Dead Zone
A mysterious cosmic phenomenon threatens the future of the Federation!

Dead Zone is a Pocket TNG novel – #62 in the numbered series, and the first novel in the Maximum Warp duology – written by Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
Interstellar civilization depends on the twin blessings of warp travel and subspace communications. But now an unknown force is disrupting subspace throughout the galaxy, creating "dead zones" in which advanced technology will not function. Ships are stranded in space, unable to communicate. Colonies are losing life support. Governments can no longer negotiate with their allies – or their enemies. Worse yet, the dead zones are proliferating at a geometric rate. Unless a solution is found, the entire Alpha Quadrant may be doomed to a new dark age!

In the wake of the Dominion War, a tenuous peace exists between the Federation and the Romulan Empire. The uneasy alliance is strained to the breaking point, however, by the enigma that is destroying subspace. Now Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Ambassador Spock must join forces with an infamous Romulan war criminal in a desperate attempt to find the source of the disruption – even if it means sacrificing the very peace they hope to save!

Background information 
 The novel's title does not appear on its cover, where it is identified as Maximum Warp, Book One of Two. Dead Zone appears only on the inside title page, and identifies the book in Pocket's backlist.
Characters from  and  appear in short, cameo appearances. Among these characters are Tiris Jast, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - N-Vector.

Characters 

 Jean-Luc Picard  Captain.
 Spock

References 
Caltiska IV  Class-M planet on the edge of Romulan-claimed space. In-system with a black hole.

External link 
 

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