
But shortly after transporting, Picard and his party lose contact with the ship, and Commander Riker leads a search party down to the planet to find them.
Both men, are unaware that their searches, indeed, the ship's entire mission are part of the plan of a madman, a madman who is setting the stage for a trap that will ensnare both "U.S.S. Enterprise landing parties, and leave him to seize control of the awesome Wisdom Mask as well as the planet Lorca itself.
John Blair Vornholt (born February 14, 1951) is an American author, screenwriter and journalist. As an author, he has written numerous media tie-ins, including many Star Trek novels. As a screenwriter, he worked on several animated children's series of the 1980s, including Ghostbusters, Dennis the Menace and Beverly Hills Teens. As a journalist, he has worked as lead writer for The Hollywood Reporter and Tucson Weekly.

But shortly after transporting, Picard and his party lose contact with the ship, and Commander Riker leads a search party down to the planet to find them.
Both men, are unaware that their searches, indeed, the ship's entire mission are part of the plan of a madman, a madman who is setting the stage for a trap that will ensnare both "U.S.S. Enterprise landing parties, and leave him to seize control of the awesome Wisdom Mask as well as the planet Lorca itself.
John Blair Vornholt (born February 14, 1951) is an American author, screenwriter and journalist. As an author, he has written numerous media tie-ins, including many Star Trek novels. As a screenwriter, he worked on several animated children's series of the 1980s, including Ghostbusters, Dennis the Menace and Beverly Hills Teens. As a journalist, he has worked as lead writer for The Hollywood Reporter and Tucson Weekly.








