**STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS* * The *U.S.S. da Vinci* is sent to Vemlar to aid in the construction of a new research-and-development facility, run by an interstellar business tycoon named Rod Portlyn. But there is more to Portlyn’s business dealings than meet the eye, as a group called Taru Bolivar is trying to sabotage the Vemlar project. Soon the combined crews of the da Vinci and the *Starship Enterprise* find themselves embroiled in a conflict that may lead to disaster! ***THE ART OF THE DEAL***