Descent (novel)
Descent is an adaptation of  and , written by Diane Carey. A Pocket TNG novel published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
The Borg are back – and nastier than ever. No longer mindless, inhuman drones but cyborg soldiers on a mission to assimilate all intelligent life, their new goal is the complete destruction of the Federation. And in the midst of facing the Borg again, Captain Picard learns that he may be the cause of the change.

Commander Data is changing as well. For the first time in his life, Data feels a genuine emotion – and that emotion is deadly, destructive rage. When it is revealed that the Borg are commanded by an old enemy out of Data's past, Data must choose between his allegiance to the Federation and the one thing he wants above all else…

Memorable quotes 
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Background information 
In the adaptation, the Enterprise crew discover the  USS Saladin, whose crew have been killed by the Borg. These scenes occur before the scenes on Ohniaka III. In another new scene, Geordi meets with the holograms of Hawking, Einstein and Isaac Newton for their thoughts on Data.

Characters 
 Jean-Luc Picard

 Data
 Lore
 Corelki
 Darian Wallace
 Towles
 Taitt
 Salazar
 Barnaby
 Solario
 Powell  Lieutenant.
 Goval
 Hugh
 Crosis

References 
Borg Collective

External link 
 

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