This is a new series of novels. There are 2 out now and 2 more due in August. The novels are shorter than the other series - the first one is only 168 pages and they are also available in Audio. The following quotation is from the back cover of the first novel:
"Sector 221-G: For the whole of Federation History, this large area of space has been controlled by the Thallonians. a cruel, militaristic race of which little is known except that they rule the other races in their sector with a vicious iron hand.
Now the Thallonian Empire has collapsed and the systems it once ruled are in chaos. Old hatreds are surfacing. Petty tyrants control deadly weapons. World after world is descending into disorder and self-destruction. The Federatoin must send a starship to help where it can and report what it finds.
That ship is the U.S.S.Excalibur, a newly refit Ambassador-class starship commanded by Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and manned by Starfleet's best and brightest, including some old friends from Star Trek: The next Generation and some of the most dynamic new characters ever to crew a Federation starship.
Join Captain Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S.Excalibur as they explore strange new worlds,seek out new life and new sivilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before"!
Right now this is just a list but I plan to include summaries of the historical and cultural information included in the books
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