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Andor: Paradigm

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NOVEL
Andor: Paradigm
Attribution
Series: Deep Space Nine
Miniseries: Worlds of Deep Space Nine
Author(s): Heather Jarman
Publication information
Printed: Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume One
Pages: 155-364
Chronology
Date: November 1-10, 2376

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From The Back Cover:

ANDOR: On the eve of a great celebration of their ancient past, the unusual and mysterious Andorians, a species with four sexes, must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in order to ensure their survival. Biological necessity clashes with personal ethics; cultural obligation vies with love -- and Ensign Thirishar ch'Thane returns home to the planet he forswore, to face not only the consequences of his choices, but a clandestine plan to alter the very nature of his kind.

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Shar receives a message from his mother Charivretha asking him to return to Andor: her party, the Progressives, have been accused of their rivals the Visionists, of which Thriss' mother Thantis is a leading member, of secretly planning to re-engineer Andorians into a dual sex species. With Lieutenant Commander Matthias planning to visit the planet for Thriss' funeral, Shar and Prynn Tenmei choose to travel with her.

A riot in the capital upsets their travel plans and forces Shar and Prynn to travel with Matthias to Thantis' home. They are joined by Charivretha, who asks Shar to return to the capital with her. Instead, Shar and Prynn briefly abscond in a stolen shuttle. In their absence, Charivretha is kidnapped after being drugged with a quantity of the semi-illegal saf being transported by Matthias.

Thia, a woman present at the keep, admits her bondmates are responsible and guides Shar, Prynn and Matthias to the reserve where Charivretha is being held, tending to an injure Matthias while Shar and Prynn affect a rescue. Shar discovers the materials he previously brought back to Andor has resulted in research allowing increased Andorian fertility and multiple births but that the rumours of genetic re-engineering are also true. Charivretha resigns from the Federation Council.

With some of the wounds healed, Shar is allowed to lead the mourners at Thriss' funeral but Thia is disowned by her bondmates, despite no charges being laid. Shar chooses to stay behind on Andor and form a new bond group with her, Anichent and Dizhei but not before presenting Prynn with an Andorian betrothel token.

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Thezalden ch'LethaPhillipa MathiasPrynn TenmeiCharivretha zh'ThaneSessethantis zh'CheenThirishar ch'ThaneUzaveh
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Julian BashirVic FontaineKira NerysMikaela LeishmanJosef MengeleCrell MosetMamoru NakamuraNogJason SenkowskiQuarkBenjamin SiskoRuriko TenmeiHravishran th'ZoarhiElias VaughnShathrissia zh'Cheen

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AndorCheen-Thitar KeepThelasa-vei ProvinceHeroes AntechamberGrand Staircase
Bajor-B'hava'el
Deep Space 9
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BetazedDramiaEarthGamma QuadrantStarbase 219Vic'sVulcan

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AndorianHumanVulcan
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BajoranCardassianJem'HadarProphetsYrythny

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USS DefiantViola

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Andorian Imperial GuardAndorian Science InstituteHomeworld SecurityParliament AndoriaProgressive PartyStarfleetUnited Federation of PlanetsVisionist Party
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Art Institute of BetazedCouncil of the United Federation of PlanetsDominionOrion Syndicate

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Ablative armorAndorian gendersAndoriiBattle of BetazedDominion WarEmpty ThroneFederation CouncillorFirst PrincessHariOrbital skydivingPresident of the United Federation of PlanetsRite of MemorySafSendingShayshaShelthrethSpring Water FestivalThe Tale of the BreakingVithi

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