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Description[]

The unpredictable cosmic entity known only as Q has plagued Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise since their very first voyage together. But little is known of Q's mysterious past or that of the unearthly realm from which he hails. Now Picard must learn Q's secrets -- or all of reality may perish!
Ever since its discovery, the great galactic barrier has impeded humanity's exploration of the universe beyond the Milky Way. Now a brilliant Federation scientist may have found a way to breach the barrier, and the Enterprise is going to put it to the test. The last thing Picard needs is a return visit from an omnipotent troublemaker so, naturally, Q appears.
But Q has more in mind than his usual pranks, and while the Enterprise struggles to defeat a powerful inhuman foe, Captain Picard must embark on a fantastic odyssey into the history of the Q Continuum itself, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance.

Summary[]

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Characters[]

0Reginald BarclaySondra BerglundBreslinClarzeBeverly CrusherDataDeCandidoKinya FaalLem FaalMilo FaalSonya GomezGorganColonel GreenGeordi La ForgeSumi LeeBaeta LeyoroMackNesloAlyssa OgawaThe OneOrtegaJean-Luc PicardCaitlin PlummerQQ2Q (female)Q (Junior)QuinnWilliam RikerRoyelRobert SchultzStefanoDaniel SutterDeanna TroiPercy WhitmanJim Yang
Referenced only
AlexiApolloGeorges BizetZefram CochraneChristopher ColumbusWesley CrusherDanteCharles DickensJadzia DaxM. C. EscherShozana FaalRichard GalenGuinanKathryn JanewayDon JoseKahless the UnforgettableLenara KahnJames T. KirkKosinskiKrugeBruce MaddoxFerdinand MagellanPaul ManheimDavid MarcusMidasJames MoriartyMosesWhip ParsiQuetzalcoatlAmanda RogersWilliam ShakespeareBenjamin SiskoPhineas TarboldeThe TravelerIan Andrew TroiVashVirgilH. G. WellsTasha Yar

Locations[]

Tagus III
Referenced only
BajorB'halaDeep Space 7Deep Space 9

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class)
Referenced only
USS DefiantUSS Voyager

Races and cultures[]

BetazoidBolianCalamarainDeltanImotruKlingonMetronOrganianQRomulanTrillVulcanZalkonian
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AngosianBorgCardassianDouwdFerengiHeptarianHortaJem'HadarTaguan

States and organizations[]

Daystrom InstituteStarfleetUnited Federation of PlanetsUniversity of BetazedVulcan Science Academy
Referenced only
DominionStarfleet Science

Science and technology[]

artificial wormholebioneural gel packclass-2 probeGuardian of ForeverIverson's Disease

Ranks and titles[]

captaincolonel

Other references[]

Aldebaran serpentBaron DiabolisDominion WarfalconerPeter PanplanetThe Quest for the Golden ThroneSha Ka ReeTarsian Wartova'dokTrixian bubble juice

Appendices[]

Related media[]

  • The events of several episodes featuring Q, including "Q-Less", are mentioned in the novel.

Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
To Storm Heaven
TNG numbered novels Next novel:
Q-Zone
Previous novel:
Dujonian's Hoard
TNG novels Next novel:
Q-Zone
Previous novel:
Assignment: Eternity
Novels by:
Greg Cox
Next novel:
Q-Zone
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Fire on High
Pocket Next Adventure:
Q-Zone
Previous Adventure:
Immortal Coil
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
Next Adventure:
Q-Zone
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2374.
The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in two other timeframes:
Previous Pocket Adventure:
Earliest story
Previous MB Adventure:
Death Wish
(Past)
5 billion years ago
Chapter 11
Next Adventure:
Spock's World
Vulcan: One
Previous Adventure:
All Good Things...
Chapter 20
2.5 billion years ago
Chapter 13
Next Adventure:
Q-Zone
Chapter 2


Translations[]
2001
German : Die galaktische Barriere, translated by Andreas Branhorst. (Heyne)

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