NOVEL
Ex Machina
Cover by John Blackford
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Author(s):	Christopher L. Bennett
Publication information
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Published:	Paperback - January 2005
Pages:	366
ISBN:	ISBN 0743492854
Chronology
Date:	2273
Stardate:	7447.5

Contents 1 Introduction (blurb) 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.1.1 Enterprise 3.1.2 Fabrini 3.1.3 Creators 3.1.4 Others 3.2 Starships 3.3 Locations 3.4 Species 3.5 States and Organizations 3.6 Other 4 Information 5 Related Stories 6 Behind the scenes 7 Connections 7.1 Timeline

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 Auberson • Bandar • Bolek • Sara Bowring • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Marcella DiFalco • Jade Dinh • David Fein • Michael Howard • Hrrii'ush • Ki'ki're'ti'ke • James T. Kirk • Edward Logan • M'sharna • Leonard McCoy • Enrique Mercado • Mosi Nizhoni • Odanga • Reiko Onami • Joaquin Perez • R'trikahi • Janice Rand • Theresa Ross • Montgomery Scott • Sh'aow • Spock • Spring Rain on Still Water • Sternbach • Hikaru Sulu • Shantherin th'Clane • T'Hesh • Uhura • Hrrii'ush Uuvu'it • Worene • Vaylin Zaand • zh'Ral

FabriniEdit

Dovraku • Dumali • Kemori • Mifase • Moredi • Natira • Nikuri • Paravo • Rishala • Sonaya • Tanila • Tasari • Tavero • Tilono

CreatorsEdit

Minakeli Baima • Tomaneru Vari • Nidra • Miura • Dedi • Tilu • Nalai

OthersEdit

Ak'pethhit • Ssherrak Ki'threetl • Christopher Lindstrom • Oracle of the People • Soreth

Referenced only 

Jonathan Archer • Arex Na Eth • Balok • Tonia Barrows • Chavi'rru • Lori Ciana • Mike Cleary • Nancy Crater • D'Artagnan • Joan Decker • Willard Decker • Irina Galliulin • Ganela • Amanda Grayson • Ilia • Tetsuo Inomata • Edith Keeler • Li Kwan • Landru • Longbotham • M-5 • Shiboline M'Ress • Madasi • Carol Marcus • David Marcus • Mattesino • Joanna McCoy • Miramanee • Nicholson • Heihachiro Nogura • Annie Rand • Ribasi • Sarek • Semila • Sonak • Spanla • Surak • T'chan • T'Khuln • T'Pol • Jocelyn Treadway • Tyree • V'Ger • Vaal • Vocari • Robert Wesley

StarshipsEdit

USS Enterprise

Referenced only 

USS Archon • USS Ashoka • USS Constellation • USS Defiant • Enterprise • USS Excalibur • USS Exeter • USS Intrepid • USS Potemkin • USS Sphinx • Yang Liwei • Yonada • Zhang Sui • USS Zheng He

LocationsEdit

Azure Nebula • Daran system • Daran V • Ganidra • Lorina (Daran IV) • Starbase 22

Referenced only 

Avros • Beta III • Ekos • Fabrina • Gamma Trianguli VI • Iotia • Lantaru sector • Megara • Nelgha • Ohio • Organia • Pelos • Regulus sector • Rhaandarel • Russia • San Francisco • Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association • Triskelion

SpeciesEdit

Andorian • Arcadian • Aulacri • Aurelian • Betelgeusian • Caitian • Escherite • Fabrini • Human (Navajo) • Megarite • Rhaandarite • Saurian • Shesshran • Tellarite • Trill • Vulcan • Zaranite

Referenced only 

Avrosian • Betan • Chenari • Deltan • Denobulan • Eeiauoan • Eminian • Eymorg • Horta • Klingon • Pelosian • Romulan • Sargonian

States and OrganizationsEdit

Faithful • Federation Security • Starfleet • Starfleet Corps of Engineers

Referenced only 

Nehru University • Vulcan High Command • Vulcan Science Academy

OtherEdit

algae • antimatter • arboretum • Art Deco • astrogator • Book of the People • briefing room • choriocytosis • clothing transporter • coma • Creators • crossbow • diamond • dilithium matrix • discussion board • dushiik • excavation phaser • Fedraysha • flabjellah • fluorine • Governess of the Promised World Lorina • gravity • Guardian of Forever • gym • Heisenberg compensator • hovercar • hypospray • hyronalin • IDIC • Instrument of Obedience • jazz • keethara • kelbonite • Kobayashi Maru scenario • Kolinahr • konari • le-matya • mesiofrontal cortex • mind meld • mind-sifter • missile • Mona Lisa • navigational deflector • neon • neutronium • Nomad • officers' lounge • oxygen • Parrises Squares • perscan • phaser • plasma cannon • Prime Directive • radiation • recreation deck • Saurian brandy • shields • sickbay • sonic shower • stunner • suicide • sunglasses • supernova • sword • temple • terrorism • transporter • tri-ox • tricorder • tritanium • V'tosh ka'tur • victurium • voder • Voyager 6 • warp drive • wormhole • xenopsychology

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

• For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek: Untold Voyages (comic series)

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

• Ex Machina article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Ex Machina Annotations by Christopher L. Bennett

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