TNG’s Headlong flight is a nice fun read, and not necessarily the heavy, slog that the 3-part Prey series was prior to this. And a good way to indulge some TNG nostalgia as Picard’s Enterprise-E (now 7 years after Nemesis in novel continuity) finds a planet skipping dimensions inadvertently and drags forwards an Enterprise-D from an alternate Season 4 where Picard was killed during Best of Both Worlds. It’s a pretty straight foward plot, fix the thing, put things back the way they were, plus 23rd Century alternate Romulans to season action.

Picard and Beverly get an indulgent moment as they beam over to Riker’s Enterprise, reflecting on all the similarities (the bridge is basically the same, down the carpeting he hated) and changes (Tasha’s still alive, Pulaski’s still CMO, Data is First Officer with Worf as Ops Manager, Wesley decided Starfleet wasn’t for him but is now a civilian consultant and much happier for it, Will and Deanna have gotten together since he took command) which was well done and full of heartwarming nostalgia.

 And before everyone goes on their way Riker gives him something for their Ten Forward (actually it’s called The Happy Bottom Riding Club by our Riker before he took command of Titan): A picture of him and his crew, like the promo pics for each season. It’s a nice touch.

The Romulans aren’t exactly one note, but they do behave like you’d expect them to, i.e. making things worse (there’s a quick note that Kirk lost in Balance of Terror hence altverse but that’s just a throwaway really)

Anyhoo, very enjoyable.