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The wildly successful Star Trek franchise continues as Capt. Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager follow a Maquis ship into the Badlands, and one species-saving decision later, find themselves in the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years away from the Alpha Quadrant, the Federation, and home. The two ships must join together to make it back, facing treacherous battles from the outside world -- and from within.

Season Two

After an abbreviated first season, season two settles into a routine of being a ship of Starfleet personnel that were trying to get home, but also following the Star Trek mission of seeking out new life and new civilizations, boldly going where "no one" has gone before. The Kazon and the Vidiians, recurring antagonists created in the first season, continue to be a problem for Voyager.

Season Three

In Season Three, Voyager moves away from the space occupied by the Ocampa, the Sikarians, the Vidiians, the Talaxians, et al, and instead enters unknown territory, with many new species. Voyager now travels outside of Neelix’s knowledge, so their remaining journey is a mystery even to their self-styled native guide. The season builds toward the arrival into Borg-controlled space where the crew encounters a species much more dangerous than the Borg.

Season Four

Voyager has its first major cast change in its fourth season, with Kes departing and the introduction of ex-Borg Seven of Nine. This season, the ship gets a boost putting them a little closer to home and the crew manages to contact the Alpha Quadrant through an alien communications network. A major part of this season is Seven of Nine and her integration back to being a human.

Season Five

Thanks to a wormhole of sorts, experiments with the quantum slipstream drive, and a stolen Borg transwarp conduit Voyager makes several jumps ahead, cutting their journey home by tens of thousands of light-years. Season five features a new recurring antagonists and two old recurring antagonists the Borg and Species 8472. The crew also go through various growing experiences and relationship issues as they continue to communicate distantly with the Federation and make their way back home.

Season Six

By the sixth season, although the general backstory of trying to get back to Earth is always there, the actual day-to-day adventures are mostly unrelated to that journey. When the crew aren’t making contact with new alien species, they’re exploring their own characters and learning about themselves. There’s also contact with the Alpha Quadrant, both direct and indirect. The former is particularly important, as real-time communication is finally reestablished with the folks back home.

Season Seven

Since Voyager was coming to an end, the writers had the opportunity to tie up loose ends. Previous characters such as Q make appearances. Neelix is given closure and reunites with a group of Talaxian refugees. Torres and Paris take their relationship to the next level. Janeway deals with political infighting while Voyager keeps in contact with the Alpha Quadrant. And at last, Voyager returns home..

Voyager Summary

Star Trek: Voyager focuses on the 24th century adventures of Captain Kathryn Janeway aboard the U.S.S. Voyager. Smaller than either Kirk’s or Picard’s starships—its crew complement is only 150—Voyager is fast and powerful, and has the ability to land on a planet’s surface. It is one of the most technologically advanced vessels in Starfleet, utilizing computer circuitry that incorporates synthetic neural tissue. Ironically, Janeway’s inaugural mission aboard Voyager was to be her last in the Alpha quadrant. While attempting to capture the crew of a renegade Maquis vessel, both her ship and that of the Maquis were pulled into the distant Delta quadrant by powerful alien technology. Unfortunately, there would be no similar “express” route to take them home again. Stranded 70,000 light-years from Earth, Janeway convinced the Maquis to join her Starfleet crew and serve together during the long voyage back to Federation space. -From startrek.com

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Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2009
When the U.S.S. Voyager is dispatched on an urgent mission to the planet Kerovi, Captain Chakotay and his first officer, Commander Thomas Paris, must choose between following their orders and saving the lives of two of those dearest to them. B'Elanna Torres and her daughter, Miral, are both missing in the wake of a brutal attack on the Klingon world of Boreth. With the aid of their former captain, Admiral Kathryn Janeway -- as well as many old friends and new allies -- Voyager's crew must unravel an ancient mystery, placing themselves between two warrior sects battling for the soul of the Klingon people...while the life of Miral hangs in the balance. But these events and their repercussions are merely the prelude to even darker days to come. As Voyager is drawn into a desperate struggle to prevent the annihilation of the Federation, lives are shattered, and the bonds that were forged in the Delta Quadrant are challenged in ways that none could have imagined. For though destiny has dealt them crushing blows, Voyager's crew must rise to face their future...and begin a perilous journey in which the wheel of fate comes full circle.
Children of the Storm by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2011
"YOU WERE TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO OUR SPACE." Little is known about the Children of the Storm--one of the most unique and potentially dangerous species the Federation has ever encountered. Non-corporeal and traveling through space in vessels apparently propelled by thought alone, the Children of the Storm at one time managed to destroy thousands of Borg ships without firing a single conventional weapon. Now in its current mission to the Delta Quadrant, Captain Chakotay and Fleet Commander Afsarah Eden must unravel whythree Federation starships--the U.S.S. Quirinal, Planck, and Demeter--have suddenly been targeted without provocation and with extreme prejudice by the powerful Children of the Storm . . . with thousands of Starfleet lives at stake from an enemy that the Federation can only begin to comprehend.
The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2012
As the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the U.S.S. Galen and U.S.S. Demeter, are left at New Talax to aid Neelix's people, while the Voyager, Quirinal, Esquiline, Hawking, and Curie do a systematic search for any remnants of the Borg or Caeliar, even as the Achilles moves to a location central enough to offer aid to the exploring vessels as needed. As this critical mission begins, Fleet Commander Afsarah Eden, who has shared what little she knows of her mysterious past with Captain Chakotay, begins to experience several more "awakenings" as she encounters artifacts and places that make her feel connected to her long-lost home. She is reluctant to allow these visions to overshadow the mission, and this becomes increasingly difficult as time passes. But in the midst of this growing crisis, no one in the fleet could anticipate the unexpected return of one of Starfleet's most revered leaders--a return that could hold the very fate of the galaxy in the balance.
Protectors by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2014
Following the destruction of four fleet vessels at the hands of the Omega Continuum, the U.S.S. Voyager and U.S.S. Demeter set course for a region of the Delta Quadrant far beyond any#65533;thing previously explored. Captain Chakotay is determined to prove to Starfleet Command that the fleet's ongoing mission is vital to Federation interests . . . and the key to doing so may lie in a distress call Voyager received nine years earlier but could not investigate. Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway is recalled to the Alpha Quadrant for an evaluation period to determine her next assignment. Given the trauma she has recently endured, Admiral Akaar, Starfleet's commander in chief, is questioning Janeway's fitness to command the fleet. Janeway's primary concern remains the fleet's safety-- for their mission to continue, she must find a way to secure the resources they require. But the uncertainty of her superior officers has left her powerless to act in their best interests.
Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2014
Admiral Kathryn Janeway has now taken command of the Full Circle Fleet. Her first mission: return to the Delta Quadrant and open diplomatic relations with the Confederacy of the Worlds of the First Quadrant, a civilization whose power rivals that of the Federation. Captain Chakotay knows that his choices could derail the potential alliance. While grateful to the Confederacy Interstellar Fleet for rescuing the Federation starships from an alien armada, Voyager's captain cannot forget the horrors upon which the Confederacy was founded. More troubling, it appears that several of Voyager's old adversaries have formed a separate and unlikely pact that is determined to bring down the Confederacy at all costs. Sins of the past haunt the crew members of the Full Circle Fleet as they attempt to chart a course for the future. Will they learn much too late that some sins can never be forgiven...or forgotten?
A Pocket Full of Lies by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2016
The Full Circle Fleet has resumed its unprecedented explorations of the Delta Quadrant and former Borg space. Commander Liam O'Donnell of the U.S.S. Demeter makes a promising first contact with the Nihydron--humanoid aliens that are collectors of history. They rarely interact with the species they study but have created a massive database of numerous races, inhabited planets, and the current geopolitical landscape of a large swath of the quadrant. When an exchange of data is proposed via a formal meeting, the Nihydron representatives are visibly shaken when Admiral Kathryn Janeway greets them. For almost a century, two local species--the Rilnar and the Zahl--have fought for control of the nearby planet Sormana, with both sides claiming it as their ancestral homeworld. The shocking part is that for the last several years, the Rilnar have been steadily gaining ground, thanks to the tactics of their current commanding officer: a human woman, who appears to be none other than Kathryn Janeway herself...
Architects of Infinity by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: PBRACK SCIENCE FICTION
Publication Date: 2018
As the Federation Starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims. At Captain Chakotay's suggestion, however, she orders the fleet to focus its attention on a unique planet in a binary system, where a new element has been discovered. Several biospheres exist on this otherwise uninhabitable world, each containing different atmospheres and features that argue other sentient beings once resided on the surface. Janeway hopes that digging into an old-fashioned scientific mystery will lift the crews' morale, but she soon realizes that the secrets buried on this world may be part of a much larger puzzle--one that points to the existence of a species whose power to reshape the galaxy might dwarf that of the Krenim. Meanwhile, Lieutenants Nancy Conlon and Harry Kim continue to struggle with the choices related to Conlon's degenerative condition. Full Circle's medical staff discovers a potential solution, but complications will force a fellow officer to confront her people's troubled past and her own future in ways she never imagined.
To Lose the Earth by Kirsten Beyer
Call Number: SCIENCE FICTION STAR TREK
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
As the crew of the Full Circle fleet works to determine the fate of their lost ship, the Galen, a struggle for survival begins at the far edge of the galaxy. New revelations about Species 001, the race that built the biodomes that first drew the fleet to investigate planet DK-1116, force Admiral Kathryn Janeway to risk everything to learn the truth.