a race against time as Picard struggles to find answers before the quadrant's great powers violently retaliate against the Federation…

Background information 
 This is the first full-length Star Trek novel by author John Jackson Miller.
 Cover art by Mark Rademaker, design by Alan Dingman.

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