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Doors Into Chaos is a Star Trek novel, the third book in the Gateways crossover miniseries, branded as the Star Trek: The Next Generation entry in the crossover arc. Doors Into Chaos was written by Robert Greenberger, and released in September 2001. As with each entry in the Gateways series, Doors Into Chaos had somewhat of a cliffhanger ending, with the resolution to follow in the What Lay Beyond anthology. Doors Into Chaos would be concluded in the short story "The Other Side" in that volume.

Description[]

More than 200,000 years ago, the ancient Iconians created a network of interdimensional Gateways providing instantaneous transportation across unimaginable distances. Once known as the "Demons of Air and Darkness," the Iconians mysteriously vanished many millennia ago, never to return -- or so it was believed.
Summoned to an emergency briefing at Starfleet Headquarters, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is stunned to discover that the legendary Iconians have returned at last, and are offering to sell the secrets of their advanced technology to the Federation. To prove their sincerity, they have reactivated their long-abandoned Gateways, but the results have been strife and chaos throughout the entire Alpha Quadrant. Now Picard and his crew must contend with feuding Klingons and Romulans as the captain seeks to discover the sinister truth behind the Iconians' unexpected rebirth!

Summary[]

Side-stories[]

Throughout this novel, a variety of short side-stories are used illustrate the chaos caused by the gateway network. These usually feature one-off characters, and generally do not affect the main plot.

  • Tellar: Four Andorians steal the colAndor Scrolls from a museum.
  • Ferenginar: Orions raid Grand Nagus Rom's home.
  • Sherman's Planet: Macan forces assassinate Jiggs Card, a dissident in exile.
  • Armus IX: A pandemic spreads, inadvertently brought by visitors from Tavela Minor.
  • Delta Vega: A Romulan ship plans to investigate the abandoned outpost.
  • Turona Alpha: Three Bolian student athletes approach a Jarada colony. During a confrontation, their magnoball causes a chain reaction that destroys the colony.
  • Balosnee VI: A seafaring vessel from Prakal II falls victim to Balosnee VI's hypnotic tides and crashes.
  • Deep Space K-7: A Prytt carpenter beats up a Human guard.
  • Cadmon: Cheap ore from Harod IV destabilizes a local market.
  • Nimbus III: An elementary school class from Mars survives a sandstorm, but their teacher does not.
  • Troyius: A hospital goes into quarantine from a potential Vegan choriomeningitis exposure.
  • Unknown planet: A stranger arrives speaking an unintelligible language. The local Inquisition tortures him to death.
  • Rao system: A gateway is draining energy from the local star, threatening all life in the system.
  • Unknown planet: A group of people on a colony world prepare to assassinate their praetor.
  • Briar Patch: A Breen privateer arrives, and attempts to return through a gateway to the Black Cluster. Instead, she arrives in an area with no visible stars. She makes several more unsuccessful trips through the gateway network.

References[]

Characters[]

AngelaBalitBractorCarter BrisbayneBruceMackenzie CalhounClandakinChuma ChukwuBeverly CrusherDarleenDataJessie DavisonDesanEraskFelkElim GarakGrekorJennyJerolkJhenKira NerysGeordi La ForgeLeop la mir WerstinLeetaLojalHeltOli ma fen CordiekMakoMarisaMartokLandik Mel RosaOkudDaniel PaisnerPanniKell PerimJean-Luc PicardWilliam RikerRomWilliam RossMontgomery ScottElizabeth ShelbySolokTarnanTolinDeanna TroiUlisssshkChristine ValeElias VaughnWerqWorfGiancarlo Wu
Referenced only
Julian BashirChu-FongJadzia DaxDecker (likely Willard) • Rachel GarrettGerDixon HillSherlock HolmesGarth of IzarGowronJohn HarrimanIliIshkaKathryn JanewayJames T. KirkKradKrigarMelothChi NamthotMiles O'BrienOpelChristopher PikeNechama RabinQuarkSirellaBenjamin SiskoVan DorenJohn WatsonZek

Locations[]

Alpha QuadrantArmus IXBalosnee VIBriar PatchCadmonCardassiaDeep Space Station K-7EarthFerenginarFirst CityNimbus IIIQo'noSSan FranciscoSpacedockTurona Alpha
Referenced only
Alexandra's PlanetAltair IVBeta ProximaBetazedBlack ClusterBolarus IXThe Captain's TableCor Caroli VDeep Space 9Delta IVDelta QuadrantDelta VegaEminiar VIIEuropa NovaGalactic barrierGarak's ClothiersGaultGlavirHerod IVIconiaImsk‎Kaelon IIKavis Alpha IVKorugarLysiaMarsMemory AlphaMount SeleyaNespryttPrakal IIPraxisRao systemRura PentheStarfleet AcademyTavela MinorTellarVandros IVVeridian IVVulcanWrigley's Pleasure Planet

Starships and vehicles[]

IRW BloodswordIKS Chargh (K't'inga-class) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • ES135659IRW GloryKreechta (D'Kora-class) • USS Marco Polo (Saber-class) • USS Mercury (Saber-class) • IKS Qob (K't'inga-class)
Referenced only
Breen attack shipUSS da VinciUSS Defiant IUSS Defiant IIUSS ExeterUSS GettysburgKlingon bird-of-preyUSS T'KumbraUSS Voyager

Races and cultures[]

androidArmusianBajoranBetazoidBolianBreenCardassianCarreonDeltanFerengiGornHumanIconianKalandanKlingonNyrianPetrawRelisaRomulanTholianTrillVulcanXenexian
Referenced only
ChangelingJem'HadarOrganianProphets

States and organizations[]

Bajoran MilitiaCardassian UnionFederation Diplomatic CorpsFerengi AllianceGorn HegemonyKlingon Empire (House of Krad) • Romulan Star EmpireUnited Federation of Planets (StarfleetStarfleet Command)
Referenced only
DominionFirst Seat of TellarGropla TeamRegency of Armus IXTemporal Displacement OfficeTreasury Guard

Science and technology[]

cocamine‎EPS power stabilizerFeinberger‎holographic communicatorinjector (medical)microfusion initiator‎micronphotonic amplifiertransparent aluminum‎Vegan choriomeningitis

Ranks and titles[]

admiralcaptaincommanderdaimonGrand NagusHigh Councillor to the First Seat of Tellarlieutenantlieutenant commandermasterpraetorPresident of the United Federation of Planetssir

Other references[]

colAndor ScrollsdilithiumDominion WarFerengi Rules of AcquisitionGreat Monetary CollapseHeshballa curryholoconferencemagnoballorepodmate‎quarantineRessikan flutesetchsilverstewtriliumtuberVegan choriomeningitisVulcan saluteThe Wizard of Oz

Appendices[]

Images[]

Connections[]

Star Trek: Gateways
One Small StepChainmailDoors Into ChaosDemons of Air and DarknessNo Man's LandCold WarsWhat Lay Beyond ("One Giant Leap" • "Exodus" • "Horn and Ivory" • "In the Queue" • "Death After Life" • "The Other Side") • Here There Be Monsters

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
Chainmail
Gateways
minseries
Next novel:
Demons of Air and Darkness
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Rising Son
Chapter 8, Section 2
Pocket Next Adventure:
Demons of Air and Darkness
Previous Adventure:
Avatar, Book Two
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
Next Adventure:
What Lay Beyond
"The Other Side"


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