Vintage 1994 Star Trek Generations Hard Back Book - A Novel By J.M. Dillard - Unsold Shop Stock. Released by Pocket Books in 1994 to tie in with the release of the brand new Star Trek movie featuring both the Original Series and The Next Generation. This fantastic Star Trek Generations novel was penned by the one and only J.M. Dillard and is based on the Movie of the same name that bridged the gap between the original series and the Next Generation. The story begins with the launching of the U.S.S Enterprise NCC-1701B and the mysterious disappearance of Captain James T Kirk. Then, seventy eight years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S Enterprise NCC-1701D receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed superweapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot. Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T Kirk. Brand New Shop Stock Room Find. Discovered in the storeroom of a closing down shop with a whole host of other Star Trek books from a similar era. All orders received before 4.00pm are shipped the same day.