1998 "First Pocket Books hardcover printing May 1998"; Pocket Books publishers, New York, et.al.; hardbound with purple and black boards and gilt lettering along spine; good condition with minor foxing of page edges; dust jacket good with one minor fray on upper edge.
 
Description -
Spectre is a novel by William Shatner, co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, based on the television series Star Trek. The novel was released in 1998 in hardcover format. This is the first in the "Mirror Universe Saga". The story continues in Dark Victoryand Preserver.
 
Plot -
Retired and happily in love, Kirk believes his adventuring days are over.  But as he returns to Earth for the first time since his apparent "death" upon the Enterprise-B, events elsewhere in the galaxy set in motion a mystery that may provide Kirk with his greatest challenge yet.
 
The Enterprise-E, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is exploring an unstable region of space on a scientific mission of vital concern to Starfleet when they discover the last thing they ever expected to find:  a lonely, battle-scarred vessel that is instantly recognizable to every member of Picard's crew.  Five years after being lost with all hands in the Delta Quadrant, the Starship Voyager has come home...