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Rise Like Lions is a novel in the Star Trek: Mirror Universe series. Written by David Mack, and released in November 2011, the novel brings the "Memory Omega" storyline running through the series (as well as the Pocket DS9 novels Warpath, Fearful Symmetry and The Soul Key) to a climax.

Summary

Solicitation blurb: In the Mirror Universe...

mirror struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels on Terok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand.

Light-years away, Mac Calhoun and his Romulan allies harass Klingon forces with devious hit-and-run attacks. But Calhoun has a grander ambition: he intends to merge his fleet with the Terran Rebellion and lead it to victory – or die trying.

Meanwhile, a bitter feud threatens to shatter the Alliance from within. The old rivalry between the Klingons and the Cardassians erupts into open warfare as each vies for the upper hand in their partnership.

Manipulating events from its hidden redoubts, Memory Omega–the secret operation initiated by Spock a century earlier – sees its plans come to fruition sooner than expected. But striking early means risking everything – and if the revolution fails, Spock's vision for the future will be lost forever.

Characters

Miles O'Brien
Worf
Ezri Tigan
Leeta
Tuvok

Background information

The project was inadvertently revealed with the release of the previous Mirror Universe novel, The Sorrows of Empire, when it was featured as one of Mack's forthcoming projects. It had been expected that the story would have been approved by the release of that novel, but editorial reorganization at Simon & Schuster, among other factors, had prevented that, and the reference was missed in final editing. The project was ultimately approved and contracted in April 2010, being announced as the January 2012 release in Star Trek Magazine issue 154. Delays to the New Frontier novel, Blind Man's Bluff, brought the release date forward.
Rise Like Lions begins just after the events of the Pocket DS9 novel The Soul Key.
This novel features the mirror universe counterparts of K'Ehleyr and Selar. Both of these characters were played by Suzie Plakson. She played the former in TNG: "The Emissary" and "Reunion" and the latter in TNG: "The Schizoid Man".
Of all the mirror universe counterparts of established characters featured in the novel, Miles "Smiley" O'Brien, Regent Worf, Tuvok, Ezri Tigan, and Leeta are the only ones to have appeared on screen.

Cover gallery

External link

Rise Like Lions at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+| Artist            = [[Alan Dingman]]
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 | Series            = [[Star Trek: Mirror Universe| Mirror Universe]]
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+| ISBN              = 1451607199 (paperback)<br />{{ASIN|B004T4KRFQ}} (Kindle)
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-'''''Rise Like Lions''''' is a forthcoming novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]'' series. Written by [[David Mack]], and expected to be released in {{m|January|2012}}, the novel is expected to bring the "Memory Omega" storyline running through the series, as well as the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' novels ''[[Warpath]]'', ''[[Fearful Symmetry]]'' and ''[[The Soul Key]]'', to a climax.
+'''''Rise Like Lions''''' is a novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]]'' series. Written by [[David Mack]], and released in {{m|November|2011}}, the novel brings the "Memory Omega" storyline running through the series (as well as the [[Pocket DS9]] novels ''[[Warpath]]'', ''[[Fearful Symmetry]]'' and ''[[The Soul Key]]'') to a climax.
+== Summary ==
-The project was inadvertently revealed with the release of the previous ''Mirror Universe'' novel, ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', when it was featured as one of Mack's forthcoming projects. It had been expected that the story would have been approved by the release of that novel, but editorial reorganisation at [[Simon & Schuster]], amongst other factors, had prevented that, and the reference was missed in final editing. The project was ultimately approved and contracted in {{m|April|2010}}, with its release month being announced in [[Star Trek Magazine issue 154|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 154]].
+;Solicitation blurb
+:'''''In the [[mirror universe|Mirror Universe]]...'''
+:''{{mu|Miles O'Brien|mirror|Miles "Smiley" O'Brien}} struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]]. Each day pushes the rebels on {{mu|Terok Nor}} one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand.''
+:''Light-years away, Mac Calhoun and his [[Romulan]] allies harass Klingon forces with devious hit-and-run attacks. But Calhoun has a grander ambition: he intends to merge his fleet with the [[Terran Rebellion]] and lead it to victory &ndash; or die trying.''
+:''Meanwhile, a bitter feud threatens to shatter the Alliance from within. The old rivalry between the [[Klingon]]s and the [[Cardassian]]s erupts into open warfare as each vies for the upper hand in their partnership.''
+:''Manipulating events from its hidden redoubts, Memory Omega&ndash;the secret operation initiated by {{mu|Spock}} a century earlier &ndash; sees its plans come to fruition sooner than expected. But striking early means risking everything &ndash; and if the revolution fails, Spock's vision for the future will be lost forever. ''
+==Characters==
+;{{mu|Miles O'Brien}}
+;{{mu|Worf}}
+;{{mu|Ezri Tigan}}
+;{{mu|Leeta}}
+;{{mu|Tuvok}}
+== Background information ==
+* The project was inadvertently revealed with the release of the previous ''Mirror Universe'' novel, ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', when it was featured as one of Mack's forthcoming projects. It had been expected that the story would have been approved by the release of that novel, but editorial reorganization at [[Simon & Schuster]], among other factors, had prevented that, and the reference was missed in final editing. The project was ultimately approved and contracted in {{m|April|2010}}, being announced as the {{m|January|2012}} release in [[Star Trek Magazine issue 154|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 154]]. Delays to the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier|New Frontier]]'' novel, ''[[Blind Man's Bluff]]'', brought the release date forward.
+* ''Rise Like Lions'' begins just after the events of the [[Pocket DS9]] novel ''[[The Soul Key]]''.
+* This novel features the mirror universe counterparts of [[K'Ehleyr]] and [[Selar]]. Both of these characters were played by [[Suzie Plakson]]. She played the former in {{TNG|The Emissary}} and {{e|Reunion}} and the latter in {{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}.
+* Of all the mirror universe counterparts of established characters featured in the novel, {{mu|Miles O'Brien|Miles "Smiley" O'Brien}}, {{mu|Worf|Regent Worf}}, {{mu|Tuvok}}, {{mu|Ezri Tigan}}, and {{mu|Leeta}} are the only ones to have appeared on screen.
+=== Cover gallery ===
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+File:Rise Like Lions solicitation cover May 2011.jpg|May 2011 solicitation cover
+</gallery>
+== External link ==
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