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Lieutenant Worf must find a killer—with the life of a planet at stake!Sins of Commission is a TNG novel by Susan Wright.

Description[]

While on a mission to save the planet Lessenar from environmental collapse, the crew of the USS Enterprise is crippled by an emotional onslaught as the surviving aliens respond in anger and pain to the death of their comrade.
Worf must overcome this alien influence and find the true killer with the destruction of the Starship Enterprise, the survival of Lessenar, and his Klingon honor hanging in the balance…

Summary[]

The Enterprise has been assigned to the planet Lessenar to deal with an environmental disaster caused by poor management of industrial byproducts. Supplies are delivered but Riker is frustrated that the government seem more interested in making political capital out of the Federation's presence than providing genuine help.

A Federation tourist ship, the Prospector, enters the system to view the unusual stellar activity. Its captain, Jacob Walch, is an old friend of Worf's foster parents. The ship is transporting five Sli, a mysterious race capable of enhancing the emotions in those around them. First contact with them resulted in both a Federation and Klingon ship being destroyed in unknown circumstances. Since then, they have only dealt with the Ferengi, one of whom, Mon Hartog, acts as the quintet's manager.

An explosion aboard the Prospector results in the crew and passengers being evacuated to the Enterprise. One of the five Sli is killed, and the presence of the other four causes a loss of emotional control among the crew, notably Worf, who is full of doubt about his ability to parent Alexander, and Simon Tarses, still ashamed of his Romulan heritage.

Investigations show the explosion was caused by an explosive on the outer hull. Walch is suspected, as is Worf when he is reluctant to share details of private transmissions discussing Alexander. However, the culprit is revealed to be Hartog, who left an explosive in the waste disposal to be ejected. Picard scares off a Ferengi marauder by pretending to have communicated this to the Sli, who are sent to Starbase 81 in the hope of establishing peaceful contact.

Riker discovers that a coup has overthrown the planet's government, using the communicators the Federation provided to co-ordinate. The new council requests a Federation science ship to advise them on the long road to environmental recovery.

References[]

Characters[]

Cyrano de BergeracBrundChristianChrysoBeverly CrusherDataDe GroodtDu GuicheGuinanMon HartogHassettKornKurnGeordi La ForgeMarcaNavarreAlyssa OgawaPaddyJean-Luc PicardPotterPuckeeReevesWilliam T. RikerRo LarenMaria RossoAlexander RozhenkoHelena RozhenkoSergey RozhenkoSaartSebastStandishSimon TarsesTimniaDeanna TroiJacob WalchWiccy Ron MiccWorf
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Reginald BarclayBeBeJack CrusherWesley CrusherCuthbertDurasJonoK'EhleyrBenjamin MarleyMoodetRostandNorah SatieSolomanSpotT'chalTrinidLwaxana TroiVinaMiriah Walch

Locations[]

Adjunct ChamberEarththe galaxyLessenarQo'noSRomulusStarbase 17Starbase 81Ten-ForwardTheatre de Bourgogne
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AcamariaArgus ArrayBetazedBoltonEarth Station FacilityEuropeKhitomerKulunda steppesLake ChanyMoscowOrgani IIIQizan Qal'at (Qal'atQizan) • Setti Alpha IIISiberiaSketti Iota IIIStarbase 1Starbase 87Talont ColonyTyken's RiftUnettUtopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Starships and vehicles[]

cargo shuttleemergency podUSS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • lifepodProspector (Passenger Starliner B2004) • shuttlecraftTampanium (Ferengi marauder) • Voltaire
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IKS BIr Hud (warship) • USS BridgerUSS Crockett (scout) • USS GalaxyUSS IntrepidMinat RiiIKS PaghtraintugUSS Von NeumannUSS Yamato

Races and cultures[]

androidBajoranBetazoidEl-AurianFerengiHuman (FrenchRussian) • KlingonLessenarianRomulanSliTricon
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AntarianBorgCardassianIntaranSabraticTalarianVulcan

States and organizations[]

Advisory Council of LessenarFerengi AllianceFerengi ConsortiaPeople's CoalitionStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets
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Federation CouncilGatherersKlingon EmpirePeristroika, Inc.Picanou ProtectorateRomulan Star EmpireStarfleet AcademyStarfleet CommandStarfleet Diplomatic Corps

Science and classification[]

alienastronomybiologycartographycommunicationsmattermeasurementtechnologyweapon
acceleratoraccess portaccess tubeairfreshenerairlockaltitude jetantigravity palletantigrav sledgeantigrav stretcherantimatterarithmeticatmosphereatmospheric ion generatoratombarastatic filterbarometerbastbiofilterbioscannerbiospherebloodbombbraincarbonCelsiuscentimeterchandelierClass IV probecombadgecommunicatorcomputercontact nodecycling binCytherian probedata bankdeflector generatordilithium crystal articulation frameDNAdrugeco-regenerationelectronenvironment modulefireflagshipforce fieldfountaingalaxygas giantgeneratorgeometrygraviton fieldgravityhairhand probeheartheliumholodeckholodiodehologramholographic projection baseholo-imagery paddhourhydrogenhyposprayiceimpulse engineindicatorinertial damping systemionizationisolation tankkaleidoscopekeyboardkilometerlamplibrary computerlifeformlife supportliterlow-pressure suitlungmagnetic bootsmattermatter-antimatter reaction assemblymedical tricordermegawattmemory bankmemory chipmesospheremetermethanemicrogyromillisecondminutemirrormissilemonitormoonbaseneural transmitternitrogennitrous oxideODNoptical recording sensororbitozonepaddpattern bufferphaserphoton torpedophotosynthesisplasmapower cellproberadiationradioreaction chamberreplicatorscannersecondsensorshell starshieldssnowflakesnowstormspacespeakerspectroscopystarstar systemstarshipstasis fieldstatic fieldstructural integrity fieldsubprocessorsubspacesubspace beaconsubspace relaysulfatetentaclethrustertractor beamtranquilizerwarp factorwarp field

Astronomy[]

galaxyplanetquadrantspacestarstar systemtimeuniverse

Biology[]

anatomylifeformmedicine
Anatomy and medicine[]
bacteriapsychology
Lifeforms[]
animalbatbirdbacteriahumanoid

Communications[]

distress signal

Materials and substances[]

atmospheremetalyttrium

Cartography and measurement[]

angstromcenturydayquadranttimelineyear

Technology and weapons[]

starshiptransceivertransmitter chiptransport containertransportertricorderturboliftuniversal translatorviewportviewscreenVISORwarp corewarp enginewarp gridwarp nacellewarp reactor core

Occupations and titles[]

actoradmiralartistassassincaptainchief engineerchief medical officercommand divisioncommanderCouncil HeadcounselorcrewmancrewDaiMondiplomatdoctorduty officerengineerensignFederation Starfleet ranksFederation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s)first officerlawyerlieutenantlieutenant commandermanagermedicmedical techniciannavigation officerofficerphysicianpilotpsychologistranksamuraisciences divisionscientistsecond officersecurity chiefsecurity guardsecurity officersenior officerspyteachertechniciantradertransporter chiefwarrior

Other references[]

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animideAtmospheric Studiesbarbequebellbenzodiazepinebinary systemboomerang effectburgundy fizzcandlecatcerealchocolatechocolate sundaechocolate syrupCho'DevwICho'DIbchurchcircuscityClass K planetClass Mclothingcolonycometcomiccontinentcoppercourt martialcowcroc'rogCyrano de BergeracdaggerdaydecathlondemonddeuteriumDobatlh PuqloDdogdollemotionempathyengineeringEnglish languagefencingFerengi languageferretFifth Chalice of RiisflowerfluorideFrench languagefrogGallicGasconglassgoldgovernmentgymnasiumgypsumhammockheadpiecehistoryHolbriHoly Rings of Betazedhomeworldhorseshoehullhumanoidice creamjarJeffries tubejellyfishjeweljuHqoKamakura periodkeiyuriumkilopascalKlingon languageknifeladderlanguageleatherlogicmaggotMagotumaskmassagemetalmilkmiskazimodelmonthmountainmummifymusicneurastheniaobservation loungeoilpaintpearlphilosophyplanetplantplectrumpoetrypokerpolynylonprejudicePrime Directiveprobationquantum transportquartersready roomrec roomrelay coderockrokeg blood piesabotagesagesalinesaucer sectionsaunascabbardschoolsciencesealant packseashellsectorseedsharkshieldshore leaveshuttlebaysickbaysiliconsilksilversofasongsoupspidersquidstalagmitestatuesteelswimming poolswordsyntheholsynthetic plasticidetargtajteatelepathyterrorismtigresstime-sliptintoytransporter roomtritaniumtruss frameuniformuniversityvasevelvetVibration RoomvinyardVulcan lyrettewaterwaterfallwhipped creamwinewoodyearyellow alert

Chronology[]

17th century
23rd century

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Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
Here There Be Dragons
TNG numbered novels Next novel:
Debtors' Planet
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Future Shock
Pocket Next Adventure:
The Perfect Mate


Translations[]
1997
German : Der Mörder des Sli, translated by Uwe Anton. (Heyne)

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