The Battle of Betazed

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Authors:	Charlotte Douglas and Susan Kearney
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TNG
Published:	April 2002
Pages:	263
Year:	2374
Stardate:	XXXXX.XX
Reference #:	ISBN 074343434X

Troi must find a way to free Betazed from occupation and war crimes without resorting to a morally reprehensible weapon -- Betazoids' own minds.

Plot Summary

From the book jacket: In the darkest hours of the Dominion War, as the Federation's downfall seemed ever more certain, Jem'Hadar and Cardassian forces conquered Betazed, the homeworld of Deanna Troi. Their victory sent shockwaves through the Alpha Quadrant, and put the Dominion within striking distance of Vulcan, Andor, Tellar -- and possibly Earth itself.

To secure their position in the very heart of the Federation, the Cardassians begin constructing space station Sentok Nor in orbit of Betazed. The station is to serve as both the seat of Dominion occupation, and the site of horrific experiments by Cardassia's foremost exobiologist, the infamous Dr. Crell Moset.

With Starfleet's forces spread too thinly in the ongoing struggle to retake Betazed outright, the USS Enterprise-E, along with some old and new friends, is deployed to carry out a dangerous and desperate plan. But no matter what the outcome, the consequenes could alter Betazed irrevocably, forcing Deanna to choose between her world's survival, and its very soul.

A battle in which the Betazoids liberated their planet from the Dominion and Cardassian oppressors. During this battle, the infamous Crell Moset, Cardassia's foremost biologist, conducted tests on Betazoids and Jem'Hadar. Many Betazoids were pulled from their homes and sent to Sentok Nor, a Cardassian Space Station, for experiments and labor. The leader of the Resistance was Lwaxana Troi, of the Fifth House of Betazed. Though it took many lives and a lot of time, the Betazoids won the battle. Deanna Troi also participated and stayed strong throughout the whole ordeal. The Betazoids needed help from Hent Tevren, a Betazoid serial killer.

Background Information

According to the historian's note, this novel takes place approximately two months after DS9:"Tears of the Prophets" and a few months before the events of Star Trek: Insurrection.

Betazed fell to the Dominion in "In the Pale Moonlight."

Memorable Quotes

• Riker nodded toward the padd. "Who'd you say you got those codes from again?"
• "Fellow I know on DS9," O'Brien said absently. "The guy who fixes my pants."

Characters

Deanna Troi

Elias Vaughn

Elias Vaughn played a large part in the Battle of Betazed. He and Starfleet devised a plan to get Hent Tevren so he could help them kill with their minds. He was aided by Deanna Troi, Beverly Crusher, and Data. He was a good friend of Deanna's father Ian Andrew Troi and was the one who told Lwaxana Troi that her husband died. Ian Andrew Troi saved his life and he said to Deanna Troi: "I'm sorry, Deanna," he said quietly. "Your father was a good friend to me. He saved my life once, and I'd have given anything to do the same for him. I know that doesn't change the fact that I went home from the last mission, and he didn't." (pg 78)

Vaughn appears next in Pocket DS9: "Avatar, Part I."

Crell Moset.

Crell Moset

Hent Tevren

Betazoid serial killer, a psychopath who thrills in the sensation of killing slowly with no weapon but his own mind. It is an agonizing death which is sort of an extreme form of the process of telepathic rape.

References

Sentok Nor

Sentok Nor was a Cardassian space station, similar in design to Deep Space 9, that was placed in orbit of Betazed during the Dominion occupation of that world in 2374.

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