Probe

From the front flap of the Pocket Books first edition: "... Here now is PROBE - an epic-length novel that at last picks up the story of the USS Enterprise and her crew where STAR TREK IV left off. A novel that reveals the secrets behind the mysterious probe that almost destroyed Earth - and whose reappearance now sends Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and their shipmates hurtling into unparalleled danger... and unsurpassed discovery. Winds of change are sweeping the galaxy. The Romulan Praetor is dead, and with his passing, the Empire he ruled is in chaos. Now, on a small planet in the heart of the Neutral Zone, representatives of the United Federation of Planets and the Empire have gathered to discuss initiating an era of true peace... But the talks are disrupted by a sudden defection - and as accusations of betrayal and treachery swirl around the conference table, news of the probe's reappearance in Romulan space arrives. And the Enterprise find themselves headed for a final confrontation with not only the probe - but the Romulan Empire."