On this episode we discuss the first Star Trek Discovery tie-in book, "Desperate Hours" written by New York Times Bestselling author, David Mack. Taking place in May 2255, one year before Schenzhou's historic mission to binary stars, and, one year after the Enterprise's first mission to Talos IV. The USS Schenzhou wust protect a Federation colony that is under attack by an ancient alien vessel that has surfaced from the deepest fathoms of the ocean.