Shell Game cover

Shell Game

by Melissa Crandall

Star Trek #63. While on a routine mission, the USS Enterprise encounters a derelict Romulan space station adrift within Federation borders. Exploring the station, the crew finds no survivors but experience ghostly apparitions flitting at the edge of sight. Soon the USS Enterprise is also inexplicably without power, leaving those on the space station stranded. The situation becomes desperate when a Romulan warship arrives and the Romulan Commander accuses the Federation of treachery and murder. To save Enterprise and his crew, Captain Kirk must discover what it is that haunts the derelict space station and avoid being drawn into a deadly game that will leave no winners and no survivors.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?