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''The USS ''Enterprise'' encounters a million lost souls - trapped on an endless interstellar voyage!'' |
''The USS ''Enterprise'' encounters a million lost souls - trapped on an endless interstellar voyage!'' |
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"''[[lifeform|Life]] is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the [[universe]].''" |
"''[[lifeform|Life]] is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the [[universe]].''" |
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* According to a [[DC Comics TNG timeline|timeline]] released by [[DC Comics]], this novel takes place shortly after the events of {{e|Heart of Glory}}. |
* According to a [[DC Comics TNG timeline|timeline]] released by [[DC Comics]], this novel takes place shortly after the events of {{e|Heart of Glory}}. |
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+ | * The ship on the cover of this novel appears to be an upside down image of the titular vessel from {{wt|Battlestar Galactica}}. The only other ship this could have been meant to represent is the research dinghy in which Riker chases Data's shuttlecraft. |
* [[Data]] is erroneously portrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before {{e|Datalore}} established he definitely could not even though [[TNG]] occasionally featured him doing so both before and after that episode. |
* [[Data]] is erroneously portrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before {{e|Datalore}} established he definitely could not even though [[TNG]] occasionally featured him doing so both before and after that episode. |
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| + | * The plot revolves around a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[aircraft carrier]] disappearing in [[1995]] despite the [[Soviet Union]] dissolving in [[1991]]. However, as the novel was published in {{y|1988}}, it is understandable that the author did not foresee such an event. |
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| − | * The name of Timofei Vasska is constructed incorrectly, as Vasska is a diminutive form of first name Vasiliy and cannot be a last name in the Russian language. |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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[[File:Jean Luc Picard 2364.jpg|thumb|Captain Picard]] |
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;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], [[CO]] of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. |
;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], [[CO]] of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. |
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| − | ;[[William T. Riker]] : Starfleet commander, [[first officer]] of ''Enterprise''-D. Riker had previously been assigned as [[second officer]] of {{USS|Yorktown| |
+ | ;[[William T. Riker]] : Starfleet commander, [[first officer]] of ''Enterprise''-D. Riker had previously been assigned as [[second officer]] of {{USS|Yorktown|NCC-20045}}. |
::''This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill"; the other is ''[[Encounter at Farpoint (novel)|Encounter at Farpoint]]''. |
::''This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill"; the other is ''[[Encounter at Farpoint (novel)|Encounter at Farpoint]]''. |
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;[[Data]] : [[Android]] Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]], [[operations officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-D. |
;[[Data]] : [[Android]] Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]], [[operations officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-D. |
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;''Lenin''-class : Type of [[aircraft carrier]] created by the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[20th century]]. |
;''Lenin''-class : Type of [[aircraft carrier]] created by the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[20th century]]. |
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;research dinghy : Type of auxiliary vehicle carried aboard ''Enterprise''-D. This scientific research vessel could be launched from the [[shuttlebay]] and was similar in capabilities to a standard [[shuttlecraft]]. |
;research dinghy : Type of auxiliary vehicle carried aboard ''Enterprise''-D. This scientific research vessel could be launched from the [[shuttlebay]] and was similar in capabilities to a standard [[shuttlecraft]]. |
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| + | ;''Edmund Fitzgerald'' : Great Lakes ore freighter lost in storm with all hands in November 1975; incorrectly referred to as a ''tanker'' in historical database viewed by Deanna Troi. |
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;''Sergei G. Gorshkov'' : Russian ''Lenin''-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995. |
;''Sergei G. Gorshkov'' : Russian ''Lenin''-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995. |
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::''In real life, there ''was'' a carrier ''Gorshkov'', and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also {{wikipedia|Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov|Soviet aircraft carrier ''Admiral Gorshkov''}}. |
::''In real life, there ''was'' a carrier ''Gorshkov'', and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also {{wikipedia|Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov|Soviet aircraft carrier ''Admiral Gorshkov''}}. |
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::''The authors correctly divined [[1992]] as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being ''Enterprise''-class, the ship is officially a [[refit]] ''Nimitz''-class design. See also {{wikipedia|USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73)}}. |
::''The authors correctly divined [[1992]] as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being ''Enterprise''-class, the ship is officially a [[refit]] ''Nimitz''-class design. See also {{wikipedia|USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73)}}. |
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::''See: [[Federation starbases]]. |
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| − | ::''This ''Yorktown'' was not mentioned in [[canon]], but it could correspond to the ''Yorktown'' (of unspecified class) that [[Tuvok]]'s father served aboard in the [[2290s]]. ({{VOY|Flashback}}) An ''Excelsior''-class ''Yorktown'' is also listed in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', with the [[registry]] NCC-2033. The novel ''[[Reunion]]'' states Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of ''Yorktown''. |
+ | ::''This ''Yorktown'' was not mentioned in [[canon]], but it could correspond to the ''Yorktown'' (of unspecified class) that [[Tuvok]]'s father served aboard in the [[2290s]]. ''({{VOY|Flashback}})'' An ''Excelsior''-class ''Yorktown'' is also listed in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', with the [[registry]] NCC-2033. The novel ''[[Reunion]]'' states Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of ''Yorktown''. |
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Revision as of 12:50, 14 April 2016
Template:Realworld The USS Enterprise encounters a million lost souls - trapped on an endless interstellar voyage!
Summary
- From the book jacket
- In 1995, a Soviet aircraft carrier is destroyed by a mysterious creature that just as mysteriously disappears thereafter. Over three hundred years later, Counselor Deanna Troi awakens in her quarters from a nightmare in which she senses the voices of the crew of that Russian ship, whose life-essences were somehow absorbed by the creature that destroyed them. And the nightmare heralds a danger to the USS Enterprise-D itself, for if Picard can't discover a way to communicate with the creature, it could absorb his crew just as it did the Russians.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Memorable quotes
"Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the universe."
Background information
- According to a timeline released by DC Comics, this novel takes place shortly after the events of "Heart of Glory".
- The ship on the cover of this novel appears to be an upside down image of the titular vessel from Battlestar Galactica. The only other ship this could have been meant to represent is the research dinghy in which Riker chases Data's shuttlecraft.
- Data is erroneously portrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before "Datalore" established he definitely could not even though TNG occasionally featured him doing so both before and after that episode.
- The plot revolves around a Soviet aircraft carrier disappearing in 1995 despite the Soviet Union dissolving in 1991. However, as the novel was published in 1988, it is understandable that the author did not foresee such an event.
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 TNG characters.
Regular and recurring characters
Captain Picard
- Jean-Luc Picard
- Starfleet captain, CO of USS Enterprise-D.
- William T. Riker
- Starfleet commander, first officer of Enterprise-D. Riker had previously been assigned as second officer of USS Yorktown.
- This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill"; the other is Encounter at Farpoint.
- Data
- Android Starfleet lieutenant commander, operations officer of the Enterprise-D.
- Beverly Crusher
- Starfleet commander, CMO of Enterprise-D.
- Worf
- Klingon Starfleet lieutenant junior grade who was assigned to the Enterprise-D in the command division.
- Deanna Troi
- Half-Betazoid Starfleet lieutenant commander assigned as Enterprise-D counselor.
- Geordi La Forge
- VISOR-sighted Starfleet lieutenant junior grade assigned as Enterprise-D flight controller.
Argyle
- Argyle
- Enterprise-D engineer.
- Argyle appears next in Pocket TNG: The Peacekeepers and comics of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2) series.
- Natasha Yar
- Starfleet lieutenant assigned as Enterprise-D security chief.
- Wesley Crusher
- Fifteen-year-old Enterprise-D resident, awarded the title acting ensign by Captain Picard.
Other characters
MacDougal
- McDougal
- Enterprise-D chief engineer.
- Arkady Reykov
- Russian captain of the Gorshkov.
- Timofei Vasska
- Russian executive of Gorshkov.
- Myakishev
- Russian duty officer on Gorshkov.
- Feklenko
- Captain of Vladivostok.
- Leon Ruszkowski
- Captain of USS Roosevelt.
- David Galanter
- Executive officer of USS Roosevelt.
- Named for novelist Dave Galanter.
- Annalise Drumm
- USS Roosevelt air wing commander.
- Compton
- USS Roosevelt crewperson.
- Harper
- US Navy admiral. Ruszkowski suggested that if Galanter opened a Greek restaurant, he could offer Adm. Harper a job as maître d'.
- F. Palmer
- Ensign
- Mitchell
- Doctor
- Reykov's petty officer
- Gorshkov crewmember.
- Laura
- Childhood crush of Picard.
References
Athens; Paris; Los Angeles
- aircraft carrier
- Betazed
- Black Sea
- After leaving dock, the Gorshkov was headed toward the Black Sea with its EMP weapon.
- Canis IV
- EMP
- Epsilon Indii VI
- Klinzhai
- Lenin-class
- Type of aircraft carrier created by the Soviet Union in the 20th century.
- research dinghy
- Type of auxiliary vehicle carried aboard Enterprise-D. This scientific research vessel could be launched from the shuttlebay and was similar in capabilities to a standard shuttlecraft.
- Edmund Fitzgerald
- Great Lakes ore freighter lost in storm with all hands in November 1975; incorrectly referred to as a tanker in historical database viewed by Deanna Troi.
- The Fitzgerald was in real life a bulk freighter most frequently carrying iron ore; referring to these ships as tankers is a common mistake because of their long open decks and lack of the type of cargo crane generally associated with ocean freighters. See also SS Edmund Fitzgerald at Wikipedia.
- Sergei G. Gorshkov
- Russian Lenin-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995.
- In real life, there was a carrier Gorshkov, and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov at Wikipedia.
- Nikolayev
- Shipyard location, the origin of the Gorshkov.
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
- US aircraft carrier.
- See also USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) at Wikipedia.
- Soviet Union
- The novel was written in 1988, three years before the Soviet government fell in 1991. It would now seem odd that the defunct government would have an aircraft carrier in 1995.
- Vladivostok
- Russian naval vessel in 1995.
- USS George Washington (CVN-73)
- US aircraft carrier, Enterprise-class, named for George Washington.
- The authors correctly divined 1992 as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being Enterprise-class, the ship is officially a refit Nimitz-class design. See also USS George Washington (CVN-73) at Wikipedia.
- Starbase 18 (β)
- Federation starbase. In 2360, William Riker received his orders to be assigned to the USS Yorktown on the station. The Yorktown came a short time later.
- See: Federation starbases.
- USS Yorktown
- Excelsior-class starship.
- This Yorktown was not mentioned in canon, but it could correspond to the Yorktown (of unspecified class) that Tuvok's father served aboard in the 2290s. (VOY: "Flashback") An Excelsior-class Yorktown is also listed in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, with the registry NCC-2033. The novel Reunion states Riker served three years as second officer of Yorktown.
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