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At last—the untold chapter in the history of Star Trek's most notorious villain, Khan. Searing and powerful, To Reign in Hell masterfully bridges the time period between Khan Noonien Singh's twenty-third century revival in the Original Series classic episode "Space Seed" and his unforgettable return in the acclaimed feature film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
What truly transpired during Khan's long years of exile on the forbidding world of Ceti Alpha V, before the tyrant escaped to embark on a murderous campaign of vengeance against Admiral James T. Kirk? What horrific trials spawned Khan's insane lust for revenge?
Haunted by the memory of Khan's bitter accusations, Kirk now revisits Ceti Alpha V to discover for himself what ultimately drove Khan to madness. There, buried beneath the desolate surface of a dying planet, Kirk and his allies find the untold story of their greatest foe—and of the woman who loved him: Lieutenant Marla McGivers of Starfleet
Along with Khan's genetically engineered followers from the twentieth century, Khan and Marla are left on Ceti Alpha V with the hopes of building a new life together. Although the planet is savage and untamed, full of deadly predators and unexpected hazards, Khan dreams of carving out an empire even greater than the one he once ruled on Earth.
But when catastrophe strikes, laying waste to the entire world, Khan and the others find themselves trapped in a desperate struggle for survival. Now Khan must use every ounce of his superhuman strength and intellect to wage a fearsome battle against the planet, his people… and the growing darkness in his own soul.

Summary[]

Khan Noonien Singh and his genetically enhanced followers are exiled to the planet of Ceti Alpha V. Six months after their exile to Ceti Alpha V, Khan and Marla McGivers, along with many of the other colonists, are married. When Ceti Alpha VI explodes, the planet is devastated, and the colony on Ceti Alpha V barely survives the upheaval. McGivers is later killed by Harulf Ericsson, a jealous Eugenic Augment, who places a Ceti eel in her ear and directs her to kill Khan, a scheme which backfires when McGivers kills herself instead, and sets Khan upon a path of revenge against Ericcson and his faction.

After Khan's death in 2285, Captain Kirk, Captain Spock, Doctor McCoy, and Commander Hikaru Sulu return to Ceti Alpha V in early 2287, in attempt to learn more about Khan's exile. During their search, they accidentally stumble upon a sarcophagus for Marla that was built by Khan, with McGivers' mummified remains contained within. In another sarcophagus, likely meant for Khan, Spock discovers data tapes and records, as well as Khan's personal journal.

Before they leave, the Starfleet landing party is accosted by Ericsson's daughter and a few other surviving supermen and women who were exiled from the colony, and who demand to know of Khan's whereabouts, not knowing that he had left the planet and subsequently killed in battle against the USS Enterprise. The younger Ericsson also destroys Marla's remains with a phaser that she takes from the landing party.

Captain Kirk manages to convince the young Ericsson that Khan was indeed dead, and their fight is now over. Upon returning to their ship, Kirk then instructs Sulu to set a course for the Mutara Sector, and then beams Marla McGivers' ashes into the debris field created when the Genesis Planet exploded, so that that she and Khan could at last be together. Kirk also hoped that as husband and wife were reunited, that somewhere, somehow, Marla McGivers and Khan Noonien Singh have both finally found peace.

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Characters[]

Yolanda ApontePaul AustinShirin AzarDmitri BlaskoKaryn BradleyCesarePavel ChekovKamala DeviMarcel DumasAstrid EricssonHarulf EricssonNadia GorinksyGideon HawkinsHuangAmy KatzelDaniel KatzelJames T. KirkSuzette LingEric LutjenLiam MacPhersonLeonard McCoyMarla McGiversVijay NikoreSaraj PanjabiVishwa PatilAli RahmanParvati RaoArmando RodriguezJuliette SavineKhan Noonien SinghSpockHans SteiberHikaru SuluKeith TalbotTamsinDebra VonLindenZuleika WalkerJoachimJoaquin Weiss
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AdamAhabAlexander the GreatAmentAndromedaAphroditeNeil ArmstrongAshokaJames Matthew BarrieNapoleon BonaparteWilliam ClarkZefram CochraneChristopher ColumbusRobinson CrusoeDevilEveFateGodHerculesSherlock HolmesHomerAndrew JacksonKahless the UnforgettableSarina KaurKodosRoger KorbyJohn KyleMeriwether LewisMary MallonCarol MarcusDavid MarcusHerman MelvilleJohn MiltonJames MoriartyMosesFriedrich NietzscheAnnie OakleyOrpheusPandoraPerseusPeter PrestonPrince CharmingRapunzelRichard the LionheartRiveraSatanMontgomery ScottGary SevenWilliam ShakespearePrabhot SinghSharan SinghMary Ann SummersClark TerrellThomsenNyota Uhura

Starships and vehicles[]

Yakima (cruiser)
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SS Botany BayUSS EnterpriseUSS Enterprise-AGalileo (shuttlecraft) • planet killerUSS Reliantrowboat

Locations[]

bridgecargo bayCeti AlphaengineeringHellMutara NebulaMutara sectorParadiseRegula Ispacedock

Planets and planetoids[]

Amusement Park planetBorgo IIICestus IIICeti Alpha VCeti Alpha VIEarthExo IIIGenesis PlanetJanus VILunaMiri's homeworldRisaSycoraxTarsus IITarsus IVVulcan

Planetary locations[]

AjorraAntarcticaArea 51AustraliaAzar GorgeBhopalCalcuttaChandigarhDelhiEnglandFatalisGoaGreat Thar DesertIndiaIndus RiverKalahariKaur River ValleyKrakatoaNew ChandigarhNew MumbaiPacific OceanParagon Colonythe PitPompeiiRajasthanRiver KaurSahara DesertSan FranciscoShangri-LaTaj MahalVulcan's ForgeYosemite National Park

Races and cultures[]

AugmentHuman (African-AmericanAmazonAmericanAsianBedouinCanadianCaucasianEgyptianFrenchGermanHinduIndianIsraeliNorsemanNorwegianOnlyPersianRussianScandinavianScotsmanSikhTerranViking) • Vulcan
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AegisAndorianCorbomiteGornHortaKlingonRomulanThasian

States and organizations[]

BollywoodChildren of ChrysalisChrysalis ProjectColt's Manufacturing CompanyDonner PartyExilesGenesis ProjectGrandchildren of ChrysalisKhanate of Ceti Alpha VLost BoysNaziStarfleetStarfleet AcademyUnited Federation of PlanetsUnited Nations

Science and technology[]

acidacupunctureagricultureair-conditionerairlockair purifierandroidanestheticantigrav cargo palletantigrav liftatmosphereatombinary systembinocularsbiologyblack holeblack starbloodbombbonebrainbreathing maskbulletcancercannoncarboncarbon dioxideCelsiuscentimetercerebral cortexchronometercoalColt automatic pistolcommunicatorcomputerconstellationcraylon gascremationcrossbowcryogenic suspensiondata diskdecompression chamberdeflectordiameterdilithiumdisruptorDNAdrilldust devilearthquakeecosystemeggelectronic clipboardenergyenvironmental suitfirefireworksflashlightfood slotfuel cellgalaxyGenesis Devicegenetic engineeringglassesgravitygravity bootgungunpowderhairhammerhearthibernation suithourhyposprayimpulse engineion cascadeion stormjetpackkelbonitekilogramkilometerlavalightninglight-yearM-16mattermedical tricordermedication cartridgemedicinemedkitmetermicroprocessormillimeterminutemirrormonsoonMorning Starmotormutantnebulanuclear winteroil lamporbitoxygenozoneparallel evolutionphantom rainphaserphaser pistolphoton torpedopistolplasma lightpoisonportable generatorprotein resequencerprotomatterquantum mechanicsradiationrainrechargerriflesand stormsatellitescalpelSchwarzchild radiussearchlightsecondsensorsensor arraysiliconsnowsolar stillsolar systemsonic showerspacespinespyglassstarbasestarshipstethoscopestovesulfursurgical laserthundertongstornadotransportertranstatortricordertrilaserturbineturboliftType-II phaseruniversal translatoruniverseUV rayviewscreenvirusvolcanowarp drivewarp reactorwheelxenobiology

Ranks and titles[]

Abandoneractoradmiralambassadorassassinastronavigatorbodyguardbridesmaidcaptaincarpet makercartographerchemistchief engineercivil engineercommandercomputer hackerdervishdictatordoctorengineerensignfinanciergeologisthelmsmanhistorianknightlieutenantmicrobiologistmoney launderermusicianofficerpharaohphysicianpoliceprincessprofessorpropagandistranchersalt-bearerscience officerscientistsecurity officersoldierspeechwriterspysubstitute teachersupermodelsurgeonterroristthieftyrantwarriorwater-bearerwitch

Lifeforms[]

acaciaalbatrossalgaealienanimalaxebreakerBaneriam hawkbarleybarnaclebatbeetleberrybirdbisonblack widow spiderblossombovinebutterflycacticamelcarnivorecatCeti eelchitoncobracondorcorncrocodiledinosaurdogfelineflowerfruitgastropodgnatgrubherbivorehorsehumanoidinsectjackallamblarvalionlizardlobstermegabisonmegacondormillipedemolluskmosquitomossnutoatoxpalm treeparasitephytoplanktonpiranhaplantPlutonian sand spiderpossumratreptilericerodentsabertoothsalamandersalmonsarcosuchusscorpionsea gullsea monstersmilodonsnakesoybeanspidersupercrocodilesycamoretardigradetigertobaccotomatotreeturtlevampire antvertebrateviperwhalewolfwood louseworm

Other references[]

19691970s19841990s199319962242226722682273228718th century20th century23rd centuryarrowarsonasteroid beltaxebarbed wirebasaltblousebookbootbowboxcarbrickbulkheadcalcitecandlecannibalismcanteencanvasCaptain Protoncargo carriercauldroncaviarcenturychaichakramcharcoalchesschiselcigarettecitycivil warClass Mclaustrophobiacobaltcoffincollegecolonycourt-martialCricketcrowndaggerdecadeduritaniumEugenics Warsextinctionfield rationflameproof blanketflowstoneghostGilligan's IslandglovegoldgranitegravegraveyardHamlethazard vesthelmethistoryhomeworkironivoryjacketjerkyjournaljunkyardkaffiyehkatraKing Learkirpankissknifelaboratorylanding partyleatherlibrarylimestoneMacbethmacemachetemanaclemarbleMarchmarriagemedallionmetalmeteorThe Midwich CuckoosmillenniaminingMoby DickmolybdenummoneymonthmoonmountainmovieMurphy's LawmusicnegligeeNehru jacketoutpostpapyrus • "Paradise Lost" • perfumeThe Personal Journal of Khan Noonien Singhpersonal logPeter PanphotographplanetplanetoidplasticPleistocene Epochpotassium nitratepregnancypuppetquadrantquarantineRobinson Crusoerockroperubbersaisandpapersarcophagussarisaltscience fictionsectorshenaishore leavesilksilversitarskirtspearstalactitestalagmitestardateStarfleet uniformsteaksteelsummerswordtattootentterrariumthermocretetorchtransparent aluminumtravoistritaniumuniformValkyrieveilwaterweddingweekwheatwineWorld War IIIyearzombie

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Related stories[]

Connections[]

Media featuring Khan Noonien Singh
Episodes/Movies Space SeedThe Wrath of KhanInto Darkness
Novels Space SeedThe Wrath of KhanThe Eugenics Wars (The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1Volume 2To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh) • Seeds of Dissent
Comics The Wrath of Khan (123) • Khan: Ruling in Hell (The First Six Months234) • Khan (12345) • Stranger Worlds (2345)
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The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2287.
The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 9 other timeframe(s):
Previous adventure:
Space Seed
2267
Chapters 3-6
Next adventure:
The Joy Machine
Previous Pocket adventure:
Gemini
Previous MB adventure:
Beneath the Skin
Pages 3-7
2267
Chapters 7-11
Next adventure:
The Doomsday Machine
Previous adventure:
Federation (2267)
2267
Chapters 12-13
Next adventure:
The Vulcan Academy Murders
Previous adventure:
The Trouble with Borg Tribbles
2268
Chapters 14-15
Next adventure:
The Disinherited
Previous adventure:
Surprise!
2269
Chapters 16-18
Next adventure:
In the Maze
Previous adventure:
Firestorm
2274
Chapters 19-21
Next adventure:
Pawns and Symbols
Chapter 8
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The Pandora Principle
Chapter 1
2275
Chapter 22
Next adventure:
The Wounded Sky
Previous adventure:
In the Name of Honor
Chapters 1-2
2279
Chapter 23-25
Next adventure:
Rough Trails
Previous adventure:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
2285
Chapter 26
Next Pocket adventure:
Prodigal Father
Next MB adventure:
When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge
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