Timothy Zahn to write IDW's Star Trek graphic novel 'Roc's Egg', due October 2027

Centre · 2IDW Publishing has announced a new original graphic novel, Star Trek: Roc's Egg, written by science fiction author Timothy Zahn and scheduled for release in October 2027. 1 2 Centre · 1Collider reports that the book is set in the world of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with art by Ángel Hernández, who previously worked on the IDW miniseries Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming. 2 Centre · 1In the story, a Roc's Egg, an artifact of incalculable value, is on its way to the Deep Space Nine station but is destroyed in transit; a Starfleet JAG team is sent to investigate and finds that everyone onboard is a suspect and that the case involves far more than a smashed bauble. 2

Centre · 2Zahn is best known for the Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire (1991), the first of the Thrawn trilogy, which introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade and Talon Karrde and helped revive interest in Star Wars. 2 1 Centre · 1Screen Rant adds that he has worked as a creative consultant on the Disney+ miniseries Ahsoka, and both outlets present his move to Star Trek as a notable crossover between the rival franchises. 1 Centre · 1Collider places the announcement within IDW's wider Star Trek comics slate, noting that the day before, the publisher announced that Gates McFadden would write a miniseries about her Next Generation character Dr. Beverly Crusher. 2