SHORT STORY
"Life Itself is Reason Enough"
Attribution
Series:	Star Trek: The Next Generation
Author(s):	M. Shayne Bell
Publication information
Printed:	The Amazing Stories
Chronology
Date:	2370

Contents 1 Summary 2 References 2.1 Characters 2.2 Starships and vehicles 2.3 Locations 2.4 Races and cultures 2.5 States and organizations 2.6 Other 3 Placement

SummaryEdit

The Enterprise assists in the evacuation of a human colony.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Amalik • Beverly Crusher • Data • Ilingnorak • Geordi La Forge • Nenana • Jean-Luc Picard • Deanna Troi • Worf

Referenced only 

Barretto

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise-D • Calypso • Fossey • Goodall • Hawking • Hong Kong

Referenced only 

USS Carpathia • Titanic

LocationsEdit

Nunanavik (Anvik) • Sector 225

Referenced only 

Earth Station McKinley

Races and culturesEdit

Betazoid • Human (Inuit) • Klingon

States and organizationsEdit

Federation • Starfleet

OtherEdit

atmosphere • bear • carbon dioxide • caribou • dust cloud • oxygen • ozone • paraglider • phaser • polar bear • rock • shuttle • snow • spear • submarine • transporter • turbolift

PlacementEdit

• The story gives the stardate as 47736.1. The Pocket Books Timeline adjusts this date to Stardate 47436.1 to place it after "Parallels" (Worf's dinner with Troi on his birthday is still recent).

published order
Previous story: On the Scent of Trouble	The Amazing Stories	Next story: A Night at Sandrine's
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Sanctuary	Pocket	Next Adventure: Rivals
Previous Adventure: Parallels	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)	Next Adventure: The Pegasus