Synthesis

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Contents 1 Publisher's description 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Locations 3.3 Starships and vehicles 3.4 Races and cultures 3.5 States and Organizations 3.6 Other 4 Appendices 4.1 Related stories 4.2 Timeline 4.3 External links

[edit] Publisher's description

From the back cover

The Starship Titan continues on her outward voyage of discovery. Ranging farther and farther from Federation space, Captain William Riker and the crew look forward to living Starfleet’s mission: seeking out new life, discovering new civilizations.

Striking a “sandbank”—a spatial distortion—the Titan is knocked out of warp, her crew shaken up but uninjured. Titan has stumbled across a battlefield, and floating in it, shattered and in pieces, are the remains of a ship. Searching for survivors, they discover the ship never had a crew. The away team removes the computer core, looking for answers. Once the device is restored, it becomes clear this is not just a computer, but a thinking, reasoning artificial intelligence.

It identifies itself as SecondGen White-Blue, it comes from a civilization composed entirely of sentient computers. Eons ago these artificial intelligences were charged to be the first line of defense against The Null—a destructive force so allconsuming that generation upon generation have waged unending war trying to find a way to beat back this terror. Captain Riker offers to assist them, but years of war have left the AIs distrustful and suspicious, especially of organics.

The tide of the battle is turning, The Null is winning. Set free, it will destroy everything in this system and then, unchecked, spread its mindless destruction into the heart of the Federation.

[edit] Summary

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[edit] References

[edit] Characters

Olivia Bolaji • Bralik • Zurin Dakal • Dennisar • Peya Fell • K'chak'!'op • Aili Lavena • Meldok • Y'lira Modan • Alyssa Ogawa • Melora Pazlar • Sariel Rager • Xin Ra-Havreii • William Riker • Holor Sethe • Pava Ek'Noor sh'Aqabaa • Titan/the Avatar • Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv • Natasha Miana Riker-Troi • Deanna Troi • Tuvok • Tylith • Christine Vale • SecondGen White-Blue

Referenced only 

Jonathan Archer • Junol Dakal • Data • Sean Hawk • Jaza Najem • Kesar • James T. Kirk • Minuet • Jean-Luc Picard • Huilan Sen'kara • Benjamin Sisko • Alan Turing • Natasha Yar

[edit] Locations

Referenced only 

Andor • Bajor • Cardassia • Earth • Mount Tarhana • Vulcan

[edit] Starships and vehicles

USS Titan (Luna-class) • Holiday (Aquashuttle-class) • La Rocca

Referenced only 

USS Rhea • Galaxy-class

[edit] Races and cultures

Andorian • Bajoran • Betazoid • Cardassian • Cygnian • Human • Trill • Vulcan

[edit] States and Organizations

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

[edit] Other

Borg Invasion of 2381 • Dominion War

[edit] Appendices

• The working title for this novel was Ascension. ^[1]

[edit] Related stories

[edit] Timeline

Published Order
Previous novel: Over a Torrent Sea	Titan novels	Next novel: TBA
Previous story: The Black Flag	Stories by: James Swallow	Next story: The Slow Knife
Chronological Order
Previous adventure: Not yet placed	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: Not yet placed

[edit] External links

• Synthesis article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.