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Seize the Fire is a Star Trek: Titan novel by Michael A. Martin published by Pocket Books in December 2010. It is the second novel in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact cross-over series and centers around the Titan crew struggling with a Gorn crew over control of a terraforming artefact.

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SEIZE THE FIRE
Shortly after revealing its union with the Federation's newest adversary—a coalition of galactic powers known as the Typhon Pact—the Gorn Hegemony suffers an ecological disaster that destroys the hatchery world of their critically important warrior caste. Fortunately, the Gorn had already been investigating traces of an ancient but powerful "quick terraforming" technology left behind by a long-vanished civilization. This technology, should it prove controllable, promises to restore their delicate biological and social status quo. But when a Gorn soldier prepares to use the technology to reshape the planet Hranrar into a new warrior-caste spawning ground, threatening to extinguish the native Hranrarii, he draws the unwanted attention of a mad Gorn trooper determined to bring the military caste into dominance.
Meanwhile, as the USS Titan embarks upon a search for this potent technology in the hope of using it to heal the wounds the Federation sustained during the recent Borg crisis, Captain Riker must balance his responsibility for his crew's safety against the welfare of the Hranrarii and his duty to the Prime Directive. With a menacing Typhon Pact fleet nipping at his heels, Riker must not only stop the Gorn warriors but also plumb the secrets of an ancient terraforming artifact. But of everyone serving aboard Titan, Commander Tuvok may be the only one who understands how dangerous such planet-altering technology can be, even when used with the best of intentions. . . .

Summary[]

A disaster destroys the planet Sazssgrerrn, home of the sole hatchery belonging to the Gorn warrior caste. The few survivors are badly wounded by radiation; one of them, Gog'resssh, goes rogue and steals the ship S'alath to secure a new crèche-world for his cast.

The Titan is surveying a life-less, though M-class, planet. The crew believes the planet's life supporting environment was created artificially, as is the case of several other worlds in the local Vela OB2 Association, because nothing on the planet could have produced and be maintaining the planet's atmosphere. Riker names the planet “Doornail.” Titan leaves to find the terraforming technology.

Gorn scientist S'syrixx is searching for a new crecheworld; his mate, Z'shezhira disappeared with the S'alath. His flotilla discovers a large ancient structure resembling a flat platform with a single tower-like projection floating in space which appears to be responsible for terraforming planets in the sector. They soon begin testing its terraforming abilities after which they intend to use it on the inhabited planet of Hranrar (also known as Vela OB2-404 II). S'syrixx is disturbed that the warrior and political castes have approved of destroying this planet. Meanwhile Titan is on the trail of the Gorn fleet and their newly acquired ecosculpter.

Titan finds the Gorn fleet at Hranrar and is immediately told to leave by Captain Krassrr, who has claimed to have annexed the system. Titan retreats to the outer edge of the system. Riker wants to prevent the Gorn from using the ecosculpter on an inhabited planet and supplying a potential weapon to the Typhon Pact.

Noah Powell coins the name Brahma-Shiva for the ecosculpter. As the Gorn power up the machine to terraform the planet, the Titan crew wants to destroy the ecosculpter and flee the system before the Gorn can react. Riker says they have no authority to do so outside Federation space, that such an act could bring them to war with the Typhon Pact, would violate the Prime Directive, and they would be relentlessly pursued by the Gorn.

S'syrixx sabotages the ecosculpter to prevent the immediate genocide of the inhabitants of Hranrar for which he is arrested for treason. An attempt at diplomacy with the Gorn fails. Captain Krassrr expresses misgivings about destroying Hranrar but basically says it is a kill or be killed situation. S'syrixx is executed by being flushed out an airlock but the Titan crew transports the body moments later and is able to revive him. His biology is strange to the crew as Starfleet has only had dealing with the complex-eyed political and warrior castes. He requests asylum, which Riker later grants. Qur Qontallium a reptilian security officer from the planet Gnala, allows S'syrixx to share his quarters; S'syrixx warms to Qur when he explains how he lost his mate fighting the Borg.

Gog'resssh becomes more unstable from the radiation poisoning; he wants to capture the ecosculpter, wage war against the other Gorn castes, and institute a military oligarchy.


Titan sends a way team consisting of Vale, Troi, Dakal, Bolaji, Modan, and Evesh to the planet surface with personal holographic camouflage to gather reconnaissance about the native culture. Dakal taps an organic communication node at a distribution station, which accidentally kills it. When the away team returns to their shuttle, they are attacked by a Gorn fighter. The away team returns to the surface and Vale sets the shuttle to collide with the Gorn vessel, destroying them both and stranding the away team. Not long after beaming down, they are captured by the Hranrarii.

The Titan crew discover the inhabitants of Hranrar use matter/antimatter annihilation to power their cities. Reasoning that this technology means the natives are warp-capable despite them having no space program, Riker and company decide that intervening with them would not violate the Prime Directive.

When Titan come sunder fire from Krassrr, the crew fakes its destruction in a firey entry into the Hranrar atmosphere and hides in the magnetic disruption above the northern pole. The S'alath is already hiding in the northern magnetic pole, a doxen klicks below Titan. Gog'resssh contacts Riker to join him in taking the ecosculpter away from the Gorn fleet.

The Hranrarii take the away team to the local police where they are charged with killing a living data node. Vale tells the magistrate they are explorers who have come to the planet because it is facing destruction. The Hranrarii have been able to see the ecosculpter in orbit but been unaware of its purpose. The away team is left on a high rooftop as their fate is decided.

Unknown to anyone, the ecosculpter is conscious, has been monitoring the activities of Titan and the Gorn, and was disrupting communications around the solar system. S'syrixx has been aware of the machine's sentience and tells Riker the machine possesses the spirit of S'Yahazah the Egg Bringer- the Gorn goddess of fertility and egg hatching, their primary deity. S'syrixx believes S'Yahazah has been intermittedly interacting with events to promote a peaceful outcome.

Riker sends an away team to try to contact S'Yahazah and destroy the ecosculpter if necessary. Gog'resssh then forces Riker to beam aboard the S'alath where he is taken prisoner. Z'shezhira beams herself and Riker aboard an escape pod and flies to Titan.

Gog'resssh realizes his plans for a new warrior caste have failed and tries to destroy the ecosculpter. Titan swoops in to defend the ecosculpter and the away team aboard it. Krassrr takes no chances and moves to attack both ships.

Aboard the ecosculpter, the away team tries to download S'Yahazah and destroy the machine. When they have no data modules large enough for the download, White-Blue volunteers himself as a carrier vessel. White-Blue crash-shuts down during the download. The away team returns to Titan leaving Tuvok to attempt a mind meld.

Gog'resssh tries to ram the ecosculpter but Titan holds the S'alath in a tractor beam, which begins to burn out. Krassrr also tractors the S'alath. Tuvok concludes his meld but is left unconscious and is beamed back to the ship after which Riker allows Titan's tractor beam to burn out. The S'alath collides with the ecoscultpter at near warp velocity, destroying both. With the ecoscupter destroyed, the away team on the planet is free to beam up. Vale leaves a subspace transceiver with the Hranrarii in the event the passive isolationists desire further communication with the Federation.

Riker negotiates a peaceful resolution with Krassrr. S'syrixx, Z'shezhira, and doctor R'rerrgran, who earlier collaborated with S'syrixx, are banished from among the Gorn to Hranrar. The Hranrarii allow the 3 Gorn to stay. Titan leaves the system before the combined Typhon Pact fleet arrives.

Ensign Torvig spends 4 days trying to wake up White-Blue. When White-Blue comes back online Torvig says, “Finally. The nightmare is over.” White-Blue responds, “No. It may just be beginning.”

Tuvok awakens around the same time. He has gained extensive knowledge about the construction of the ecosculpter and terraforming. However, he is unsure if he wishes to reveal this knowledge as it could be used to restore Borg ravaged worlds or could be used to build weapons of mass destruction.

References[]

Characters[]

Pava Ek'Noor sh'AqabaaAzagrernAxel BolajiOlivia BolajiTotyarguil BolajiBralikTorvig Bu-Kar-NguvMordecai CrandallZurin DakalAlita de la FuegaDennisarErebEveshPeya FellTamen GibruchGog'ressshGrezzszPral glasch HaajHresshHrissRanul KeruKrassrrEllec KrotineK'zgarrAili LavenaLojurSethne NaqNarrzseshAlyssa OgawaOnntaTasanee PanyarachunMelora PazlarNoah PowellSe'al Cethente QasQur QontalliumXin Ra-HavreiiBowan RadowskiSariel RagerShenti Yisec Eres ReeNatasha Miana Riker-TroiWilliam T. RikerR'rerrgranRreszsesrrOt RynaphSavalekScarfaceHuilan Sen'karaSk'salisskGian SortolloS'syrixxT'PelDeanna TroiTrr'rerissTuvokGarem UrkralChristine ValeVrezsarrSecondGen White-BlueY'Lira ModanZegrroz'rhZ'shezhiraZzerrhezz
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AilamLeonard James AkaarSar AntilleaHenry ArcherJonathan ArcherB-4Reginald BarclayBix BeiderbeckeWilliam BlakeBrahmaChamishZefram CochraneUlan CoracClarence DarrowDataDoronEliethEmory EricksonM. C. EscherGodGralGrim ReaperSean HawkHoyleShelley HutchinsonSamuel JohnsonK'chak'!'opKinchawnJames T. KirkIone KitainKuu'iutLangGroucho MarxEviku nd'AshelefNullO'HerlihyJulius Robert OppenheimerJean-Luc PicardRraarskRriarrS'alathShivaSigrengarSpockHikaru SuluSurakS'Yahazah/Great Egg BringerTaneTitan AvatarGrant TraversIan Andrew TroiUr-motherWaenZsraszk

Locations[]

Beta QuadrantDoornailEurymede VIthe galaxyGhoziv ConurbationHranrarSazssgrerrnSazssgrerrn PrimeVela OB2-396Vela OB2-404Vela OB2 AssociationWarrior-Caste Hatchery Crèche P152
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CardassiaCestus IIIChand AadCoridanDenevaDropletEarthFar EdgeworldsFire PlainsGemworldGnalaGolden Gate ParkGornar/Tau Lacertae IXGornar FarsouthHalkaHellIzarKashetKazarKlendthLakarian CityLoonkerian outpostLunaMarsNew OrleansNew Seattle ZooNew ZealandPahkwaParisPlains of GolQo'noSRixx AquariumRomulusRura PentheSan FranciscoSaturnSauriaSolStarbase 185Temple of the Egg BringerTezwaTheta Ursae MajorisTitanTrillius PrimeVenusVolcano ZzarenVulcanVulcan's Forge

Starships and vehicles[]

Amagiri (Shuttlecraft) • Armstrong (Shuttlecraft) • Beiderbecke (Shuttlecraft) • Dewclaw (Gorn Shuttlecraft) • escape podFujitsuba (Shuttlecraft) • Gillespie (Shuttlecraft) • Handy (Shuttlecraft) • S'alath (Gorn warship) • Ssevarrh (Gorn Reconnaissance Vessel) • USS Titan (Luna-class) • Zser'reszZzrorss (Gorn starship) •
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aircraftEnterprise (NX-01)USS EnterpriseUSS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • USS Galatea (Luna-class) • Intrepid-classUSS Luna (Luna-class) • Shuttlepod 1 (Shuttlepod) • trainwagon

Races and cultures[]

AndorianBalosneeanBetazoidBoslicCaitianCardassianChandirChoblikDeltanEfrosianElaysianFerengiGnalish (Fejimaera) • GornHalkanHranrariiHuman (ItalianIzarianTerran) • KasheetanOrionPacificanPahkwa-thanhSaurianSeleneanSentryS'ti'achSyrathTellariteTrillunnamed races and culturesVulcan
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ArkeniteBetelgeusianBolianBorgBreenCaeliarCapellan • Human (Australian aborigine) • Jem'HadarKazariteKinshayaKlingonMetronOrganianPak'shreeParasiteRomulanTezwanTholianTrill symbiontTzenkethiXindi

States and organizations[]

Gorn HegemonyGorn legal casteGorn technological casteGorn warrior casteGreat Syndic of the Global Moeity of HranrarLegal Subcaste TribunalStarfleetTyphon PactUnited Federation of Planets
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Black CrestDaystrom InstituteDominionElder KnowersFederation Science CouncilGorn labor casteGorn political casteGorn religious casteGreat Cyan StarcrèchesHegemonic High CommandStarfleet AcademyStarfleet CommandStarfleet IntelligenceStarfleet JAGTechademie

Science and classification[]

airlockalchemyalienamphibiananalgesicanesthezineanimalantennaantigravantimatterantimatter chargeantipersonnel explosivearachnidartificial gravityartificial gravity generatorartificial intelligenceatmosphereatomic weaponatomaudio speakerBarclay's Protomorphosis Syndromebattering rambatterybiobedbiologybiometric recorderbiomonitorbioneural gel packbiospherebirdbloodboneBrahma-Shivabrainbreathing tubeBussard collectorcaloriescarbon dioxideCaretakercelsiuscentimeterchronometercloacacloaking deviceclockcoil spannercomacombadgecommand chaircommand codecommunications buoycomputercontragravity suitcoronal solar-mass ejectioncosmologycrocodiliandatabasedata flimsydata moduledataportdata terminaldetonator padddimensiondisruptordisruptor arraydisruptor pistoldiurnal cycleDNAdoor naildrugduotroniceggelevatorEM radiationEmergency Medical Hologramenergyengineering tricorderengine nacelleenvironmental suitEPS feedEPS relayevolutionfarseerfear-chemicalfelinefirefirehosefire rainfishflagshipflatvidfluoroscopeforce fieldfossilgalaxygasgas giantGenesis DeviceGenesis EffectGenesis ProjectGenesis Wavegillglaciergravitational fieldgravityhairhammerheartheliopauseheliumheuristic matrixholodeckhologramholographic avatarholographic projectorholographic telepresence systemholoimageholoprogramholotechnologyhourHranrarii data hubHranrarii transporter dischull platehumanoidhydration suithypo injectorhyposprayiceimpulse engineimpulse exhaust manifoldinaprovalineincubation chamberindustrial replicatorinertial damperinfonetinjection-ampuleinsectionizationisolation suitisolinear chipkeypadkilometerlamplifeformlife supportlight-yearlungmagnetmammalianmammalmaneuvering thrustermathmattermatter-disruption pistolmedical scannermedicinemetermethanemicrogravitymicrophonemicroprocessormicrosingularitymicrotranstatorminutemissilemonitormonkey wrenchmultitronicmutationnacellenitrogenODN cableoilorbitOuter Information Node Nine Nineteen Greenoxygenozonepaddparasiteparsecparticle-beamparticle weaponpassive-scanner probepersonal receiver unitphaserphoton torpedophotosynthesisphysicsplanetary magnetic fieldplasmapneumatic thrusterpoisonpositronic brainpower gridpower packpregnancypressure suitprobeprojectile launcherpulse-codepulse riflequantum signaturequantum slipstream drivequantum torpedoquarkradiationradiological scannerregeneration tankremote-sensing dronereplicatorreptilereverse engineeringrifleRrrargran meteor displaysalinesatelliteSato algorithmscannersecondseismographsensorsensor droneshield generatorshieldssiege enginesignal relaysolar windsonic showerSoong-type androidspacestarstar chartstarshipstar systemstellar cartographysubspacesubspace bubblesubspace radio relay buoysubspace relaysubspace relay stationsubspace sensorsubspace transceiversupernovatargeting scannertectonic plateterraformingthrustertimetorpedotorpedo launchertorpedo tubetractor beamtranslation matrixtranspondertransportertransporter padtricorderturboliftultraviolet radiationuniversal translatoruniverseviewscreenvirusvocoderVulcan universal atmospheric element compensatorwarming chamberwarp corewarp core breachwarp drivewaste enginewaterxenobiologyX-ray machineZipf plotZipf's Lawzygomatic bone

Occupations and titles[]

admiralambassadorarmory officerastronomerastrophysicistattorneyauthorbatterbotanistcadetcaptainchiefchief engineerchief medical officerchief petty officercommandercommodoreconn officerconstablecopcopilotcounselorcrèche-guardiancrewmancryptolinguistdictatordiplomatic officerdoctorecologistengineerensignesperexecutive officerFirst Myrmidonfirst officerflight controllerGeneral Technologist Third Classgeologistgunnerhelm officerhelmrunnerhelmsmanholomasterimzadiintelligence officerjunior officerKolinahr masterlanding trooperlawyerlieutenantlieutenant commandermagicianmagistratemedicmerchantnurseofficeroperations officerorbital skydiveroutfielderphysicianpilotpiratepolice cadetpoliticianpresidentPresident of the United Federation of Planetsprime ministerquartermasterscat-shovelerscholarscience officerscientistsecond-in-commandSecond Myrmidonsecond officersecurity chiefsecurity officersenior officerSenior WatchersoldierSpeaker for the Great Syndic of the Global Moeity of Hranrarspysuperior officersurgeontactical officertacticiantechnicianwarrior

Other references[]

22nd centuryairponics labanchorArbazan vultureasteroidaway teamaxballoonBalosneean madrigalbaseball diamondbassoonbeach ballbeefbellBetazoid stained glassbirthdayBlue TablebogeymanbridgebrigbulkheadcandlecanvasCapellan power-catcaptain's logCaptain's log, USS TitanCardassian cavegrubCardassian Galor emblemcastlecatwalkcavalrycenturyCestus III MassacrechickenchimeracityClass MclothingcobaltcockpitcollegecolonycometCommon TongueconvoycoppercornetcratercricketcrysmetaldaggerdarsekdayturndaydecadeDecision of CondemnationdemondidgeridoodilithiumdinosaurdogDominion Wardoor chimedragonduck blinddunewoodduraniumduty uniformEarthereaselelder treeemotionempathyengineeringEurymede VI MassacreEVA drillextinctionfanfishfaughFederation CharterFederation ConstitutionFederation StandardFerengi Rules of Acquisitionfireworksfirst contactflowerfrogfruitfuneral pyregamblinggamma shiftgeniegenocideghostgodgoddessgoldgold-pressed latinumGornar suncircuitGorn caste systemGorn StandardgovernmentgrasshoppergrassgrazerbeastGreat EmptyhailhatcheryhelmhelmethieroglyphHigh SummerHinduhistoryholsterhomeworldintellectual demimondeiridiumIzarian barn owlJacob's LadderJalaran river eeljazzJeet-Kune-DojellyfishJovian planetKaferian apple butterKingdom ComekissklaxonKlendthiumknifeKolinahrKuiper beltlaboratorylakepreylanding partylanguageleadleatherleklibraryLinnaean-class-specificlizardlogiclynxmagicmapmarriagemeatbeastmeditationmess hallmetalmeteoroidmeteormicrometeoroidmilitarymilkmind meldmineralmolybdenummoneymonographmonthmoonmosquitomountainmoviemrekermugatomusicmutantmythologynationThe Never-Ending Sacrificenovelobservation loungeobservatoryOld WestorangeorcaOuter Eliar salamanderoutpostowlpenal colonypetitionpetri dishpictographpiracyplanetplasteelplaying cardplomeek souppoempokerpoker chippolymerpolysteelpon farrpower plantprejudicePrime DirectivepsychologyquartersrabbitRagnarokrankrationready roomred alertreligionrepetitive epicresting boardroad maprockrokassarokassa juiceropesalamanderscienceseaweedsecondary hullsectorsehlatserpentsharkshore leaveshuttlebaysickbaysiliconsingingslugsnakesodiumSongs of ExperiencespearspiderspringstardatesteaksugarsuicideS'vec's dictumswampwoodswixswordSword of DamoclesTactical Plan Archer Onetattooteatechnologytelepathytenter hooktheatertigerThe TigerT'Klaas's Ascenttorpedo baytoytransparent aluminumtransporter roomtreetreehousetromboneTuring TestuniformuttaberryvegetablevelociraptorThe Voiceweaponwingbeastxenophobiayamokyearzombie

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Related media[]

Star Trek: Titan publications and stories
Novels Taking WingThe Red KingOrion's HoundsSword of DamoclesDestiny (Gods of NightMere MortalsLost Souls) • Over a Torrent SeaSynthesisSeize the FireFallen GodsThe Poisoned ChaliceAbsent EnemiesSight UnseenFortune of War
Short stories "Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility" • "Empathy"
Other Works "Star Trek: The Tour" (Short film)
Star Trek: Typhon Pact
Zero Sum GameSeize the FireRough Beasts of EmpirePaths of DisharmonyThe Struggle Within‎Plagues of NightRaise the DawnBrinkmanship

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The novel is set in February of 2381 and August of 2382. It begins one year and three months after the final TNG movie: Star Trek Nemesis.

published order
Previous novel:
Synthesis
Titan novels Next novel:
Fallen Gods
Previous story:
Beneath the Raptor's Wing
Stories by:
Michael A. Martin
Next story:
The Needs of the Many
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Lost Souls
Chapters 29 sections 10-12, chapter 30
Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
Losing the Peace
Prologue
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in February 2381.
The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure:
Plagues of Night
Chapters 7-8
August 2382 Next Adventure:
Plagues of Night
Chapters 9


Translations[]
2013
German : Feuer, translated by Sabine Elbers. (Cross Cult)

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