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Introduction (blurb)Edit

In the aftermath of the astonishing events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the captain and officers of the U.S.S. Enterprise remain haunted by their encounter with the vast artificial intelligence of V'Ger... and by the sacrifice and ascension of their friend and shipmate, Willard Decker.

As James T. Kirk, Spock, and Leonard McCoy attempt to cope with the personal fallout of that ordeal, a chapter from their mutual past is reopened, raising troubling new questions about the relationship among God, Man, and AI. On the recently settled world of Daran IV, the former refugees of the Fabrini worldship Yonada are being divided by conflicting ideologies, as those clinging to their theocratic past vie with visionaries of a future governed by reason alone.

Now, echoes of the V'Ger encounter reverberate among the Enterprise officers who years ago overthrew the Oracle, the machine-god that controlled Yonada. Confronting the consequences of those actions, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy also face choices that will decide the fate of a civilization, and which may change them forever.

SummaryEdit

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

EnterpriseEdit

Gerry AubersonBandarBolekSara BowringChristine ChapelPavel ChekovMarcella DiFalcoJade DinhDavid FeinMichael HowardHrrii'ushKi'ki're'ti'keJames T. KirkEdward LoganM'sharnaLeonard McCoyEnrique MercadoMosi NizhoniOdangaReiko OnamiJoaquin PerezR'trikahiJanice RandTheresa RossMontgomery ScottSh'aowSpockSpring Rain on Still WaterSternbachHikaru SuluShantherin th'ClaneT'HeshUhuraHrrii'ush Uuvu'itWoreneVaylin Zaandzh'Ral

FabriniEdit

DovrakuDumaliKemoriMifaseMorediNatiraNikuriParavoRishalaSonayaTanilaTasariTaveroTilono

CreatorsEdit

Minakeli BaimaTomaneru VariNidraMiuraDediTiluNalai

OthersEdit

Ak'pethhitSsherrak Ki'threetlChristopher LindstromOracle of the PeopleSoreth
Referenced only 
Jonathan ArcherArex Na EthBalokTonia BarrowsChavi'rruLori CianaMike ClearyNancy CraterD'ArtagnanJoan DeckerWillard DeckerIrina GalliulinGanelaAmanda GraysonIliaTetsuo InomataEdith KeelerLi KwanLandruLongbothamM-5Shiboline M'RessMadasiCarol MarcusDavid MarcusMattesinoJoanna McCoyMiramaneeNicholsonHeihachiro NoguraAnnie RandRibasiSarekSemilaSonakSpanlaSurakT'chanT'KhulnT'PolJocelyn TreadwayTyreeV'GerVaalVocariRobert Wesley

StarshipsEdit

USS Enterprise
Referenced only 
USS ArchonUSS AshokaUSS ConstellationUSS DefiantEnterpriseUSS ExcaliburUSS ExeterUSS IntrepidUSS PotemkinUSS SphinxYang LiweiYonadaZhang SuiUSS Zheng He

LocationsEdit

Azure NebulaDaran systemDaran VGanidraLorina (Daran IV) • Starbase 22
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AvrosBeta IIIEkosFabrinaGamma Trianguli VIIotiaLantaru sectorMegaraNelghaOhioOrganiaPelosRegulus sectorRhaandarelRussiaSan FranciscoScorpius-Centaurus OB AssociationTriskelion

SpeciesEdit

AndorianArcadianAulacriAurelianBetelgeusianCaitianEscheriteFabriniHuman (Navajo) • MegariteRhaandariteSaurianShesshranTellariteTrillVulcanZaranite
Referenced only 
AvrosianBetanChenariDeltanDenobulanEeiauoanEminianEymorgHortaKlingonPelosianRomulanSargonian

States and OrganizationsEdit

FaithfulFederation SecurityStarfleetStarfleet Corps of Engineers
Referenced only 
Nehru UniversityVulcan High CommandVulcan Science Academy

OtherEdit

algaeantimatterarboretumArt DecoastrogatorBook of the Peoplebriefing roomchoriocytosisclothing transportercomaCreatorscrossbowdiamonddilithium matrixdiscussion boarddushiikexcavation phaserFedrayshaflabjellahfluorineGoverness of the Promised World LorinagravityGuardian of ForevergymHeisenberg compensatorhovercarhyposprayhyronalinIDICInstrument of ObediencejazzkeetharakelboniteKobayashi Maru scenarioKolinahrkonarile-matyamesiofrontal cortexmind meldmind-siftermissileMona Lisanavigational deflectorneonneutroniumNomadofficers' loungeoxygenParrises Squaresperscanphaserplasma cannonPrime Directiveradiationrecreation deckSaurian brandyshieldssickbaysonic showerstunnersuicidesunglassessupernovaswordtempleterrorismtransportertri-oxtricordertritaniumV'tosh ka'turvicturiumvoderVoyager 6warp drivewormholexenopsychology

InformationEdit

Ex Machina is the novel that most carefully explains all the information that the film/novelization/comic Star Trek: The Motion Picture did not give about itself. It is the source of the divide regarding TMP's dating and expands on minor characters seen in TMP, giving them names and backstories. It was the most-talked about book of late 2004, the most-popular Trek book in early 2005 and is highly recommended for anyone wanting a fuller, better knowledge of TMP.

Related StoriesEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

The story of this novel directly contradicts The Lost Years, according to which McCoy returned to the Fabrini prior to the events of The Motion Picture. According to The Lost Years, when he did so Natira was already married and rejected him; in contrast, according to Ex Machina she waited for him, but he rejected her.

ConnectionsEdit

TimelineEdit

Published Order
Previous novel:
Exodus
TOS novels Next novel:
Seeds of Rage
Previous novel:
The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
TOS paperbacks Next novel:
Seeds of Rage
Previous story:
"...Loved I Not Honor More"
Stories by:
Christopher L. Bennett
Next story:
"Brief Candle"
Chronological Order
Previous adventure:
"A & Ω"
Section 8
Pocket Books Timeline Next adventure:
Pawns and Symbols
Previous adventure:
Debt of Honor
Flashback: Pages 38-44
Memory Beta Chronology Next adventure:
"The Haunting of Thallus!"
Previous story:
Renewal
The Continuing Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Next story:
Pawns and Symbols
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2273.
The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s):
Previous adventure:
Spock's World
Vulcan: Three
7954 BC
Chapter 18
Next adventure:
Spock's World
Vulcan: Four
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2273.
The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s):
Previous adventure:
Spock's World
Vulcan: Three
7954 BC
Chapter 18
Next adventure:
Lost Souls
Chapters 2, 8, 14 & 20
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