Open Secrets

Introduction (blurb)
The Taurus Reach is in turmoil.

With tensions mounting between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, Ambassador Jetanien works frantically on Starbase Vanguard to halt the escalation toward war. Commodore Diego Reyes, the station's former commander, awaits trial for treason, while the shattered mind of his intelligence officer, T'Prynn, becomes the battlefield in a fight for her very life.

But even as matters deteriorate, the discoveries made in the Taurus Reach have attracted one of the Federation's most promising scientific minds: Dr. Carol Marcus believes she is close to solving a puzzle that will transform her life's work. Meanwhile, an unexpected defection brings a new perspective to the investigation, and Vanguard's Lieutenant Ming Xiong is confronted with an artifact that could be the key to decoding the Taurus Meta-Genome.

With Operation: Vanguard teetering between its greatest breakthrough and a conflict that could engulf two quadrants, its future may depend on the man Starfleet has selected to replace Reyes as base commander: Admiral Heihachiro Nogura.

Characters

 * Ayelborne • Jon Cooper • Judy Dunbar • Haniff Jackson • Jetanien • Diego Reyes • Carol Marcus • Heihachiro Nogura • T'Prynn • Ming Xiong

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Akhiel • USS Buenos Aires • USS Endeavour • USS Hannibal (NCC-512) • USS Lovell • USS Sagittarius • USS Theseus (NCC-552)
 * D7 class

Locations

 * Kalinora sector • Starbase 47 • Taurus Reach

Races and cultures

 * Chelon • Human • Klingon • Organian • Tholian • Vulcan

States and organizations

 * Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Appendices

 * This book was initially to be written as a collaboration between Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. Ward notes in his acknowledgments that "[l]ife dealt us a few curveballs" requiring Dilmore to leave the project following the outline stage.  The book's title page gives the credit, "Story by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore".  An early cover was released with both authors' names; the revised cover credits Ward alone (and also revised the text color from red to yellow).