In Christie Golden's Seven of Nine, we are introduced to the story of Annika Hansen, an innocent child assimilated by the fearsome Borg. She becomes a unique mixture of human biology and Borg technology. When discovered by Voyager, she is cut off from the Borg Collective that has been her only reality for most of her life and is forced to join the crew of the Voyager. This story traces her background and how she comes to grips with her new environment.