Introduction
- From the book jacket
- Three years have passed since the events depicted in the novel Stone and Anvil, and for the past and present crew members of the USS Excalibur, life has taken many surprising twists and turns. Captain Elizabeth Shelby has been promoted to admiral and heads Space Station Bravo... while her former ship, the USS Trident, has a new captain. Soleta has left Starfleet to embrace the perils of exploring her Romulan heritage. The powerful Zak Kebron serves as the Excalibur's counselor and head of security. And Mackenzie Calhoun? Well, Mackenzie Calhoun's still who he is.
- As Si Cwan, prime minister of the New Thallonian Protectorate, prepares to marry off his sister Kalinda in a politically advantageous pairing that will strengthen his newly restored empire, the bride-to-be is abducted just before the wedding in a calamitous event that threatens to destabilize the entire sector -- especially since Kalinda's abductor is someone all too familiar. As the Excalibur, the Trident, and the entire Thallonian fleet attempt to bring order to their sector of space, no one could ever suspect that a mysterious alien force may also be playing a part in Kalinda's disappearance -- and that the entire galaxy may soon face a long-forgotten enemy.
References
Characters
- Ankar • Burgoyne 172 • Burton • Mackenzie Calhoun • Candido • Cray • Si Cwan • Desma • Fhermus • Gleau • Mick Gold • Tusari Gyn • Patience Halliwell • Penelope Halliwell • Anton Harris • Hiren • Janos • Edward Jellico • Kalinda • Zak Kebron • Keesala • Morgan Lefler • Robin Lefler • Lyla • Marzan • Moke • M'Ress • Katerina Mueller • Arex Na Eth • Pembark • Rajari • Randisi • Selar • Elizabeth Shelby • Sigerson • Soleta • Spock • Romeo Takahashi • Tiraud • Tania Tobias • Villers • Xyon • Xyon of Calhoun • Zeus
Starships and vehicles
- ETV Lynx (Emergency Transport Vehicle) • USS Excalibur (Constitution-class) • USS Excalibur-A • Lyla • Spectre
Locations
- Bajoran wormhole • Boragi system • Boragi III • Elias sector • Mandylor • Mandylor V • Nelkar • New Thallon • Priatia • Respler • Respler IV-A • Sector 221-G • Singfer Nebula • Space Station Bravo • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet • Xenex
States and organizations
- Krellner Institute • New Thallonian Protectorate • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
Races and cultures
- Andorian • Boragi • Brikar • Caitian • Hermat • Human • Mandylorian • Nelkarite • Priatian • Resplerian • Romulan • Selelvian • Shubbite • Thallonian • Tholian • Triexian • Vulcan • Wanderers
- Referenced only
- Borg • Danteri • Klingon • Orion
Other references
- Black Mass • Don Quixote • grozit • Romulan ale • Selelvian War • Starfleet Surgeon General • synthehol • Vulcan death grip
Information
In this novel the New Frontier series jumps ahead three years, from 2376 to 2379.
Connections
- After the Fall article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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Stories by: Peter David |
Next story: Pain Management |
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2377 Before |
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