For another meaning of "Saratoga", please see USS Saratoga.

NOVEL
Saratoga
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine, No. 18
Author(s):	Michael Jan Friedman
Publication information
Published:	Paperback - November 1996
Pages:	275
ISBN:	ISBN 0671568973
Chronology
Date:	2372

Sisko is reunited with several of the other survivors of the Saratoga, although one of them has a deadly plan in motion that is linked with a mission of the ship. Meanwhile, Odo must pose as Quark to help a Bajoran city.

Contents 1 Publisher's description 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Locations 3.3 Starships 3.4 Species 3.5 States and Organizations 3.6 Other 4 Information 5 Related stories 6 Connections

Publisher's descriptionEdit

When the Borg destroyed the U.S.S. Saratoga at Wolf 359, killing Captain Sisko's beloved wife, one chapter in his life came to a tragic end. Now painful memories are reawakened when the U.S.S. Defiant carries the survivors of the Saratoga to an important Starfleet ceremony. But Sisko's bittersweet reunion with his old crewmates is cut short when an unexpected malfunction threatens the Defiant as well as the lives of everyone aboard. Even worse, evidence suggests that the accident was caused by deliberate sabotage.

Has one of Sisko's oldest friends betrayed them all? Sisko and Dax must uncover the truth before death claims the survivors of the Saratoga.

SummaryEdit

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Constance Barnes • Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Tanya Federovna • Zina Forrest • Graal • Paul Higginbotham • Ishimaki • Fel Jangor • Kira Nerys • Mara Klein • Nikolas Kyprios • Miriam Laffer • Esteban Lopez • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Pernon Obahr • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Soderholm • Aidan Thorn • Vincenzo • Zar

Referenced only 

Curzon Dax • Divok • Inartha Dor • Gauri • Marta Grindberg • Ishka • K'Ehleyr • Krechma • McCall • Moxon • Nigel • Norslat • Keiko O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Pardee • Tarl Posset • Pluboi • Gregory Quinn • Saros • Ainad Secori • Shakaar Edon • Joe Simko • Simora • Jennifer Sisko • Tarleggia • Kasidy Yates • Zek

LocationsEdit

Bajor • Deep Space 9 • Infirmary • Karvis • Mars • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Teejan River • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Referenced only 

Alaska • Beta Jalonis • Butera V • Danula II • Ducrain Province • Earth • Gamma Quadrant • Greece • Guldammur IV • Mariphasa IV • Muuldax Prime • Risa • Romulan Neutral Zone • Scintaavi • Thetalian Prime • Wolf 359

StarshipsEdit

USS Agamemnon (Apollo-class) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Endeavour (Nebula-class) • Retizian trading ship • USS Saratoga (Miranda-class) • USS Zapata (Surak-class)

Referenced only 

Borg cube • USS Charleston • USS Crazy Horse • USS Enterprise • USS Gorkon • USS LaSalle • USS Saratoga • USS Victory • USS Wellington

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • Bolian • Changeling • Craynid • Ferengi • Human • Lu'ufan • Pandrilite • Retizian • Tarquinian • Trill • Yridian

Referenced only 

Benzite • Borg • Breen • Cardassian • In'taq • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Menas Baari • Mugato • Muuldaxan • Nausicaan • Romulan • Silesi • Tyrhennian • Vulcan

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Bajoran Resistance • Dominion • Starfleet Academy

OtherEdit

Actuman ginger chicken • adjittari wine • anbo-jytsu • Aurora Borealis • Bajoran religion • Battle of Wolf 359 • benarrh • blood • champagne • chess • chessboard • chicken pox • cloaking device • comet • corlandium • dabo • dabo girl • darts • dartboard • dilithium • dom-jot • duranium • erriz pod • escape pod • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Goryyn's syndrome • Greek • Gruw'r • holodeck • holosuite • Klingon hot sauce • Kras'suda blossom • Krechma Offensive • latinum • mak'terama drop • menju nut • merragat worm • Moxon Maneuver • mumps • nagus • nob-noch • Occupation of Bajor • penal colony • phaser • photon torpedo • plomeek soup • Pluboi Ploy • power coil • probe • quantum mechanics • racquetball • raktajino • resistance nodule • rogue comet • Scintaavian sunset • sensor array • shore leave • spacedock • Starfleet Academy Marathon • supernova • thoridium sulfide • tractor beam • tropazine • turbolift • tushpah egg • water pump • wave nexus • zombie

InformationEdit

• Some fans have claimed this novel is a reworking of Friedman's Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Reunion. Friedman commented "I had so much fun with Reunion I thought I would do it again... I certainly wasn't recycling stuff". (Voyages of Imagination)
• Friedman also commented "I was happy with the job I did but I don't know if I had as much of an affinity for Deep Space Nine as I did for the Next Generation. In TNG you saved the galaxy from some horrible threat. In DS9 you saved Quark's bar. To me it was a whole different scale and so the motivation was more mercenary. It was much more in keeping with DS9, especially DS9 at that point, before you get into the Dominion War. I don't know if it worked as well because of that." (Voyages of Imagination)
• The names of the Bolian Lieutenant and the late Vulcan captain of the Saratoga differ in this novel from other pieces of Star Trek literature. The Bolian is called "Zar" and the Vulcan is called "Saros".

Related storiesEdit

• DS9 episode: "Emissary": The surviving crew recall the destruction of the Saratoga at Wolf 359. Sisko, Jake, Hranok and Barnes mention Jennifer's death.
• TNG episode: "The Emissary": O'Brien recalls K'Ehleyr's unusual arrival in that episode.
• DS9 episode: "The Adversary": Occurring a short time before the events of the novel, Pernon mentions that the Bajorans are one of many races "watching out" for Changeling infiltrators.

ConnectionsEdit

• Saratoga (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

published order
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