QSquared, Peter David
QSquared, Peter David
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Q-Squared

Author: Peter David

Narrator: John de Lancie

Abridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/1994


Synopsis

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Q confront Trelane, the Squire of Gothos, in a Star Trek: The Next Generation adventure that collides parallel universes and brings together characters and history from The Original Series and The Next Generation.

In all of his travels Captain Jean-Luc Picard has never faced an opponent more powerful than Q, a being from another continuum that Picard encountered on his very first mission as Captain of the Starship Enterprise. In the years since, Q has returned again and again to harass Picard and his crew. Sometimes dangerous, sometimes merely obnoxious, Q has always been mysterious and seemingly all-powerful. Now a threat spanning parallel universes will force Picard into one of his most dangerous confrontations yet.

But this time, when Q appears, he comes to Picard for help. Another member of the Q Continuum has tapped into an awesome power source that makes this being more powerful than the combined might of the entire Continuum. This renegade Q is Trelane—also known as the Squire of Gothos, whom Captain Kirk and his crew first encountered over one hundred years ago. Armed with this incredible power, Trelane has become unspeakably dangerous.

Now Picard must become involved in an awesome struggle between super beings as alternate timelines collide. And this time the stakes are not just Picard’s ship, or the galaxy, or even the universe—this time the stakes are all of creation…

About Peter David

Peter David (1956–2025) was a prolific writer of novels, comic books, television, film, and other media. He wrote extensively in the Star Trek universe and created the long-running Star Trek: New Frontier novel series. His acclaimed comics work included a twelve-year run on The Incredible Hulk as well as work on X-Factor, Spider-Man 2099, Aquaman, and Young Justice.

About John de Lancie

John de Lancie brought Q to life in the very first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and has since appeared as Q in numerous episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager®. In addition, he has starred on such series as Legend and Days of our Lives. He has also collaborated with author Peter David on Q's recent "autobiography", I, Q.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alejandro on December 14, 2016

Third best Star Trek novel that I've read! MERGING GENERATIONS This is one of the best Star Trek novels that I ever read, actually, I considered the third best novel of Star Trek in my personal top list. Peter David did again what he does best,... ...finding creative ways to link The Original Se......more

Goodreads review by Clint on February 19, 2022

Q-Squared is not going to win any literary awards. It's also not a book that surpasses its niche to become a sci-fi must-read. This was my first Peter David book, not to mention my first TNG book, and I didn't love it as much as most people. Not only are there a lot of five star reviews for this one,......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on December 04, 2016

This is by far the best STAR TREK novel I've ever read (and I've read plenty!), but it also tops my list of Best All-Around Novels. David effortlessly weaves together an incredibly complex tapestry of timelines and characters from ST:TOS and ST:TNG. I laughed out loud. I came close to crying. It's j......more

Goodreads review by Jim on June 02, 2024

I wholeheartedly give this Star Trek novel, published in 1995, a rating of 4 stars. As a Star Trek fan since I began watching Star Trek in its first season ( and that's Star Trek The Original Series! ) and who followed all the succeeding series- and the movies, I also enjoyed the ST novels that bega......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 06, 2019

Multiverse mayhem! This is a wild ride through a fractured and chaotic multiverse with the omnipotent and mischievous Q, of Star Trek TNG fame, and Q's maniacal, juvenile and equally omnipotent charge Trelane, of Star Trek TOS fame. This is hands down the best Trek book I've yet found, with a raucou......more