A Weary Life
A Weary Life is a Pocket TNG eBook novella – the fifth novella in the Slings and Arrows series – written by Robert Greenberger. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
A new six-part epic covering the first year of service of the , leading up to the events of the hit movie .

A team from the Enterprise – Riker, La Forge, and  – is sent to deal with the latest threat from the Maquis. For La Forge and Daniels, it's just another mission, but Riker must face the specter of his transporter twin, Tom Riker, who left Starfleet to join the Maquis.

When the Enterprise team is caught between the Maquis and the Cardassians, Riker finds himself with an important decision to make – one that may affect his future in Starfleet…

Background information 
 The eBook was originally scheduled for release on .
 The title of this novella, like the titles of the other novellas in this miniseries and of the miniseries itself, derives from a quote from Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

Characters 
 Data
 Kalita
 Geordi La Forge
 Maass
 Jean-Luc Picard
 William T. Riker
 Tamal
 Deanna Troi

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