NOVEL
Dark Victory
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Author(s):	William Shatner with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publication information
Published:	Hardcover - April 1999
Reprint(s):	Paperback - April 2000
Pages:	303
ISBN:	Hardcover: ISBN 067100882X Paperback: ISBN 0671008846
Chronology
Date:	2374-2375

Contents 1 Introduction (blurb) 2 Summary 3 Characters 3.1 Regulars 3.2 Others 4 References 4.1 Starships 4.2 Locations 4.3 Species 4.4 States and Organizations 4.5 Other 5 Information 5.1 Translations 5.2 Related Stories 6 Connections

Introduction (blurb)Edit

For three full decades, on television and in film, actor William Shatner has portrayed one of the legendary heroes of science fiction: James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the Starship Enterprise. Although Kirk was believed to have perished at the conclusion of Star Trek Generations, his amazing literary resurrection led to an acclaimed trilogy of national bestsellers, The Ashes of Eden, The Return, and Avenger.

Now William Shatner again brings his unique blend of talents as actor, writer, director, and producer to continue the thrilling new trilogy that began in Spectre, as Jim Kirk must confront the most dangerous enemy of his career - himself.

The Mirror Universe is a dark and twisted reflection of our own, where humans and Vulcans live as slaves to a brutal alliance of Klingons and Cardassians -- an alliance long believed to be the creation of one man: the feared and hated Emperor Tiberius, the Mirror Universe counterpart of James T. Kirk. But just as Kirk survived his own age to live in the era of a new generation of heroes, so Tiberius now returns to fulfill his mad dreams of total domination - not just of his universe, but of Kirk's as well.

From the nightmarish landscape of the Mirror Universe Earth to the joys of impending parenthood and marriage to the woman he loves, the incomparable Teilani of Chal, Kirk is propelled into his most personal and dangerous mission yet as he fights to uncover the secret of Tiberius' return, and learn the terrible truth behind the madman's nightmarish plans for the Federation.

With Spock, McCoy, and Scotty at his side, and reteamed with Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, Kirk discovers an unexpected enemy within Starfleet itself -- a mysterious group still guarding frightening secrets from Kirk's own time. And as Kirk fights to expose those secrets, his epic search becomes a deadly obsession that threatens all he holds dear, drawing him inexorably to a stunning conclusion that will forever change his life and his understanding of the universe.

With the fate of two universes hanging in the balance, Star Trek: Dark Victory is Star Trek storytelling at its best.

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

RegularsEdit

James T. Kirk • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Beverly Crusher • Deanna Troi • Data • Geordi La Forge • Teilani • Andrea M'Benga • Julian Bashir • Elim Garak • James T. Kirk • Jean-Luc Picard • Geordi La Forge • William T. Riker • Kathryn Janeway • Spock • T'Val • Zefram Sloane

OthersEdit

Hu-Lin Radisson • Adamski • Nathan Twinning

ReferencesEdit

StarshipsEdit

USS Heisenberg (Leviathan-class)

LocationsEdit

Agricultural Research Station 51 • Deep Space 9 • Alpha Centauri IV

Referenced only 

Lake Sloan • Lake Riker

SpeciesEdit

Cardassian • Human • Klingon

States and OrganizationsEdit

Klingon-Cardassian Alliance • United Federation of Planets • Project Sign

OtherEdit

hololock • Mirror Universe • Federation Genetic Atlas

InformationEdit

• Follows immediately on from Spectre. The beginning of Preserver follows immediately on from the end of Dark Victory. This novel shows James T. Kirk marry Teilani, a wedding attended by Demora Sulu and many grandchildren, presumably at least one of whom is a child of Hiromi Sulu from Pathways.
• UK audiocassette: ISBN 0671033654
• Unabridged audiocassette: ISBN 0743527755

TranslationsEdit

German:

• Title: Dunkler Sieg
• Subtitle: -
• Publisher: Heyne
• ISBN 3453187717
• Translator:
• Published: 2001

Related StoriesEdit

Stories featuring the mirror universe
Enterprise	episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • prose: Age of the Empress • "Nobunaga"
The Original Series	episode: "Mirror, Mirror" • comics: The Mirror Universe Saga ("... Promises to Keep" • "Double Image" • "Deadly Reflection!" • "The Tantalus Trap!" • "Masquerade!" • "Behind Enemy Lines!" • "The Beginning of the End..." • "Homecoming...") • Fragile Glass • Mirror Images ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") • prose: Spectre • Dark Victory • Preserver • The Sorrows of Empire • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • video game: Shattered Universe
The Next Generation	comic: "Mirror Images, Issue 3" • prose: Dark Mirror • Three • The Worst of Both Worlds • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "For Want of a Nail" • Rise Like Lions
Deep Space Nine	episodes: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak" • comic: "Enemies & Allies" • prose: Dark Passions • Warpath • Saturn's Children • Fearful Symmetry • "A Terrible Beauty" • The Soul Key • "Freedom Angst"
Voyager	prose: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent • "Bitter Fruit"
New Frontier	comics: Turnaround ("Part I" • "Part II" • "Part III" • "Part IV" • "Part V") • prose: Cutting Ties • "Homecoming"
Klingon Empire	prose: "Family Matters"	Titan	prose: "Empathy"	Vanguard	prose: "The Black Flag"
Miniseries and anthologies	RPG sourcebook: Through a Glass, Darkly • comics: The Mirror Universe Saga • Turnaround • Mirror Images • prose: Mirror Universe Trilogy • Mirror Universe (Glass Empires • Obsidian Alliances • Shards and Shadows)

ConnectionsEdit

• Dark Victory article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

Star Trek novels by William Shatner
Odyssey:	The Ashes of Eden	The Return	Avenger
Mirror Universe:	Spectre	Dark Victory	Preserver
Totality:	Captain's Peril	Captain's Blood	Captain's Glory
The Academy:	Collision Course

published order
Previous novel: Spectre	TOS novels	Next novel: Vulcan's Heart
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Spectre	Pocket	Next Adventure: Vis à Vis
Previous Adventure: Spectre	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)	Next Adventure: Mirror Eyes
Previous Adventure: Four Lights	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)	Next Adventure: Preserver
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2374. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: Field of Fire	2375 Part Two	Next Adventure: Preserver Chapters 1-4