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Author: Jeffrey Lang
Illustrator: ILLUSTRATOR OR COVER ARTIST
Publisher: Pocket Books
Series: Pocket TNG
Published: February 2002
Pages: 331
Year: ca. 2374
Stardate: 51405.9
Reference #: ISBN 0743405927


Summary

From the book jacket
He is perhaps the ultimate human acheivment: a sentient life-form — self-aware, self-determining, possessing a mind and body far surpassing that of his makers, and imbued with the potential to evolve beyond the scope of his programming. Created by one of the most brilliant and eccentric intellects the Federation has ever known, the android Data has always believed he was unique, the one true fulfillment of a dream to create children of the mind.

But is he?

Investigating the mysterious destruction of a new androind created by Starfleet, Data and the crew of the USS Enterprise uncover startling secrets stretching back to the galaxy's dim past. That knowledge is coveted by beings who will stop at nothing to control it, and will force Data to redefine himself as he learns the hidden history of artificial intelligence.

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FURTHER SUMMARY

Background Information

BGINFO

Memorable Quotes

QUOTES

Characters

Reginald Barclay
A member of the android development team, with Vaslovik and Bruce Maddox
Flint, under the guise of Emil Vaslovik
Part of the survey team to Exo III, the creator of Rhea
Ira Graves
Part of the survey team to Exo III
Admiral Haftel
Summoned the Enterprise to Galor IV
Bruce Maddox
Member of the android development team, heavily injured in the storm that supposedly killed Vaslovik and destroyed the androind.
Rhea McAdams
Security cheif on the Enterprise-D, android
Commander Heyes
A new addition to the Enterprise crew, watch officer for beta shift.


References

Exocomp
Flint owns two exocomps, Winken and Blinken, who help him control the station
NON-CANON REFERENCE
Description, no non-canon links.


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