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ThefiercestbattlesandproudestwarriorsthroughoutKlingonhistoryaresaidtoreflectthehonorandgloryoftherace'sfirstemperor,KahlesstheUnforgettable.Buthistoryisnotalwaystruthful.AndforboththeKlingonEmpireandtheUnitedFederationofPlanets,therealtruthmaybetoodifficulttoaccept.InthepagesofanoveldisclaimedbyStarfleet,anenemyoffershisperspectiveoneventsthattranspiredduringtheformativeyearsofKlingon-Federationrelationsintheearlytwenty-thirdcentury.ChroniclingthelifestoryofKrenn,aKlingonwarstrategistwholearnsofpeacewhileonamissiontoEarth,thenovelisatestimonytohiseffortstopreservethehonorofhispeople...bypreventingtotalwaragainstthethen-strugglingFederation.Nearlyacenturylater,acloneofthereveredKahlessoverseestheKlingonEmpire.Butwhenthemythsandlegendsassociatedwiththeoriginalemperoraredisputedfollowingthediscoveryofanancientscroll,thenewKahlessfacestreasonfromwithinhisowncouncil,andimpendingcivilwarthatcouldteartheempireapart.Hissolechanceforrestoringhispeople'sshatteredfaithmustcomefromtheoutside--specifically,fromCaptainJean-LucPicardandLieutenantWorfoftheU.S.S.Enterprise.