Changes: A Time to Die

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Summary

From the book jacket: It was supposed to be a mission of mercy until the unthinkable occurred: the destruction of the USS Juno, killing all hands on board. Starfleet Command has unjustly assessed the actions of Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew during that fateful assignment to the Rashanar Battle Site – the site that saw one of the fiercest conflicts of the Dominion War, and which is now a hazardous interstellar graveyard filled with hundreds of devastated starships. While the court-ordered medical evaluation that relieved Picard of command is ongoing, there is ongoing speculation that his illustrious career may be coming to an end.

To clear his former commander, acting captain William Riker and a demoralized skeleton crew agree to conduct a covert operation, and must venture the Starship Enterprise back into Rashanar to track down a mythical menace – one that may already be responsible for the annihilation of countless fully armed starships. Unbridled hostility and the promise of death lurk at every turn, but they could never imagine that their only chance of survival may lie in the unexpected return of an old friend...

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Memorable Quotes

"I figured you would choose the Vulcan cave left to your own devices long enough"

"It's the most like a prison"

-Counselor Cabot and Picard

"They say we are cowards and heathens because we're trifling with their dead."

"Tell them we'll vaporize their dead if they don't stop firing at us!"

- Erwin and Riker

Characters

Canon characters

Beverly Crusher: Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise-E.
Wesley Crusher: Traveler
Data: Chief Operations Officer of the Enterprise-E.
Geordi La Forge: Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-E.
Kell Perim: Trill, Conn officer of the Enterprise-E lieutenant.
Jean-Luc Picard: Captain of the Enterprise-E.
William T. Riker: First Officer of the Enterprise-E.
Deanna Troi: Counselor on the Enterprise-E.
Nakamura: Admiral at Starfleet Command.
Alynna Nechayev: Admiral at Starfleet Command.
William Ross: Admiral at Starfleet Command.

Non-canon characters

Brewster, Ensign: Alias for Wesley Crusher
Colleen Cabot: Counselor at Starfleet Medical.
Christine Vale: Tactical officer of the Enterprise-E and first officer of the Titan
Jason Emery: Aide to Commodore Korgan.
Korgan: Medusan commodore in Starfleet.
Fristan: Androssi scavenger
Overseer Jacer: Androssi scavenger
Vengus: Orion scavenger
Hidek: Orion scavenger

References

antimatter; auto-destruct; cloaking device; Jem'Hadar battle cruiser; Klingon disruptor; Maquis; Orion; Pakled; Romulan ale; Starfleet Corps of Engineers; The Traveler

Androssi: Blue-skinned species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
Demon Flyer: Ontailian name for the shape-shifting creature at Rashanar
USS Hickock: Ambassador-class starship lost at Battle of Rashanar
Hok'Tar: species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
Kreel: ape shaped scaly species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
Ona: Ontailian homeworld
Ontailian: Federation members. Non-humanoid.
Skegge: Federation Tug named for Ekosian bird
Yoxced: Ontailian flagship

External link

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 == Summary ==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:''It was supposed to be a mission of mercy until the unthinkable occurred: the destruction of the USS ''Juno'', killing all hands on board. [[Starfleet Command]] has unjustly assessed the actions of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] [[crew]] during that fateful assignment to the Rashanar Battle Site – the site that saw one of the fiercest conflicts of the [[Dominion War]], and which is now a hazardous interstellar graveyard filled with hundreds of devastated [[starship]]s. While the court-ordered [[medicine|medical]] evaluation that relieved Picard of command is ongoing, there is ongoing speculation that his illustrious career may be coming to an end.''
+:''It was supposed to be a mission of mercy until the unthinkable occurred: the destruction of the USS ''Juno'', killing all hands on board. [[Starfleet Command]] has unjustly assessed the actions of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] [[crew]] during that fateful assignment to the Rashanar Battle Site &ndash; the site that saw one of the fiercest conflicts of the [[Dominion War]], and which is now a hazardous interstellar graveyard filled with hundreds of devastated [[starship]]s. While the court-ordered [[medicine|medical]] evaluation that relieved Picard of command is ongoing, there is ongoing speculation that his illustrious career may be coming to an end.''
-:''To clear his former [[commanding officer|commander]], acting captain [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and a demoralized skeleton crew agree to conduct a covert operation, and must venture the ''Starship Enterprise'' back into Rashanar to track down a mythical menace – one that may already be responsible for the annihilation of countless fully armed starships. Unbridled hostility and the promise of death lurk at every turn, but they could never imagine that their only chance of survival may lie in the unexpected return of an old friend...''
+:''To clear his former [[commanding officer|commander]], acting captain [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] and a demoralized skeleton crew agree to conduct a covert operation, and must venture the ''Starship Enterprise'' back into Rashanar to track down a mythical menace &ndash; one that may already be responsible for the annihilation of countless fully armed starships. Unbridled hostility and the promise of death lurk at every turn, but they could never imagine that their only chance of survival may lie in the unexpected return of an old friend...''
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 == Memorable Quotes ==
+"''I figured you would choose the [[Vulcan]] cave left to your own devices long enough''"
-"''They say we are cowards and heathens because we're trifling with their dead.''"<br />
+"''It's the most like a prison''"
+: -'''Counselor Cabot''' and '''Picard'''
+"''They say we are cowards and heathens because we're trifling with their dead.''"
 "''Tell them we'll vaporize their dead if they don't stop firing at us!''"
 : - '''Erwin''' and '''Riker'''
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 ;Brewster, Ensign : Alias for Wesley Crusher
 ;Colleen Cabot : Counselor at [[Starfleet Medical]].
-;Christine Vale : [[Tactical officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-E.
+;Christine Vale : [[Tactical officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-E and first officer of the ''Titan''
 ;Jason Emery : Aide to Commodore Korgan.
 ;Korgan : Medusan [[commodore]] in [[Starfleet]].
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 ;Androssi : Blue-skinned species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
 ;Demon Flyer : Ontailian name for the shape-shifting creature at Rashanar
-;USS ''Hickock'' : {{ShipClass|Ambassador}} starship lost at Battle of Rashanar
+;USS ''Hickock'' : {{Class|Ambassador}} starship lost at Battle of Rashanar
 ;Hok'Tar : species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
 ;Kreel : ape shaped scaly species, scavengers at Rashanar Battle Site
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 ;''Yoxced'' : Ontailian flagship
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