Intellivore
An ancient predator stalks the starship Enterprise!

Intellivore is a Pocket TNG novel – #45 in the numbered series – written by Diane Duane. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
The Great Rift lies between the Sagittarius and Orion arms of the galaxy. Stars are scarce there, beyond the authority of the Federation, and legends abound of lost civilizations and of ancient monsters that prey on those who dare to venture into the vast darkness between the stars.

When several ships and colonies mysteriously disappear into the Rift, the  leads an expedition to investigate various disturbing reports. Accompanied by two other Federation starships, Picard and his fellow captains discover a bizarre menace of unimaginable power. And the only way to trap this destructive entity is to use the Enterprise as bait.

Background information 
 An extract from this novel appeared in .

Characters 
 Jean-Luc Picard
 William T. Riker
 Data
 Beverly Crusher
 Deanna Troi
 Worf
   Marignano captain
   Oraidhe captain, a joined Trill
 Francis Pickup  Marignano Science officer
 Tamastara  Oraidhe Science officer
 Jim Spencer  Oraidhe CMO

References 
  Science vessel, Captain 
   starship, Captain 

  Private colony craft.

External link 
 

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