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The extraordinary new novel based on the blockbuster pilot episode for the exciting television series.

Summary

From the book jacket
It's been over twenty-five years since the original Star Trek television series debuted on network television - and today, the universe first seen in that show is more popular than ever. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was a huge box-office hit, and Star Trek: The Next Generation is now entering its sixth incredible season as the most popular hour of syndicated entertainment on television.
Now comes Deep Space Nine, a thrilling new addition to the Star Trek universe. Commanded by an embittered Starfleet officer and populated by a myriad of exotic aliens, the mysterious space station known as Deep Space Nine hovers on the edge of a wormhole, a doorway that leads to the galaxy's furthest reaches – and beyond...
Commander Benjamin Sisko is just recovering from the death of his wife when he is assigned command over the former Cardassian, but new Federation space station, Deep Space 9. This space station is strategically located not only because of its orbit about Bajor, but also because of its proximity to the only known stable wormhole in the galaxy. After meeting the other Bajoran and Starfleet personnel assigned to the station, including a former Bajoran freedom fighter and a shapeshifter, Sisko finds himself in that very wormhole and in the midst of a metaphysical experience as the alien inhabitants of the wormhole question the concepts of time and love. Sisko, filled with humanistic hubris, begins to explain these experiences, and resolve his painful past.

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Background Information

  • Novelization of "Emissary" by J.M. Dillard.
  • This novelization was written using Michael Piller's initial episode teleplay. The initial teleplay included story elements that did not figure into the aired version of "Emissary" but were presented in later episodes of the first season, most notably in "A Man Alone".
  • The novel goes into some detail regarding the rank Miles O'Brien holds on Deep Space 9, explaining that upon his transfer from the Enterprise, O'Brien accepted a commission as an "Ensign Junior Grade". The rank of Ensign Junior Grade is never mentioned or seen in any other Star Trek production, but does appear in the reference manual Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual with the same insignia that O'Brien wears for the first three seasons of Deep Space Nine. (See here for other problems and confusion regarding O'Brien's rank).
  • The image on the cover is flipped.

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket DS9 characters.

Regular and recurring characters

Benjamin Sisko
Starfleet commander, the CO of Deep Space 9. In 2367, then a lieutenant commander, Sisko had been among the survivors of Saratoga at the Battle of Wolf 359. Subsequently, Sisko attempted to be assigned to Earth, but the closest he came was the Utopia Planitia shipyards on Mars, where he served for almost three years. A week before his posting to DS9, he halfheartedly applied for an astrionics professorship at Vasteras University. During his first year at Starfleet Academy, Sisko recalled failing an unannounced emergency drill because of an attack of nervousness.
Kira Nerys
Bajoran Militia major, liaison and XO of DS9.
Odo
Deep Space 9's : security chief.
This novel claims Odo was found in the Denorios belt in 2319 and treated by the Bajorans "as one of their own" (page 57). However, Dax later informs Sisko of an unknown vessel being found with a shapeshifter inside in the year 2337 (page 136). At the time this novel was written, Odo's origin was still very much a mystery.
Julian Bashir
DS9's CMO. Bashir is noted as being a specialist in multi-species medicine.
Jadzia Dax
DS9's science officer. Jadzia mentions to Sisko that Dax met Kai Taluno at a peace conference while serving as a diplomatic apprentice.
If this account is accurate, it would likely have been either Tobin or Emony.
Jake Sisko
Formal name Jacob identified in Starfleet records. Helps Nog extinguish a fire in Quark's bar during the Cardassian attack.
Miles O'Brien
DS9's chief of operations.
O'Brien is repeatedly identified as an ensign, but this is clearly contradicted by his remarks in "Past Tense, Part I", when he says, "That's why I never became an officer."
Quark
DS9's Ferengi bartender.
Nog
Ferengi child, nephew of Quark, who meets Jake for the first time.
This novel was written before it was determined that Jake and Nog would first meet in "A Man Alone". Nog informs Jake that Ferengi males do not live with their mothers as males do not live with females. This seems to have been contradicted by information later established in "Family Business".
Dukat
Dukat tells Sisko that he vacated Bajor two weeks prior to his initial visit with Sisko.
Jean-Luc Picard/Locutus
Jennifer Sisko
Opaka
Kai
Keiko O'Brien
Molly O'Brien
Storil
Vulcan captain killed in action aboard Saratoga.
Hranok
Bolian tactical officer who dragged Sisko to safety before a warp core breach destroyed Saratoga.
Curzon Dax
The last time Sisko saw Curzon was at Utopia Planitia, where the Trill mentor nagged him to leave the shipyard.
Macet
Cardassian gul noted as being a part of Dukat's warship squadron.

Other characters

Jas-qal
Nog's accomplice in looting mineral samples from the Promenade during its reconstruction. His race was given as B'kaazi.
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Suarez

Suarez (see unnamed USS Enterprise-D personnel)
Lieutenant Suarez was the watch officer on the bridge of the Enterprise-D when Chief O'Brien was ready to disembark permanently to his new assignment aboard Deep Space 9.
Lamerson
Jake's schoolteacher at Utopia Planitia.
Taluno
Kai, described by Dax as a "rather dour, dogmatic man" not prone to exaggeration.
Jhakka
A Promenade vendor who attempted to apprehend Jake Sisko after Nog stole food from another vendor.
Drak
One of the many humanoid miners patronizing Quark's bar.
Jasad
Gul.
Majut
Jasad's second-in-command. He informed his commander of Deep Space 9's armaments, which were actually false duranium shadows.

Saratoga personnel

USS Saratoga personnel at the Battle of Wolf 359:
Delaney
Conn ensign (KIA).
Tamamota
Operations manager ensign (KIA)
Garcia
command division officer (KIA)
Doran
Jennifer Sisko's closest friend aboard the Saratoga. Her family's quarters were located next to the Siskos.

References

Wolf 359, Borg, Saratoga, USS, Kyushu, USS, Gage, USS, Melbourne, USS, Utopia Planitia, Bajor, Enterprise-D, USS, Cardassian, Ferengi, Tolstoy, USS (spelled Tolstoi), Denorios belt, pagh, Gilgo Beach, Celestial Temple, Prophets, Setlik III, Benjamin Maxwell, Rutledge, USS, The Minstrel Boy, Will Kayden, Phoenix, USS, Trill, Federation credit, neutrino, runabout, Rio Grande, USS, Idran system, Gamma Quadrant, Quadros-1 probe, wormhole, Yangtzee Kiang, USS

Denorios belt
This area of space is constantly referred to as the Denorios Asteroid Belt in the novel, which contradicts Dax's statement of it being a charged plasma field in the episode.
Bajoran sand dragon
This animal was likened to a Terran crocodile.
Other USS Rutledge personnel present during the Setlik III massacre
Rendell
Lind
Garcia
Maria Huxley
The wife of Rutledge captain Benjamin Maxwell. She lived on Setlik III with their children only to be killed during a Cardassian raid.
Garis Five
A planet Dax visited where light is an art medium. The Bajoran Orb reminded Jadzia of the art there.
Vasteras University
An educational institution located on Earth. Sisko ultimately turned down an invitation to teach there to remain on Deep Space 9.
The location of the university was not provided in the novel, but there is a Vasteras University in Sweden.
chrondrite echo
A sensor echo caused by a meteor rich in water and organic material. Chief O'Brien warned Jadzia Dax that the high proton counts encountered in the Denorios belt could just be a collection of chrondrite echoes.
Chrondrites are real. The discovery of microscopic Martian lifeforms in 1996 came from a chrondrite that landed in Antarctica.
astrionics
The adaptation of electronics for astronautics uses. This is likely a study of starship systems by the 24th century.
Hadas Four
A desolate planet marked by violent thunderstorms.
Szagy Park
The park where Benjamin Sisko proposed to Jennifer. It is not clear if this park was located on Earth.
droli
A Bajoran baked good similar to a Terran biscuit. It is seasoned with herbs and has a distinct aroma.
Class Six Starship
O'Brien considered a starship of this size to be the only means of transporting the station to the mouth of the wormhole until Dax suggested an alternate method.
Ty Cobb
Born Tyrus Raymond Cobb, he was considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
An odd note about Cobb is that he was a rather vocal racist and his inclusion in this novel as the player Sisko encounters as a Prophet manifestation is questionable. The baseball player seen in the episode is most assuredly not Ty Cobb.

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