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| NOVEL | |
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| Lesser Evil | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | Deep Space Nine |
| Miniseries: | Mission Gamma, No. 4 |
| Author(s): | Robert Simpson |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | paperback - November 2002 |
| Pages: | 266 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0743410246 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2347, 2349, 2355, 2369 and August 2376 |
Lesser Evil was the fourth novel in the Mission Gamma miniseries of Pocket Books's Deep Space Nine books.
Contents |
Summary
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- Sins past.
- Chaos erupts aboard Deep Space 9 as the crew begins a desperate search for a killer in their midst, catapulting Colonel Kira Nerys on a dangerous chase into the heart of the Federation. But the crime she seeks to avenge is part of a plot more ancient and far-reaching than anyone suspects, and that secret, if exposed, could divide worlds throughout the Alpha Quadrant.
- Meanwhile, as the starship Defiant makes its way back toward the wormhole and home to DS9, a startling discovery shakes Commander Elias Vaughn to his core and brings to light the truth behind the most tragic mission of his long life. As the crew struggles with the implications of what they've found, their captain's judgment comes into question… and casts doubt on the final outcome of their historic voyage through the Gamma Quadrant.
SummaryEdit
On their way home, Elias Vaughn and the crew of the USS Defiant make a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Kira Nerys pursues Shakaar Edon's supposed assassin to Trill, while Ro Laren, Admiral Akaar and General Lenaris investigate why Hiziki Gard assassinated the Bajoran leader.
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ReferencesEdit
CharactersEdit
- Leonard James Akaar • Asarem Wadeen • Julian Bashir • Benitez • Savitri Bhatnagar • Sam Bowers • Jeannette Chao • Costello • Croth • Taulin Cyl • Danilo • Ezri Dax • Ekosha • Hiziki Gard • Seljin Gandres • Girani Semna • Grigoryeva • Neil Hallerman • Hava • Hegel Ytrin • Edgardo Juarez • Kira Nerys • Lankford • Lenaris Holem • Cathy Ling • Akellen Macet • Madred • Elekzia Maz • Elaine Mello • Alex Montenegro • Morn • Nguyen • Nog • Keiko O'Brien • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo/Wex • Opaka Sulan • Quark • Krissten Richter • Ro Laren • Shakaar Edon • Shul Torem • Jake Sisko • Joseph Sisko • Judith Sisko • Solok • Sotak • Ann Spillane • Taran'atar • Prynn Tenmei • Ruriko Tenmei/Kree Omiturin • Charivretha zh'Thane • Thirishar ch'Thane • T'Prynn • Treir • Elias Vaughn • Cren Veruda • Gabrielle Vicente • Weyoun • Mei Ling Xiang • Kasidy Yates • Yevir Linjarin
- Referenced only
- John Candlewood • Shathrissia zh'Cheen • Beverly Crusher • Curzon Dax • Jadzia Dax • Richard Daystrom • Skrain Dukat • Demarest • Etana Kol • Gordimer • Hetik • Hughes • Jalarin • Mikaela Leishman • Odo • Perez • Jean-Luc Picard • Christopher Pike • Presley • Gregory Quinn • Richards • Rom • Gerda Roness • Rowatu • Selok • Jason Senkowski • Sh'Raazn • Benjamin Sisko • Jennifer Sisko • Rebecca Sisko • Sarah Sisko • Noonien Soong • Simon Tarses • T'rb • Charlie Whatley • Worf, son of Mogh
LocationsEdit
- Alpha Quadrant • Deep Space 9 • Earth • Gamma Quadrant • Gol • Golden Gate Park • Idran system • Kora II • Louisiana • Mount Seleya • New Orleans • operations center • San Francisco • Sisko's Creole Kitchen • Toscana • Trill system • T'Rukh • Uridi'si • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Ashalla • Badlands • Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Berengaria VII • Bourbon Street • Bradbury City • Capella IV • Cardassia • Celestial Temple • Delta Quadrant • Dublin • Europa Nova • Ferenginar • Garon II • Gemworld • Idran • Mars • Militia Headquarters • Monac shipyard • Monac system • Murasaki sector • Olympus Mons • Portland • Rondac III • Starbase 51 • Trill • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards
Starships and vehiclesEdit
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Gryphon (Akira-class) • Jem'Hadar fighter • USS Polaris (Norway-class) • Sagan (Type-10 shuttlecraft) • USS Sagittarius (Norway-class) • USS T'Kumbra (Nebula-class) • USS T'Plana-Hath • USS Valkyrie (Paladin-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Appalachia • Borg cube • USS Budapest • USS Defiant • USS Enterprise • Li Nalas • USS Rutledge • Trager • USS Voyager
Races and culturesEdit
- Andorian • Bajoran • Borg • Capellan • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Lurian • Orion • Parasite • Tellarite • Trelian • Trill • Vorta • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Alonis • Bolian • Cheka • Elaysian • Inamuri • Klingon • Ktarian • Prophets • Romulan • Species 8472 • Tholian • Tzenkethi
States and organizationsEdit
- Bajoran Militia • Borg Collective • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Oralian Way • Starfleet • Trill Defense Ministry • Trill Diplomatic Corps • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Federation Council • Ferengi Alliance • Ferengi Commerce Authority • Founder • Hundred • Klingon Empire • Martian Philharmonic • Obsidian Order • Ohalavaru • Orion Syndicate • Pathfinder Project • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Starfleet Intelligence • Tal Shiar • Vedek Assembly
Other referencesEdit
- 2304 • alligator • antennae farm • arroz con pollo • artificial intelligence • assimilation • astronomical unit • attainder • auto destruct • baba ghanoush • Bajoran religion • baseball • Battle of Sector 001 • bayou • bicycle • Blessed Exchequer • Burning Hearts of Qo'noS • Calaiah vel D'nai • cayenne pepper • cloaking device • combadge • Commandant of Starfleet Academy • crenshaw melon • crossover bridge • cybernetics • Denevan cherries flambé • dermal regenerator • Dominion War • eelshark salad • The Early Years of Baseball • Emissary of the Prophets • escape pod • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • field ration • fleet admiral • Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance • Great River • holocube • hull plating • iced tea • isoboramine • isolation suit • jambalaya • Jefferies tube • Jurassic • kanar • kligat • kudzu • magnetosphere • Mardi Gras • morphogenic matrix • nanite • nanoprobe • nanotechnology • navigational deflector • neutronium • Occupation of Bajor • okra • orb • Orb of Unity • orbital habitat • pagh • phaser • phaser rifle • pleasure maze • poker • probe • quadrotriticale baguette • quarters • regeneration alcove • repair scaffold • replicator • runabout • running light • sauropod • servo • The Silmarillion • spinach frittata • shroud • situation table • subspace field coil • subspace transceiver • TR-116 • transponder • transporter • transwarp • transwarp conduit • transwarp fissure • tricorder • turbolift • Vault of Eternal Destitution • warp core • wormhole relay station • XENO-02884/1
AppendicesEdit
BackgroundEdit
- The idea for Vaughn's wife to be found alive yet assimilated was an idea Robert Simpson and Marco Palmieri had pitched to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine writers, with Jennifer Sisko being the one who had been assimilated. (Voyages of Imagination)
- T'Prynn would later appear as a main character in the novel series Star Trek: Vanguard, set during the time of the the original series.
Related storiesEdit
- Audrid Dax and Christopher Pike's encounter with the parasites took place in The Lives of Dax short story Sins of the Mother.
- Bashir recalls meeting Kira Nerys in "Emissary".
- O'Brien tells Joseph and Judith about the events of "Battle Lines". The events of that episode are revisited in Rising Son, the end of which takes place during the events of this novel.
- Nog and Bowers reference the events of "The Adversary", where a Founder took control of the Defiant.
ConnectionsEdit
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: Cathedral Mission Gamma | DS9 novels (DS9 relaunch) | Next novel: Rising Son |
| Previous story: Allegro Ouroboros in D Minor | Stories by Olivia Woods | Next story: latest |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: to be placed | Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: to be placed |
External linksEdit
- Lesser Evil article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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