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A devastating attack shatters the peace in the Alpha Quadrant, as religious tensions and political upheavals envelop Bajor.

Summary

From the book jacket

As the Federation prepares to launch a counterstrike against the Dominion, Colonel Kira Nerys searches for a way to prevent another galactic holocaust. But when a newly discovered prophecy propels Jake Sisko on an impossible quest and threatens to plunge all of Bajor into chaos, Kira is forced to choose between being true to her faith... and being true to herself.

Meanwhile, as the combined crews of Deep Space 9 and the Starship Enterprise struggle to stop a terrorist plot to destroy the station and the ship, lives change, new friendships are forged, and the shocking truth behind a grisly murder is revealed.

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The story continues the events described in Avatar, Book One.

While Jake Sisko is on the way to the wormhole to go looking for his father, finally entering it, but losing control of his shuttle, the events on Deep Space 9 start to accelerate. Kitana'klan, the Jem'Hadar claiming to be sent by Odo is revealed as an impostor after almost killing Julian Bashir, an event that finally opens the eyes of Ezri Dax about her deep feelings for Julian. With the help of newly-arrived Commander Elias Vaughn, the crew of Deep Space 9 is able to track the renegade Jem'Hadar down; heavily wounded, with the help of Vaughn and another, mysterious Jem'Hadar, Kira Nerys manages to shut the sabotaged core down. The other Jem'Hadar named Taran'atar is the true emissary of Odo; he carries a recorded message from Odo which not only proves this fact, but on which Odo also states that the Dominion has "closed its borders" and will not interfere if any ship goes on to explore the Gamma Quadrant.

Elias Vaughn volunteers for the unoccupied job of second-in-command on Deep Space 9 and manages to convince Starfleet to grant him the job; also Kira is delighted about this choice, especially after she speaks to Elias about the Orb of Memories – which leads to an orb experience of her own. This experience leads to the resolution of another mystery – the one regarding the prophecy in the book recently found by Istani Reyla, the murdered Prylar. After Ro Laren finds out that Istani has been murdered by a vedek, Vedek Yevir does not deny knowledge of this, although he claims that it was not foreseen that Istani should die, only that she should be stopped spreading heretic words. Kira secretly uploads the text of the book into the Bajoran comm systems – something that deeply troubles Kasidy Yates, because the mysterious prophecy is about her unborn child and that 10,000 people must die before it is born. However, the orb experience makes Kira traveling to B'hala – and she takes Kas, Ro and Yevir with her. In the ancient city, the group finds an ancient tomb of about ten thousand Bajorans – guardians of the prophecies.

Yevir publicly announces that the Vedek Assembly will now accept the book's prophecies and seems to be very humble, even admitting his own blindness. However, Quark, watching the speech, has a feeling that the vedek is up to getting to the power. And Kira definitively feels this: She is attainted, meaning that, as a result of acting against a vedek's will when she uploaded the text, she is not allowed into any temples, nor to pray with other Bajorans or to have orb experiences. Ezri and Bashir finally sort their troubles out; Ro is flattered by a diner invitation of Quark, "as friends", as he puts it (but Nog definitively thinks his uncle is in love); Shar finally feels very uncomfortable after it is revealed that his mother actually holds the Andorian seat in the Federation Council, but is calmed down a little after a chat with Nog, who does not care about such relations (after all, Nog's father Rom is now the Grand Nagus). Ro, finally, makes her peace with Jean-Luc Picard and also with Kira, and Ensign Prynn Tenmei feels very bad about having Commander Vaughn on the station – for unknown reasons.

Background Information

This is the second installment of DS9's "relaunch". It establishes the new characters and also deals with the relationships among them (new and old).
Elias Vaughn is the new second-in-command on Deep Space 9.
Odo has sent a Jem'Hadar to Deep Space 9; he is to learn from the Human beings there, and assist colonel Kira.
B'hala is listed on the title page as the location of one of Pocket Books' offices.

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket DS9 characters.

Kira Nerys: DS9's CO, Bajoran Colonel
Elias Vaughn (β): Starfleet commander, future second-in-command on DS9
Ro Laren: Chief of Security on DS9
Kasidy Yates: The Emissary's wife, bearing his unborn child (the "Avatar")
Yevir Linjarin (β): Bajoran Vedek
Kitana'klan (β): Jem'Hadar, claiming that Odo sent him
Taran'atar (β): A Jem'Hadar and the true "emissary" of Odo
Julian Bashir: DS9's medical officer
Ezri Dax: Counselor
Nog: Technical Chief on DS9
Thirishar ch'Thane (β): Andorian ensign
Quark: Bartender
Jake Sisko: Ben Sisko's son
Jean-Luc Picard: Captain of the Enterprise
Deanna Troi: Counselor aboard the Enterprise
Beverly Crusher: Chief medical officer aboard the Enterprise
Odo: Changeling
Laas: Changeling
Prynn Tenmei (β): Ensign

References

2370s; airlock; Alpha Quadrant; Andoria; Andorian; Badlands; Bajor; Bajoran; Bajoran Militia; Beta Quadrant; Betazed; Betazoid; Breen; Cardassian; Data; Dax, Curzon; Dax, Jadzia; Deep Space 9; Defiant, USS; Dominion; Dominion War; Earth; emotion chip; Federation Alliance; Federation Council; Ferengi; flagship; Gamma Quadrant; Great Link; Great Material Continuum; Grilka; Jem'Hadar; ketracel-white; Klingon; Lang, Natima; orb; Promenade; Prophets; Quark's; Romulan; Shakaar Edon; Starbase 375; Starfleet; task force; Trill; United Federation of Planets; vedek; Vedek Assembly; Vorta; Winn Adami

External link

Avatar, Book Two at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Previous novel:	Series	Next novel:
Avatar, Book One	Pocket DS9 Relaunch series	Section 31: Abyss
Avatar, Book One	Avatar	Final novel in series
As release order	Chronological order	Rising Son

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 A devastating attack shatters the peace in the Alpha Quadrant, as religious tensions and political upheavals envelop Bajor.
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 :''As the [[Federation]] prepares to launch a counterstrike against the [[Dominion]], [[Colonel]] [[Kira Nerys]] searches for a way to prevent another galactic holocaust. But when a newly discovered [[Bajoran prophecy|prophecy]] propels [[Jake Sisko]] on an impossible quest and threatens to plunge all of [[Bajor]] into chaos, Kira is forced to choose between being true to her faith... and being true to herself.''
-:''Meanwhile, as the combined crews of [[Deep Space 9]] and the [[Starship]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] struggle to stop a [[terrorism|terrorist]] plot to destroy the [[space station|station]] and the ship, lives change, new friendships are forged, and the shocking truth behind a grisly murder is revealed.''
+:''Meanwhile, as the combined crews of [[Deep Space 9]] and the [[Starship]] ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|Enterprise]]'' struggle to stop a [[terrorism|terrorist]] plot to destroy the [[space station|station]] and the ship, lives change, new friendships are forged, and the shocking truth behind a grisly murder is revealed.''
 {{review}}
 The story continues the events described in ''[[Avatar, Book One]]''.
-While [[Jake Sisko]] is on the way to the [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole]] to go looking for his father, finally entering it, but losing control of his shuttle, the events on Deep Space 9 start to accelerate. Kitana'klan, the [[Jem'Hadar]] claiming to be sent by [[Odo]] is revealed as an impostor after almost killing [[Julian Bashir]], an event that finally opens the eyes of [[Ezri Dax]] about her deep feelings for Julian. With the help of newly arrived Commander Elias Vaughn, the crew of Deep Space 9 is able to track the renegade Jem'Hadar down; heavily wounded, with the help of Vaughn and another, mysterious Jem'Hadar, [[Kira Nerys]] manages to shut the sabotaged core down. The other Jem'Hadar named Taran'atar is the true emissary of Odo; he carries a recorded message from Odo which not only proves this fact, but on which Odo also states that the [[Dominion]] has "closed its borders" and will not interfere if any ship goes on to explore the Gamma Quadrant.
+While [[Jake Sisko]] is on the way to the [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole]] to go looking for his father, finally entering it, but losing control of his shuttle, the events on Deep Space 9 start to accelerate. Kitana'klan, the [[Jem'Hadar]] claiming to be sent by [[Odo]] is revealed as an impostor after almost killing [[Julian Bashir]], an event that finally opens the eyes of [[Ezri Dax]] about her deep feelings for Julian. With the help of newly-arrived Commander Elias Vaughn, the crew of Deep Space 9 is able to track the renegade Jem'Hadar down; heavily wounded, with the help of Vaughn and another, mysterious Jem'Hadar, [[Kira Nerys]] manages to shut the sabotaged core down. The other Jem'Hadar named Taran'atar is the true emissary of Odo; he carries a recorded message from Odo which not only proves this fact, but on which Odo also states that the [[Dominion]] has "closed its borders" and will not interfere if any ship goes on to explore the Gamma Quadrant.
-Elias Vaughn volunteers for the unoccupied job of second-in-command on Deep Space 9 and manages to convince Starfleet to grant him the job; also Kira is delighted about this choice, especially after she speaks to Elias about the [[Orb]] of Memories – which leads to an orb experience of her own. This experience leads to the resolution of another mystery – the one regarding the prophecy in the book recently found by Istani Reyla, the murdered [[Prylar]]. After [[Ro Laren]] finds out that Istani has been murdered by a [[Vedek]], Vedek Yevir does not deny knowledge of this, although he claims that it was not foreseen that Istani should die, only that she should be stopped spreading heretic words. Kira secretly uploads the text of the book into the Bajoran comm systems – something that deeply troubles [[Kasidy Yates]], because the mysterious prophecy is about her unborn child and that 10,000 people must die before it is born. However, the orb experience makes Kira traveling to [[B'hala]] – and she takes Kas, Ro and Yevir with her. In the ancient city, the group finds an ancient tomb of about 10,000 Bajorans – guardians of the prophecies.
+Elias Vaughn volunteers for the unoccupied job of second-in-command on Deep Space 9 and manages to convince Starfleet to grant him the job; also Kira is delighted about this choice, especially after she speaks to Elias about the [[Orb]] of Memories &ndash; which leads to an orb experience of her own. This experience leads to the resolution of another mystery &ndash; the one regarding the prophecy in the book recently found by Istani Reyla, the murdered [[Prylar]]. After [[Ro Laren]] finds out that Istani has been murdered by a [[vedek]], Vedek Yevir does not deny knowledge of this, although he claims that it was not foreseen that Istani should die, only that she should be stopped spreading heretic words. Kira secretly uploads the text of the book into the Bajoran comm systems &ndash; something that deeply troubles [[Kasidy Yates]], because the mysterious prophecy is about her unborn child and that 10,000 people must die before it is born. However, the orb experience makes Kira traveling to [[B'hala]] &ndash; and she takes Kas, Ro and Yevir with her. In the ancient city, the group finds an ancient tomb of about ten thousand Bajorans &ndash; guardians of the prophecies.
-Yevir publicly announces that the [[Vedek Assembly]] will now accept the book's prophecies and seems to be very humble, even admitting his own blindness. However, Quark, watching the speech, has a feeling that the vedek is up to getting to the power. And Kira definitively feels this: She is attainted, meaning that, as a result of acting against a vedek's will when she uploaded the text, she is not allowed into any temples, nor to pray with other Bajorans or to have orb experiences. Ezri and Bashir finally sort their troubles out; Ro is flattered by a diner invitation of [[Quark]], "as friends", as he puts it (but [[Nog]] definitively thinks his uncle is in love); Shar finally feels very uncomfortable after it is revealed that his mother actually holds the [[Andorian]] seat in the Federation Council, but is calmed down a little after a chat with Nog, who does not care about such relations (after all, Nog's father [[Rom]] is now the [[Grand Nagus]]). Ro, finally, makes her peace with [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and also with Kira, and Ensign Prynn Tenmei feels very bad about having Commander Vaughn on the station – for unknown reasons.
+Yevir publicly announces that the [[Vedek Assembly]] will now accept the book's prophecies and seems to be very humble, even admitting his own blindness. However, Quark, watching the speech, has a feeling that the vedek is up to getting to the power. And Kira definitively feels this: She is attainted, meaning that, as a result of acting against a vedek's will when she uploaded the text, she is not allowed into any temples, nor to pray with other Bajorans or to have orb experiences. Ezri and Bashir finally sort their troubles out; Ro is flattered by a diner invitation of [[Quark]], "as friends", as he puts it (but [[Nog]] definitively thinks his uncle is in love); Shar finally feels very uncomfortable after it is revealed that his mother actually holds the [[Andorian]] seat in the Federation Council, but is calmed down a little after a chat with Nog, who does not care about such relations (after all, Nog's father [[Rom]] is now the [[Grand Nagus]]). Ro, finally, makes her peace with [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and also with Kira, and Ensign Prynn Tenmei feels very bad about having Commander Vaughn on the station &ndash; for unknown reasons.
 == Background Information ==
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 ;[[Kira Nerys]] : DS9's CO, Bajoran Colonel
-;Elias Vaughn ({{mbeta|Elias Vaughn}}): Starfleet commander, future second-in-command on DS9
+;{{mb|Elias Vaughn}}: Starfleet commander, future second-in-command on DS9
 ;[[Ro Laren]] : Chief of Security on DS9
-;[[Kasidy Yates]] : The [[Emissary]]'s wife, bearing his unborn child (the "Avatar")
+;[[Kasidy Yates]] : The [[Emissary of the Prophets|Emissary]]'s wife, bearing his unborn child (the "Avatar")
-;Yevir Linjarin ({{mbeta|Yevir Linjarin}}) : Bajoran [[Vedek]]
+;{{mb|Yevir Linjarin}} : Bajoran [[Vedek]]
-;Kitana'klan ({{mbeta|Kitana'klan}}) : Jem'Hadar, claiming that Odo sent him
+;{{mb|Kitana'klan}} : Jem'Hadar, claiming that Odo sent him
-;Taran'atar ({{mbeta|Taran'atar}}) : A Jem'Hadar and the true "emissary" of Odo
+;{{mb|Taran'atar}} : A Jem'Hadar and the true "emissary" of Odo
 ;[[Julian Bashir]] : DS9's medical officer
 ;[[Ezri Dax]] : Counselor
 ;[[Nog]] : Technical Chief on DS9
-;Tirishar ch'Thane ({{mbeta|Tirishar ch'Thane}}): Andorian ensign
+;{{mb|Thirishar ch'Thane}}: Andorian ensign
 ;[[Quark]] : Bartender
 ;[[Jake Sisko]] : Ben Sisko's son
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 ;[[Odo]] : Changeling
 ;[[Laas]] : Changeling
-;Prynn Tenmei ({{mbeta|Prynn Tenmei}}) : Ensign
+;{{mb|Prynn Tenmei}} : Ensign
 == References ==
-[[2370s]]; [[airlock]]; [[Alpha Quadrant]]; [[Andoria]]; [[Andorian]]; [[Badlands]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]; [[Bajoran Militia]]; [[Beta Quadrant]]; [[Betazed]]; [[Betazoid]]; [[Breen]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Data]]; [[Curzon Dax|Dax, Curzon]]; [[Jadzia Dax|Dax, Jadzia]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[USS Defiant (2375)|''Defiant'', USS]]; [[Dominion]];  [[Dominion War]]; [[Earth]]; [[emotion chip]]; [[Federation Alliance]]; [[Federation Council]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[flagship]]; [[Gamma Quadrant]]; [[Great Link]]; [[Great Material Continuum]]; [[Grilka]]; [[Jem'Hadar]]; [[ketracel-white]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Natima Lang|Lang, Natima]]; [[orb]]; [[Promenade]]; [[Prophets]]; [[Quark's]]; [[Romulan]]; [[Shakaar Edon]]; [[Starbase 375]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[task force]]; [[Trill]]; [[United Federation of Planets]]; [[Vedek]]; [[Vedek Assembly]]; [[Vorta]]; [[Winn Adami]]
+[[2370s]]; [[airlock]]; [[Alpha Quadrant]]; [[Andoria]]; [[Andorian]]; [[Badlands]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]; [[Bajoran Militia]]; [[Beta Quadrant]]; [[Betazed]]; [[Betazoid]]; [[Breen]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Data]]; [[Curzon Dax|Dax, Curzon]]; [[Jadzia Dax|Dax, Jadzia]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[USS Defiant (2375)|''Defiant'', USS]]; [[Dominion]];  [[Dominion War]]; [[Earth]]; [[emotion chip]]; [[Federation Alliance]]; [[Federation Council]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[flagship]]; [[Gamma Quadrant]]; [[Great Link]]; [[Great Material Continuum]]; [[Grilka]]; [[Jem'Hadar]]; [[ketracel-white]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Natima Lang|Lang, Natima]]; [[orb]]; [[Promenade]]; [[Prophet]]s; [[Quark's]]; [[Romulan]]; [[Shakaar Edon]]; [[Starbase 375]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[task force]]; [[Trill]]; [[United Federation of Planets]]; [[vedek]]; [[Vedek Assembly]]; [[Vorta]]; [[Winn Adami]]
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