Harbinger (novel)
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| NOVEL | |
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| Harbinger | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | Vanguard, No. 1 |
| Author(s): | David Mack |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | Paperback - August 2005 |
| Pages: | 374 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1416507744 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2265 |
Contents |
[edit] Introduction (blurb)
Returning from its historic first voyage to the edge of the galaxy, the damaged U.S.S. Enterprise journeys through the Taurus Reach, a vast and little-known region of space in which a new starbase has been unexpectedly established. Puzzled by the Federation's interest in an area so far from its borders and so near the xenophobic Tholian Assembly, Captain James T. Kirk orders the Enterprise to put in for repairs at the new space station: Starbase 47, also known as Vanguard.
As Kirk ponders the mystery of the enormous base, he begins to suspect that there is much more to Vanguard than meets the eye. It's a suspicion shared by the Tholians, the Orions, and the Klingon Empire, each of whom believes that there are less than benign motives behind the Federation's sudden and unexplained desire to explore and colonize the Taurus Reach.
But when a calamity deep within the Reach threatens to compromise Starfleet's continued presence in the region, Kirk, Spock, and several key specialists from the Enterprise must assist Vanguard's crew in investigating the cause of the disaster and containing the damage. In the process, they learn the true purpose behind the creation of Vanguard, and what the outcome of its mission may mean for life throughout that part of the galaxy.
[edit] Summary
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Regulars
Diego Reyes • T'Prynn • Jetanien • Ming Xiong • Ezekiel Fisher • Rana Desai • Tim Pennington • Cervantes Quinn • Anna Sandesjo (Lurqal) • Ganz
[edit] Others
Alakon • Alden • al-Jazaar • Brett Anderson • Argashek • Azrene • Lisa Babitz • Daniel Berry • Broon • Lora Brummer • Raymond Cannella • Tory Castellano • Charles • Jen Cooper • Jake Cooper • Jon Cooper • Oriana D'Amato • Robert D'Amato • Scott Danes • Matthew Decker • Elizabeth Dehner • Destrene • Judy Dunbar • Duras • Eskrene • Falstrene • Isaiah Farber • Suzie Finneran • Hannah Fisher • Noah Fisher • Donna Ford • Geller • Hallie Gannon • Glazya • Gorkon • Toby Greenfield • Stewart Greisman • Grozik • Jean Guerin • Guthrie • Hayes • Mike Ilucci • Imelio • Indizar • Haniff Jackson • Kevin Judge • Akeylah Karumé • Steve Kashuk • Lee Kelso • James T. Kirk • Atish Khatami • Kenji Khatami • Parveen Khatami • Steven John Klisiewicz • Kulok • Kulor • Elizabeth Langlois • Larskene • Jeanne La Sala • Lawford • Hua Sun Lee • Anthony Leone • Leslie • Peter Liverakos • L'Nel • Nem chim Loak • Lugok • Varsha Mahtani • K. Malik • Bonnie Malmat • Manón • Guillermo Masada • Jabilo M'Benga • McCarthy • Paul McGibbon • McKee • Roderigo Medeira • Israel Medina • Rory Meeker • Dietrich Meyer • Aole Miller • Vondas Milonakis • Gary Mitchell • Gom glasch Moar • Bersh glov Mog • Molok • Morikmol • Holly Moyer • Narskene • Narvak • Adelard Nassir • Susan Nave • John Ott • Luke Patterson • Lisa Pawlikowski • Christopher Pike • Mark Piper • Ponor • Pozrene • Pyzstrene • Qoheela • Radkene • Reke • Donna Robertson • Montgomery Scott • Friedl Segfrundsdóttir • Sesrene • Shal • Zhao Sheng • Sihanouk • Dean Singer • Sivok • Sovik • Sozlok • Spock • Sten • Adam Stotsky • Sturka • Walter Stutzman • Hikaru Sulu • Hiromi Takeshewada • Tashrene • Clark Terrell • T'Hana • Thelex • Vanessa Theriault • Tolrene • Torr • Turag • Nyota Uhura • Unez • Vanderhoven • Miguel Velez • Velrene • Veselka • Jeanne Vinueza • Ivan Vumelko • Wallingford • Arlys Warfield • Ming Xiong • Yazkene • Zett Nilric • Zharran sh'Rassa • zh'Shalas • Zulo
[edit] References
[edit] Starships
USS Bombay (Miranda-class) • USS Constellation (Constitution-class) • USS Dauntless • USS Endeavour (Constitution-class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Exeter (Constitution-class) • USS Sagittarius (Archer-class) • SS Chichén Itzá • Epimetheus • Kil'j Tholis • Meriden • Nov'k Tholis • Omari-Ekon • Rocinante • Sek't Tholis • Tas'v Tholis
[edit] Locations
Vanguard • Anzarosh • Kessik IV • Ravanar IV • New Jersey • Gariman sector • Deep Space Station K-7 • Taurus Reach • Delta Vega • Korinar • Barolia • Martian Colonies • Cait • Kalandra sector • Gallonik III • Getheon • Talagos Prime • New Berlin • Vulcana Regar • Tamaros III • Trinay III • Erilon • Jemonon • Kilosa • Mount Seleya • Hall of Ancient Thought
[edit] Races and cultures
Human • Chelon • Klingon • Orion • Tholian • Vulcan • Tarmelite • Nalori • Deltan • Tellarite • Silgov • Bolian • Scoridian • Mancharan • Tarascan
[edit] States and organizations
Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Tholian Assembly • First Assembly • Political Castemoot • Ruling Conclave • United Federation of Planets • Starfleet • Starfleet Research and Development • Federation News Service • Starfleet Corps of Engineers
[edit] Other
Brie • Café Romano • chom • cigar • coffee • Denevan dogwood • dilithium • d'k tahg • duranium • eresh'tha • Feinberger • Fontana Meadow • ghewpu'tIn • gravitic caliper • green tea • jasmine • kata • Kaferian apple • katra • koon-ut-kal-if-fee • log buoy • Manón's • Meenok's disease • peppermint • piano • Pon farr • rugby • Shedai conduit • mandisa • scrambled eggs • sensor screen • sodium • sodium lamp • sonic screwdriver • Stars Landing • sultritium • tandoori chicken • Taurus meta-genome • tequila • thracium • throg • Tom Walker's • triceron • tuQloS • ultritium • val'reth • V'Shan • whiskey • yosa
[edit] Information
- Book includes a four-page color fold-out with diagrams of Vanguard Station.
- An appendix provides brief character sketches of several series characters introduced in this novel.
- The title page lists Stars Landing, Vanguard's civilian and commercial district, as a location of one of Pocket Books' offices.
[edit] Translations
German:
- Title: Der Vorbote
- Publisher: Cross Cult
- ISBN: ISBN 978-3-936480-91-7
- Translator: Mike Hillenbrand
- Published: 2008
[edit] Related Stories
[edit] Connections
- David Mack's annotations for Harbinger.
- Harbinger (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| Star Trek: Vanguard novels |
| Harbinger • Summon the Thunder • Reap the Whirlwind • Open Secrets • Precipice |
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: First novel in series | Star Trek novels | Next novel: Summon the Thunder |
| Previous novel: Small World | Novels by: David Mack | Next novel: Warpath |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Constellations The Landing Party Sulu flashback | Next Adventure: My Brother's Keeper Enterprise Chapters 1-4, and 21 | |
| Previous Adventure: Constellations The Landing Party Sulu flashback | Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) | Next Adventure: My Brother's Keeper Enterprise Chapters 1-4, and 21 |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2265. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Ashes of Eden Chapter 35 | 2263 Prologue | Next Adventure: Foundations, Book 1 Chapters 2-7 |
