Voyager is stuck in the Delta Quadrant. Desperately trying to find a way home the crew discover a white dwarf. Nothing unusual about this you might say however this white dwarf has a number of planets in close proximity and all of them are showing signs of life. As Voyager moves towards this most unusual phenomenon they narrowly miss hitting a huge space ship as it suddenly materialises in front of them.

As the captain makes contact with the alien vessel she discovers that it is crewed by a race called the Monorhans. Once the universal translator manages to translate the Monorhan language the crew of Voyager discover that the engines of the Monorhan ship are not functioning. When a number of the Monorhans transfer over to Voyager the captain discovers that the Monorhan ship is one of many sent out from their home planet in an attempt to save their race from extinction due to the radiation being emitted by the white dwarf.

As the crew of Voyager try to assist the Monorhans a tragedy occurs and the only survivors are the crew who were onboard Voyager. In trying to do the right thing Captain Janeway inadvertantly takes the entire ships crew into a dangerous situation. Will Voyager manage to escape this apparently hopeless situation or this time have they bitten off more than they can chew?

This book is superb! When it first arrived I was a little hesitant to read it as Star Trek: Voyager was not one of my favourite Trek series. However the amazing writing skill exhibited by Jeffrey Lang rapidly drew me into the world of Voyager and reminded me how much I miss the old days of Star Trek.

OK, Cohesion generally follows one of the Star Trek formulae – captain tries to help this week's new aliens, drags the ship and crew into a dangerous situation and then they manage to find a way out; but that doesn't stop this being a thoroughly enjoyable and extremely readable novel.

Without going into too much detail an accident occurs which results in Seven of Nine and B'Elanna Torres becoming linked in a sort of mini Borg Collective. Needless to say this results in some extremely amusing moments where Seven begins to demonstrate some of B'Elanna's more Klingon traits (the desire to punch someone for instance) and B'Elanna experiences what it is like to be assimilated. The combination of the two characters almost made me laugh out loud on a number of occasions.

I have often said that there is something rather comforting about reading a book set in a familiar world with familiar characters and Cohesion is no exception. I took this book away on a business trip and it was ideal late night reading in yet another dreary hotel room – perfect escapism.

I only have one question – where has Tuvok gone to? I guess I will have to wait for the next instalment to find out. Get writing Jeffrey – or I'll start cracking the whip...

Synopsis
This is the first novel in an exciting 3-part odyssey marking Voyager's tenth anniversary, examining causality and effect, and how things aren't always as they appear. Spirits unbroken by the failed promise of the U.S.S. Dauntless, Captain Kathryn Janeway's indefatigable crew continue their odyssey of discovery through an enigmatic region of the Delta Quadrant, encountering a system inhabited by a species that, according to all known physical laws, should not exist. These unusual beings, the Monorhans, hover near the edge of extinction; technology from the Starship Voyager promises life. Janeway, compelled by the aliens' plight, dispatches Seven of Nine and Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres to the Monorhan homeworld. But an unexpected shock wave crashes the shuttle carrying Torres and Seven, catapulting Voyager into a place beyond the fabric of space-time. As B'Elanna and Seven wage an interpersonal war, Voyager struggles to prevail on an extradimensional battleground against an indefinable enemy. But fate has determined that one is inexorable linked to the other: the insurmountable chasm separating Voyager from her lost crew members must be bridged ...or all will perish.