In Star Trek: Countdown, the best-selling prequel to JJ Abrams’ blockbuster Star Trek, we were introduced to Nero for the first time and discovered what drove him to perform such heinous deeds. Now, in Star Trek: Nero, a story set within the same time-line as the film, we learn of the cold, dark, and lonely years Nero spent waiting for his nemesis to arrive—the one he is so driven to extract vengeance from—Ambassador Spock of Vulcan!
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