NOVEL
The Laertian Gamble
Attribution
Series:	Deep Space Nine, No. 12
Author(s):	Robert Sheckley
Publication information
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Published:	Paperback - September 1995
Pages:	273
ISBN:	ISBN 0671886908
Chronology
Date:	Unknown (2371)

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 references 4 Appendices 5 Information 5.1 External link 5.2 Connections

Publisher's descriptionEdit

When a mysterious alien woman from the planet Laertes convinces Dr. Bashir to gamble for her at Quark's gaming tables, things seem innocent enough. Yet the more Dr. Bashir wins, the more things go wrong in the Federation: Ore ships vanish. Planets lose their atmosphere. Suns go nova. The cause and effect is hard to understand, but is proven by the bizarre Laertian science called Complexity Theory.

When Bashir tries to stop gambling, a Laertian warfleet appears to force him to continue, while on the planet Laertes itself Major Kira and Science Officer Dax must battle their way through chaos and danger to find a way to stop the Laertians -- and save Deep Space Nine and the Federation from utter destruction!

SummaryEdit

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Adams • Anatol Alleuvial • Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Allard Diceman • Kira Nerys • Alf Laffer • Linc Barnoe • Zultan Mehmet • Soldan Nephta • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Olix • Quark • Rom • Allura Sagnoth • Nicolas Sardopolous • Heimach Schin • Benjamin Sisko• Timbo • Dane Whittier

Referenced only 

Achilles • Agamemnon • Elim Garak • Helen of Troy • Homer • Leesha • Menelaus • Tom Mix • Paris • Zoe Sardopolous • Jake Sisko • Ultab

LocationsEdit

Alman XII • Alonso • Alpha Quadrant • Althon IV • Bajoran wormhole • Bal Cabarin • Banneria • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Gardens of Loomis • Laertes • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Richoven Building • Scarmodes • Sgheel • Starlight Lounge

Referenced only 

Adrianopolis • Alamenta II • Ambrose's Star • Bajor • Barnard's Star • Carioca II • Dalmas II • Dexus II • Dodge City • Earth • Enten V • Eridani VII • Lesurgis XXXII • Luna • Macedonia • Mernia-slov • Ostratus • Rexion II • Sol • Solotex V • Sparta • Threska II • Tombstone • Troy • Srinagar XII • Urgine

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Bellerophon (Starfleet starship) • Melbourne Queen • Star of Buuler (passenger freighter)

Races and culturesEdit

Bajoran • Braswell • Calydonian • Cardassian • Changeling • Dalmatiano • Enten • Ferengi • Human • Kendos • Klingon • Laertian • Lampusan • Lunarian • Regulan • Trill • Trollite • Vulcan • Yentis

Referenced only 

Vagrii

States and organizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Charismatic Fathers of Profit and Loss • Lampusan People's Party • Lampusan People's Underground Army • Starfleet • Supreme Council of Laertes • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Federation Security Council • Rhine Institute • Bajoran University of Science and Art

Other referencesEdit

African mask • andralor • Aneurian mood painting • Bajoran religion • bazmeeli • black hole • burrito • Complexity Theory • Laertian dinar • Ferengi religion • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • gamemaster • Iliad • Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair • Kraggnish • latinum • Martian sunset • neutrino • Old West • ornithopter • Patha egg • Psionics • Quadrian mocha • raktajino • runabout • senlis • solitaire • telepathy • Western • zoo

AppendicesEdit

InformationEdit

• Keiko's botanical research project on Bajor and the closure of the school in "The House of Quark" are mentioned.

External linkEdit

• The Laertian Gamble article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous novel: Devil in the Sky	DS9 numbered novels	Next novel: Station Rage
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Jetrel	Pocket	Next Adventure: Family Business
Previous Adventure: Fascination	Deep Space Nine Adventures	Next Adventure: Past Tense, Part I