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Anslem cover — Cover in an alternate timeline

Anslem was the first novel written by Jake Sisko. Begun (but not finished) while under the influence of Onaya, an apparently non-corporeal being who fed on creative energy given out by talented individuals. It was suggested by his father, Benjamin Sisko, however, that she only forced out what was already within him. (DS9: "The Muse", "The Visitor")

In its original conception at least, it was somewhat autobiographical. The mother of the main character was deceased, though that was only one of several themes Jake hoped to incorporate. The father of the main character also featured in the first draft.

It was implied in "The Muse" that Benjamin Sisko recognized himself to some extent in the father.

The first sentence of the first draft of Anslem began with "From my window, it looked like the...".

Further short excerpts: "... there is no escape. And it seemed so comforting. So I succumbed, letting the feelings engulf me. Images flooded...", "...I'd become the focal point of the room's sympathy, that everyone would feel it necessary to reassure me with kind words and I couldn't bear the ... of so much compassion aimed my way. I decided to stay put. Outside the rain had stopped, the trees had..." (DS9: "The Muse")

Appendices

Background information

It is not known whether Jake Sisko ever finished this book in the main timeline. We only ever see it finished in the alternate timeline shown in "The Visitor". In "The Muse" Benjamin Sisko suggests that his son let the manuscript rest for a while, but eventually start working at it again.

Apocrypha

In the Deep Space Nine book trilogy Millennium, Anslem is stated to be a part-autobiographical book that Jake works on every now and then. Short excerpts begin each of the three books in the trilogy.

The Star Trek Online novel The Needs of the Many states that by the early 25th century Anslem is considered to be one of the great pieces of contemporary literature.

External link

Anslem at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:Anslem.jpg|right|thumb|Jake Sisko signing the first page of Anslem, and the cover of the book from an alternate future]]
+[[File:Anslem cover.jpg|thumb|Cover in an [[alternate timeline]]]]
-'''''Anslem''''' was the first [[Arts and music|novel]] written by [[Jake Sisko]].  Begun (but not finished) while under the influence of [[Onaya]], a being who fed on creative energy given out by talented individuals, it was suggested by his father, [[Benjamin Sisko]], however, that she only forced out what was already within him. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Muse]]", "[[The Visitor]]")
+[[File:Anslem.jpg|thumb|Jake Sisko signing the title page]]
+'''''Anslem''''' was the first [[Arts and music|novel]] written by [[Jake Sisko]].  Begun (but not finished) while under the influence of [[Onaya]], an apparently non-corporeal being who fed on creative energy given out by talented individuals. It was suggested by his father, [[Benjamin Sisko]], however, that she only forced out what was already within him. ({{DS9|The Muse|The Visitor}})
+In its original conception at least, it was somewhat autobiographical. The mother of the main character was deceased, though that was only one of several themes Jake hoped to incorporate. The father of the main character also featured in the first draft.
-The first sentence of the first draft of Anslem began with ''"From my window, it looked like the..."''.
+{{bginfo|It was implied in {{e|The Muse}} that Benjamin Sisko recognized himself to some extent in the father.}}
+The first sentence of the first draft of Anslem began with "''From my window, it looked like the...''".
-Further short excerpts: ''"... there is no escape. And it seemed so comforting. So I succumbed, letting the feelings engulf me. Images flooded..."'', ''"...I'd become the focal point of the room's sympathy, that everyone would feel it necessary to reassure me with kind words and I couldn't bear the ... of so much compassion aimed my way. I decided to stay put. Outside the [[rain]] had stopped, the trees had..."'' ([[DS9]]: "[[The Muse]]")
+Further short excerpts: "''... there is no escape. And it seemed so comforting. So I succumbed, letting the feelings engulf me. Images flooded...''", "''...I'd become the focal point of the room's sympathy, that everyone would feel it necessary to reassure me with kind words and I couldn't bear the ... of so much compassion aimed my way. I decided to stay put. Outside the [[rain]] had stopped, the trees had...''" ({{DS9|The Muse}})
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+[[File:Anslem prop.jpg|thumb|The ''Anslem'' prop]]
+It is not known whether Jake Sisko ever finished this book in the main timeline. We only ever see it finished in the alternate timeline shown in "The Visitor". In "The Muse" Benjamin Sisko suggests that his son let the manuscript rest for a while, but eventually start working at it again.
+=== Apocrypha ===
+In the ''Deep Space Nine'' book trilogy ''[[Millennium]]'', ''Anslem'' is stated to be a part-autobiographical book that Jake works on every now and then.  Short excerpts begin each of the three books in the trilogy.
+The ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' [[novel]] ''[[The Needs of the Many]]'' states that by the early [[25th century]] ''Anslem'' is considered to be one of the great pieces of contemporary literature.
+=== External link ===
+* {{mbeta-title}}
+[[de:Anslem]]
 [[Category:Literature]]