Robert Jeschonek is an award-winning writer and author of fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts. His young adult fantasy novel My Favorite Band Does Not Exist won the Forward National Literature Award and was named one of Booklist's Top Ten First Novels for Youth. His cross-genre science fiction thriller Day 9 is an International Book Award winner. Jeschonek is based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. You can visit his website at RobertJeschonek.com.

During the Dominion War, the Miradorn -- ninety percent of whom are telepathically linked twins -- allied themselves with the Dominion. Now, in the wake of the Alpha Quadrant's victory in that war, the Miradorn are eager to improve their relationship with the Federation -- especially in light of the numerous dangerous devices the Dominion left behind.

One of them has killed a Miradorn scientist named Or-Lin. Now, the S.C.E. team on the U.S.S. da Vinci must deactivate the rest of the devices before they become responsible for wiping out the entire Miradorn species -- but the only one who can help them is Or-Lin's twin, Em-Lin, who is still devastated by the death of her sister....