The return of Picard's nemesis means danger for the Federation!
Summary
- From the book jacket
- On a mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon-Romulan border, the USS Enterprise travels to the planet Eloh to negotiate Federation membership. But upon arrival, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his diplomatic team find themselves face to face with Commander Sela, an old Romulan enemy -- who's there to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Empire.
- When a series of fatal incidents casts suspicion on both delegations, Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela to prove the innocence of the Starship Enterprise crew -- or lose a strategic stronghold to the Federation's greatest enemy.
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References
Characters
- Gregori Andropov • Beverly Crusher • Daithin • Data • Dona • Jenna D'Sora • Guinan • James Kelly • Geordi La Forge • Larkin • Robin Lefler • Jean-Luc Picard • Plactus • William T. Riker • Ro Laren • Sela • Elizabeth Seward • Simave • Deanna Troi • Worf
- Referenced only
- Arthur Conan Doyle • Edgar Allen Poe • Rakal • William Shakespeare • Spock • Stelin • Toreth • Lance Woods • Tasha Yar
Locations
- Eloh • Romulan Neutral Zone • Starbase 211 • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Earth • Maryland • Narenda III • Remus • Romulus
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • Khazara (D'Deridex-class) • N'ventnar (D'Deridex-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Cochrane
Races and cultures
- android • Bajoran • Betazoid • El-Aurian • Elohsian • Human • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Corvallen • Orion
States and organizations
- Dar • Federation • Federation Diplomatic Office • Klingon Empire • Populists • Romulan Senate • Romulan Star Empire • Romulan Star Navy • Starfleet • Tal Shiar
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Academy
Science and technology
- alien • communicator • computer • control panel • deep space station • holodeck • plant • star system • starship • turbolift • universal translator • viewscreen • VISOR • warp drive
Ranks and titles
- captain • teacher
Other references
- bridge • cargo bay • civil war • diplomacy • Dixon Hill • Earth-Romulan War • Eugenics Wars • first contact • food • government • herb • homeworld • incense • military conflict • Newcomer's Ball • observation lounge • Occupation of Bajor • planet • politics • Prime Directive • races and cultures • red alert • Romulan language • Second World War • star chart • stardate • technology • terrorism • treaty • weapon
Timeline
- 20th century
- Earth' technology in the 20th century was analogous to the development of Eloh in the 24th century.
- mid-22nd century
- The closing days of the Earth-Romulan War see a non-aggression pact that bars Human-allied and Romulan-allied ship from orbiting planets belonging to the opposite power.
- 2319
- On the planet Eloh, the civil war undergoes a resurgence as the Populists and the Dar clash.
- 2366
- USS Cochrane surveys Eloh.
- 2368
- The Elohsian people end centuries of war, finally establishing a unitary planet-wide government, after they become aware of alien life outside of their star system.
- 2369
- Counselor Troi spends a harrowing time aboard the warbird Khazara posing as a Tal Shiar agent.
- USS Enterprise-D picks up personnel at Starbase 211. One of the 14 families brought aboard includes young James Kelly.
- Commander Sela is assigned to make progress towards bringing the Elohsians into the Romulan Star Empire.
- stardate 46892.6 (later in 2369)
- The Enterprise-D visits Eloh and finds Commander Sela's warbird there.
Appendices
Background
- The historian's note places this novel a few months after the events of "Face of the Enemy".
Related stories
- TNG episodes: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Redemption", "Ensign Ro", "Unification", "Face of the Enemy"
External link
- The Romulan Stratagem article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections
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| Previous novel: Blaze of Glory |
TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Into the Nebula |
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| Previous Adventure: Pathways Chapter 2, Sections 15-17 |
Next Adventure: Guises of the Mind Epilogue | |