The Return (Star Trek)
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| Author | William Shatner, with Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Judith Reeves-Stevens |
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| Original title | The Fires of Olympus |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books (U.S.) |
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Publication date
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April 1996 (U.S.) |
| Media type | Paperback, hardback, audio cassette |
| Pages | 371 p. (US paperback edition) |
| ISBN | (US hardback edition) & (US paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 34348851 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.H347 S73 1996 |
| Preceded by | The Ashes of Eden |
| Followed by | Avenger |
The Return is a novel by William Shatner that was co-written with Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Judith Reeves-Stevens. It is set in the Star Trek universe but, as part of the "Shatnerverse," does not follow the timeline established by other Star Trek novels. The book's sequel is Avenger.
The novel begins on the planet Veridian III and takes place shortly after the events seen in the motion picture Star Trek Generations. The body of James T. Kirk is stolen by the Romulans after his burial by fellow Starfleet captain Jean-Luc Picard. The Borg have formed an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire in order to destroy the Federation. Using alien technology, the Borg bring Kirk back to life and his katra is restored, but false memories are implanted to turn him against the Federation. The goal of this secret alliance is to destroy Picard and therefore Starfleet's only defense against the Borg but, despite his conditioning, Kirk is able to resist commands to kill Worf, Data, and Geordi La Forge, all of whom are attacked by him during his search for Picard.
Simultaneously, Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher are participating in a strike team in a Federation expedition to an assimilated colony, where they are forced to sneak on board the fleeing Borg vessel. While on board, they are able to move freely around the vessel and they learn of the Borg/Romulan Alliance. Spock also learns of this alliance when he is captured dealing with Romulans, but the Borg do not assimilate him as, for some reason, they believe Spock is already Borg.
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