Refugees

Refugees is a forthcoming novel by Alan Dean Foster, originally planned to be the first original novel based in the alternate reality established by.

The title was first revealed by Foster in an entry on his website in late. and was formally announced at the Shore Leave convention on.

Originally due to be released in, and having received solicitation in the Summer 2010 publishers' catalog, the novel - along with the other three releases based on - was announced as being placed "on hold" on. 

Summary

 * From the publisher's catalog
 * In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the movie tie-in, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise must decide if a group of refugees are actually a menace–or just misunderstood.


 * When a strange distress call comes in and Kirk orders the Enterprise to answer it, they encounter a large colony ship of refugees under attack. Unable to convince the Dre'kalk to cease fire, Kirk engages them and drives off heir ships. The refugees–the Perenores, a race of furry bisymmetrical people–are starving, battered, and many are injured. Their ship wandered off course and their fuel and food is running out, so Kirk and the crew find a place for these displaced refugees. But just two months later, the Barran are threatening the Federation with war for protecting the Perenore menace. But Kirk and Spock are puzzled, the Perenores are peaceful people, what could have happened?