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[[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] finds himself in [[Harlem]] in the [[1950s]], where he is [[Benny Russell]], a science fiction writer, who copes with [[racism]] by writing of DS9 and its black captain.
 
[[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] finds himself in [[Harlem]] in the [[1950s]], where he is [[Benny Russell]], a science fiction writer, who copes with [[racism]] by writing of DS9 and its black captain.
   
== Background Information ==
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== Background information ==
* Novelization of {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}} by Steven Barnes.
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* Novelization of {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}} by Steven Barnes. The novelization worked from the original script, and thus left in several references excised from the final episode, including a reference to [[James Baldwin]].
 
* In his author's note, [[Steven Barnes]] talks about writing the novelization and the role of [[Africa]]n-[[American]]s in science fiction.
 
* In his author's note, [[Steven Barnes]] talks about writing the novelization and the role of [[Africa]]n-[[American]]s in science fiction.
 
* An extract from this novel appeared in [[Star Trek Monthly issue 40|''Star Trek Monthly'' issue 40]].
 
* An extract from this novel appeared in [[Star Trek Monthly issue 40|''Star Trek Monthly'' issue 40]].
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*[[Shakaar Edon]] appears in the novelization.
 
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
 
;[[Benjamin Sisko]]
 
;[[Benjamin Sisko]]
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== References ==
 
== References ==
[[1953]]; ''[[Amsterdam News]]''; [[baseball]]; [[James Baldwin|Baldwin, James]]; [[Bible]]; [[Ray Bradbury|Bradbury, Ray]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]s; [[cent]]; [[Jesus Christ|Christ, Jesus]]; [[Communism]]; [[USS Cortez|''Cortez'', USS]]; ''[[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space Nine]]''; [[USS Defiant (2370)|''Defiant'', USS]]; [[Dominion]]; [[doughnut]]; [[England]]; [[Fascism]]; [[flying saucer]]; [[hot dog|frank]]; ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''; ''[[Galaxy (magazine)|Galaxy]]''; [[Gnome Press]]; [[God]]; [[Harlem]]; [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein, Robert A.]]; [[Langston Hughes|Hughes, Langston]]; [[Zora Neale Hurston|Hurston, Zora Neale]]; ''[[Incredible Tales]]''; [[Jackson (Mrs.)]]; [[Japanese Zero]]; [[Jem'Hadar fighter]]; [[Burt Lancaster|Lancaster, Burt]]; [[Manhattan]]; [[Mars]]; [[Martian]]s; ''[[Native Son]]''; [[Negro]]; [[New York City]]; [[New York Giants]]; [[Charlie Parker|Parker, Charlie]]; [[Pearl Harbor]]; ''[[Please, Take Me With You]]''; [[Prophet]]s; ''[[The Puppet Masters|Puppet Masters, The]]''; [[slang|red]]; [[robot]]; [[sauerkraut]]; science fiction; [[scrambled eggs]]; [[Sisko's]]; [[Duke Snider|Snider, Duke]]; [[squadron]]; [[Josef Stalin|Stalin, Josef]]; [[steak and eggs]]; [[Stone (publisher)]]; [[Theodore Sturgeon (author)|Sturgeon, Theodore]]; [[Quentin Swofford|Swofford, Quentin]]; [[slang|tater]]; [[tea]]; television; [[typewriter]]; [[US Navy]]; [[Viking]]; [[H.G. Wells|Wells, H.G.]]; [[White Rose Redi-Tea]]; [[Richard Wright|Wright, Richard]]; ''[[Xhosa]]''.
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[[1953]]; ''[[Amsterdam News]]''; [[baseball]]; [[Bible]]; [[Ray Bradbury|Bradbury, Ray]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]s; [[cent]]; [[Jesus Christ|Christ, Jesus]]; [[Communism]]; [[USS Cortez|''Cortez'', USS]]; ''[[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space Nine]]''; {{SSU|Defiant|2370}}; [[Dominion]]; [[doughnut]]; [[England]]; [[Fascism]]; [[flying saucer]]; [[hot dog|frank]]; ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''; ''[[Galaxy (magazine)|Galaxy]]''; [[Gnome Press]]; [[God]]; [[Harlem]]; [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein, Robert A.]]; [[Langston Hughes|Hughes, Langston]]; [[Zora Neale Hurston|Hurston, Zora Neale]]; ''[[Incredible Tales]]''; [[Jackson (Mrs.)]]; [[Japanese Zero]]; [[Jem'Hadar fighter]]; [[Burt Lancaster|Lancaster, Burt]]; [[Manhattan]]; [[Mars]]; [[Martian]]s; ''[[Native Son]]''; [[Negro]]; [[New York City]]; [[New York Giants]]; [[Charlie Parker|Parker, Charlie]]; [[Pearl Harbor]]; ''[[Please, Take Me With You]]''; [[Prophet]]s; ''[[The Puppet Masters|Puppet Masters, The]]''; [[slang|red]]; [[robot]]; [[sauerkraut]]; science fiction; [[scrambled eggs]]; [[Sisko's]]; [[Duke Snider|Snider, Duke]]; [[squadron]]; [[Josef Stalin|Stalin, Josef]]; [[steak and eggs]]; [[Stone (publisher)]]; [[Theodore Sturgeon (author)|Sturgeon, Theodore]]; [[Quentin Swofford|Swofford, Quentin]]; [[slang|tater]]; [[tea]]; [[television]]; [[typewriter]]; [[US Navy]]; [[Viking]]; [[H.G. Wells|Wells, H.G.]]; [[Mae West|West, Mae]]; [[White Rose Redi-Tea]]; [[Richard Wright|Wright, Richard]]; ''[[Xhosa]]''.
   
 
== External link ==
 
== External link ==
* {{NCwiki-title|Far Beyond the Stars}}
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* {{mbeta-title|Far Beyond the Stars}}
   
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Revision as of 17:37, 23 December 2015

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For the story by Benny Russell, please see Far Beyond the Stars.
For the DS9 episode with a similar title, please see "Far Beyond the Stars".

Summary

Captain Sisko finds himself in Harlem in the 1950s, where he is Benny Russell, a science fiction writer, who copes with racism by writing of DS9 and its black captain.

Background information

Characters

Benjamin Sisko
Kira Nerys
Odo
Julian Bashir
Jadzia Dax
Quark
Jake Sisko
Miles O'Brien
Benny Russell
Douglas Pabst
Willie Hawkins
Darlene Kursky
Jimmy
Albert Macklin
Herbert Rossoff
Julius Eaton
Kay Eaton (K.C. Hunter)
Kevin Mulkahey
Burt Ryan
Roy Ritterhouse
Cassie

References

1953; Amsterdam News; baseball; Bible; Bradbury, Ray; Cardassia; Cardassians; cent; Christ, Jesus; Communism; Cortez, USS; Deep Space Nine; Template:SSU; Dominion; doughnut; England; Fascism; flying saucer; frank; From Here to Eternity; Galaxy; Gnome Press; God; Harlem; Heinlein, Robert A.; Hughes, Langston; Hurston, Zora Neale; Incredible Tales; Jackson (Mrs.); Japanese Zero; Jem'Hadar fighter; Lancaster, Burt; Manhattan; Mars; Martians; Native Son; Negro; New York City; New York Giants; Parker, Charlie; Pearl Harbor; Please, Take Me With You; Prophets; Puppet Masters, The; red; robot; sauerkraut; science fiction; scrambled eggs; Sisko's; Snider, Duke; squadron; Stalin, Josef; steak and eggs; Stone (publisher); Sturgeon, Theodore; Swofford, Quentin; tater; tea; television; typewriter; US Navy; Viking; Wells, H.G.; West, Mae; White Rose Redi-Tea; Wright, Richard; Xhosa.

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