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Dayton Ward’s ‘To Defy Fate’ Hits Shelves, Extending Star Trek: Picard

The release deepens Trek’s time‑guardian lore by centering Wesley Crusher on a mission built for expert fans.

Overview

  • Gallery Books released the hardcover, e-book, and audiobook editions Tuesday, with Robert Petkoff narrating the audio.
  • Set weeks after Picard season 3, the story follows Traveler Wesley Crusher as he recruits Picard, Beverly Crusher, Seven of Nine, and Raffi to stop a rogue saboteur from rewriting history.
  • Ward folds the Aegis concept into current continuity, linking earlier comics and novels with on‑screen threads from Picard season 2 and Prodigy.
  • Early reviews describe a fast, reference‑heavy read geared to deeply knowledgeable fans, with some warning that casual readers may find the density challenging.
  • An opening temporal incident aboard the U.S.S. Titan‑A sparks the wider threat and launches a tour through Trek eras without revealing key twists.