NOVEL
Rising Son
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine
Author(s):	S.D. Perry
Publication information
Published:	Paperback - January 2003
Pages:	308
ISBN:	ISBN 0743448383
Chronology
Date:	53267.5 (2376)

Contents 1 Publisher's description 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Locations 3.3 Starships and small craft 3.4 Species 3.5 States and Organizations 3.6 Other 4 Information 4.1 Related Stories 5 Connections

Publisher's descriptionEdit

Months ago, young Jake Sisko came upon a mysterious prophecy in the ruins of B'hala, one that told of a Son destined to enter the Celestial Temple of the Prophets and return home with a lost Herald. Certain that the ancient text was intended for him, Jake entered the wormhole to bring back his father, Captain Benjamin Sisko -- missing since his final, fateful confrontation with Gul Dukat in the Fire Caves of Bajor. But Jake's quest has failed. Or so he believes.

Flung across the galaxy by a power beyond his understanding, Jake is rescued by a strange ship with an even stranger alien crew. Joining them on a voyage unlike any he has ever experienced, Jake learns that his search for the truth will lead him to find the last thing he ever expected, and to discoveries far beyond his wildest imaginings.

Part of the tenth anniversary celebration of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

SummaryEdit

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Arislelemakinstess (Aris, Le, Lema, Kin & Stess) • Aslylgof • Brad-ahk'la • Bryn • Coamis • Zin Dezavrim • Elshada • Fajgin • Feg • Pifko Gaber • Allo Glessin • Halada • Itriuma • Itu • Korin • Misja • Opaka Sulan • Atterace Prees • Pri'ak • Raiq • Golin Shel-la • Jake Sisko • Facity Sleedow • Srral • Tadia • Neane Tee • Triv • Tosk • Umi • Wex • Weyoun • Yimis • Zlangco

Referenced only 

Akorem Laan • Bareil Antos • Julian Bashir • Frank Chalmers • Ezri Dax • Jadzia Dax • Vic Fontaine • Gaba • Gabek • Gabele • Giani'aga • Hyrcham the Swib • Istani Reyla • Jaro Essa • Jirro • Kesha • Li Nalas • Mardah • Morn • Nog • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Off-Zel • Ptasme • Quark • Rom • Sfeila • Shakaar Edon • Benjamin Sisko • Joseph Sisko • Rym Thijmen • Palor Toff • Vash • Vilix'pran • Winn Adami • Kasidy Yates • YimMa • Zek

LocationsEdit

Drang • Ee • Gamma Quadrant • Hw17 • Idran system • New Bajor

Referenced only 

Aarru • Ajilon Prime • Alpha Quadrant • Arshiv • Arshiv Prime • Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Beras • B'hala • Buof • Celestial Temple • Deep Space 9 • Earth • Ferenginar • Ga • Merdosa • Omarion Nebula • Orias system • Preth • Ri • Romulus • Syll VIII • Terok Nor • Tevlin-De • Vic's lounge • Xlidu Expanse

Starships and small craftEdit

Even Odds • Even Odds dropship • Jem'Hadar fighter • Tosk starship • Venture

Referenced only 

Danasket • D'deridex-class • USS Defiant • Glimnis • Keldon-class • My'lta • runabout • USS Saratoga • USS Yangtzee Kiang

SpeciesEdit

Aarruri • Ascendant • Bajoran • Cardassian • Drang • Eav'oq • Ferengi • Friagloim • Hissidolan • Human • Jem'Hadar • Karemma • Merdosian • Tosk • Trelian • Vorta • Wadi

Referenced only 

Argrathi • BiaMertis • Breen • Bwada • Dosi • Gocibi • Himh • Horgin • Iconian • Klingon • Metron • Ool'sp • Organian • Q • Parada • Prophets • Rodulan • Romulan • Teplan • T-Rogoran • Twelfth-ray • VihnAKAn • V'Xaji • Yaron

States and OrganizationsEdit

Dominion • Hunter • Sen Ennis

Referenced only 

Ennis • Federation News Service • Group 67 • Nol-Ennis • Obsidian Order • Starfleet • Tal Shiar • United Federation of Planets • Vedek Assembly

OtherEdit

Aclim Age • actuality-web room • Ahswidus cup • Akada chair • alpha-currant nectar • arva node • ashflake • Avatar of Peace • Axwism • Bajoran prophecy • Bajoran religion • baseball • basotile • Battle of the Omarion Nebula • Bienwon'ata lamp • birth-rite mask • bloodwine • chula • chula hall • cloaking device • curis rib • dabo • dezomin • dirak • disruptor • Dominion War • Dominion War Accords • dom-jot • Emissary of the Prophets • empath • espod • exoskeleton • Eyisla Age • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • folded space • Giani'aga box • Grand Nagus • grem • hevgin • holosuite • Hunt • Hunted • hypothermia • kai • katterpod • kava • kejelious • klon paeg • land hopper • latinum • Mardi Gras • Ochshea • Ochshea-hos • Oracle • orb shadow • pagh • Prime Directive • prospect propensity test • psionics • raktajino • Reckoning • res • Saurian brandy • scissor pearl • Seerwagah clay furniture • serk • Sh'dama Age • shifter • Siblings • snail juice • spinewater • Starfleet brat • sto • temonis • Teplan blight • thas • Tirges dagger • transponder beacon • transporter • transporter scrambler • transporter tag • T'p urn • True • Tumika Age • Veltan sex idol • Wa • Wa festival • warp drive • wint • Yaron Oracle

InformationEdit

• Opaka's given name is revealed to be Sulan in this novel. The name has been used in later Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels, as well as in the Star Trek: Terok Nor series and in the Prophecy and Change short story "Ha'mara".
• Rising Son is Marco Palmieri's favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel. (Voyages of Imagination)
• This book was named one of the top Star Trek novels in TV Zone #207. Other novels to be included in the top ten list were The Galactic Whirlpool, The Entropy Effect, The Final Reflection, My Enemy, My Ally, Once Burned, The 34th Rule, Ex Machina, A Time to Kill and Crucible: Provenance of Shadows.

Related StoriesEdit

• Rising Son begins just at the end of Avatar and ends just prior to the last scene of Mission Gamma: Lesser Evil. The events of the DS9 novel: Demons of Air and Darkness and the TNG novel: Doors Into Chaos (part of the Star Trek: Gateways miniseries) are also mentioned.

ConnectionsEdit

• Rising Son article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Trek Nation review

published order
Previous novel: Mission Gamma Lesser Evil	DS9 novels (Post-Finale)	Next novel: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Gumbo	Pocket	Next Adventure: Cold Fusion
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2376. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in eight other timeframes:
Previous Adventure: Collective	early May 2376 Chapter 8, Section 2	Next Adventure: Doors Into Chaos
Previous Adventure: Caveat Emptor	mid June 2376 Chapter 8, Sections 3-4	Next Adventure: Twilight Part Two
Previous Adventure: Oaths	late June 2376 Chapter 8, Section 5	Next Adventure: This Gray Spirit
Previous Adventure: This Gray Spirit	early July 2376 Chapter 9	Next Adventure: Foundations, Book One
Previous Adventure: Wildfire, Book 2	late July 2376 Chapter 10	Next Adventure: Being Human
Previous Adventure: A Good Day to Die Chapters 5-13	early August 2376 Chapters 11-14	Next Adventure: Home Fires
Previous Adventure: Stone and Anvil	mid August 2376 Chapter 15	Next Adventure: Honor Bound
Previous Adventure: Lesser Evil	late August 2376 Chapters 16-20	Next Adventure: Ishtar Rising, Book 1

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch publications and stories
Novels	A Stitch in Time • Avatar, Book One & Two • Abyss • Demons of Air and Darkness • Twilight • This Gray Spirit • Cathedral • Lesser Evil • Rising Son • The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One & Two • Unity • "Cardassia: The Lotus Flower" • "Andor: Paradigm" • "Trill: Unjoined" • "Bajor: Fragments and Omens" • "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed" • "The Dominion: Olympus Descending" • Warpath • Fearful Symmetry • The Soul Key • The Never-Ending Sacrifice
Miniseries and anthologies	The Lives of Dax • Divided We Fall • Mission Gamma • Worlds of Deep Space Nine (Volume One, Two & Three)
Short stories and novellas	"Horn and Ivory" • "The Officers' Club"
Comics	N-Vector • "Crossfire" • "No Quarter" • "All Fall Down" • "United We Stand"
Omnibuses	Twist of Faith • These Haunted Seas