"Equinox" was a two part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, comprised of the 118th and 119th episodes overall in the series, aired as a cliffhanger 26th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired on 26 May 1999, and continued in the sixth season premiere on 22 September 1999. The episode was written by Rick BermanMA, Brannon BragaMA & Joe MenoskyMA and directed by Alexander SingerMA. A novelization written by Diane Carey was published in October 1999.
Description
Captain Janeway believed she commanded the only Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant—until the USS Voyager came to the rescue of the USS Equinox, a battered starship besieged by a revenging horde of extra-dimensional predators.
Helmed by Captain Rudolph Ransom, the Equinox has been trapped in the Delta Quadrant even longer than the Voyager and the ship and crew show the scars of a constant struggle to survive. But Ransom and his people are hiding something as well: a shocking secret that will ultimately pit captain against captain, starship against starship, in an explosive conflict that may cost Voyager the life of her captain!
A powerful novel based on the thrilling two-part television adventure!
References
Characters
Part I characters
- Lydia Anderson • Ayala • Maxwell Burke • Chakotay • The Doctor • Emergency Medical Hologram (Equinox) • Fitzpatrick (?) • Marla Gilmore • Kathryn Janeway • Harry Kim • Noah Lessing • Neelix • Tom Paris • Rudolph Ransom • Seven of Nine • Brian Sofin • Angelo Tassoni • Thompson • Thompson • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • Naomi Wildman • spirits of good fortune
- Referenced only
- David Amantes • John Bowler • Caretaker • Dorothy Chang • Edward Regis • William Yates
Part II characters
- Ankari Captain • Ayala • Maxwell Burke • Chakotay • The Doctor • Emergency Medical Hologram (Equinox) • Marla Gilmore • Kathryn Janeway • Harry Kim • Timothy Lang • Noah Lessing • James Morrow • Neelix • Tom Paris • Rudolph Ransom • Seven of Nine • Brian Sofin • Angelo Tassoni • Thompson • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • spirits of good fortune
- Referenced only
- William Shakespeare
Novelization characters
- Ankari Captain • John Bowler • Maxwell Burke • Chakotay • Dorothy Chang • The Doctor • Emergency Medical Hologram (Equinox) • Mike Franco • Marla Gilmore • Kathryn Janeway • Harry Kim • Noah Lessing • Michaelson • James Morrow • Nash • Neelix • Tom Paris • Rudolph Ransom • Edward Regis • Rogers • Seven of Nine • Brian Sofin • Angela Tassoni • Thompson • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • Naomi Wildman • spirits of good fortune
- Referenced only
- David Amantes • Caretaker • Ramses • Ernest Shackleton • Josef Stalin • William Yates
Locations
- Referenced only
- Alpha Quadrant • Cardassia • Earth (Antarctica • McKinley Park) • Epsilon IV • Omicron-Indii • Starbase 80 • Tarkus • Tenkaran coast
Starships and vehicles
- Ankari vessel • USS Equinox (Nova-class) • USS Voyager (Intrepid-class) • waverider
- Referenced only
- Berengaria-class lab barge • Borg Cube • Endurance • Klingon Bird-of-Prey • Romulan warbird • runabout
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Borg Collective • Federation Council • Krowtonan Guard • Maquis • Starfleet Academy
Science and technology
- anesthetize • antimatter • antimatter injector • auditory processor • Azimuth • bulkhead • class 2 nebula • claustrophobia • cortical array • cortical node • decihertz • deflector pulse • deuterium • diagnostic bed • dilithium • dilithium matrix • Emergency Medical Hologram • EPS conduit • exobiology • femur • field generator • fractal • gas giant • graviton relay • holodeck • hypospray • impulse engine • inertial damper • injector manifold • inoculation • internal sensor • interspatial fissure • ion storm • isogram • kemocite • kilometer • kiloton • laser scalpel • life support • lingustic bank • matter conversion technology • memory engram • mercurium • meter • mobile emitter • multiphasic chamber • multiphasic force field • mutagenic virus • neural interface • neural pattern • nucleogenic energy • nucleogenic particle • neural interface • occipital node • ocular node • parthogenic atmosphere • pelvis • phaser rifle • photon torpedo • photonic charge • plasma injector • plasma torch • polarized hull plating • polaron grid • post-traumatic stress syndrome • power core • power coupling • power relay • reticular node • self-destruct • sensor • sensor echo • sensory node • shield emitter • shield frequency • shield vector • sonic shower • sonograph • spine • stasis chamber • submolecular resequencer • synaptic stimulator • thermal blanket • thermionic radiation • thermographic analysis • thermolytic reaction • tractor beam • transport enhancer • tricorder • triquadric algorithm • turbolift • universal translator • warp core • warp plasma manifold • wrist beacon
Ranks and titles
- admiral • biologist • captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • crewman • engineer • engineer's mate • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • scholar • science officer • security chief • tactical officer • terraforming engineer
Other references
- alligator • amputation • astrometrics • auto-initiating security grid • bacon • Battle of the Bulge • BLT sandwich • brig • bucket • bulldozer • checkers • confined to quarters • crouton • dedication plaque • Dem Bones • diary • distress call • duet • emergency ration • ethical subroutine • fern • intruder alert • Jefferies tube • junk-yard • lava lamp • lettuce • luau • medkit • My Darling Clementine • olive branch • organ • pelican • petaQ • piano • pine • poetic justice • poison ivy • potluck • Prime Directive • red alert • Regelian bloodworm • rescue team • Rottweiler • salad • sandstorm • scalpel • security grid • Skeleton Coast • Starfleet oath • Starfleet Regulations • subroutine • sweater • tattoo • Terrelian seapod • tomato • torture • tuning fork • yellow alert
Chronology
Appendices
Related media
- The design of the Equinox was based on an image from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual.
Images
Novelization images
Episode images
Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novelization: Day of Honor |
Voyager novelizations | Next novelization: Endgame |
| Previous episode: Warhead |
Voyager episode produced | Next episode: Survival Instinct |
| Previous episode: Warhead |
Voyager episode aired | Next episode: Survival Instinct |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Gemworld |
Next Adventure: N-Vector | |
| Previous Adventure: Shadow |
Journey of the USS Voyager | Next Adventure: Survival Instinct |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2375. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: ... And Straight on 'til Morning |
2375 Prologue |
Next Adventure: Fear, Itself |
External links
- Equinox (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- "Equinox" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Equinox, Part II article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.