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For the race referred to as "Demons of Air and Darkness", please see Iconian.

The galaxy's most relentless predator clashes with its deadliest soldier!

Summary

From the book jacket: Scattered throughout the galaxy are Gateways which link star systems across unfathomable distances. The technology that built them has been lost for tens of millennia... but that doesn't mean that it can't be found again. Once they moved from world to world in a single step, through innumerable transdimensional gateways that spanned the galaxy. They were masters of space, and to those that feared them, they were demons of air and darkness. But long ago they left their empire and their miraculous technology behind. Now the key has been rediscovered, and all the doors have been flung open. Open for exploration... or open for invasion. On a world near space station Deep Space Nine, Colonel Kira Nerys, her crew, and some unexpected allies fight to avert destruction on a planetary scale. Meanwhile Lieutenant Nog and Ensign Thirishar ch'Thane search for a way to shut down the portals forever; and behind the scenes Quark plays a dangerous game that could determine, once and for all, who wins control of the Gateways...

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Two weeks after the events told in Abyss...

When the Iconian gateways open all over the galaxy, chaos breaks out - also aboard DS9. The crew is assigned to firstly evacuate the inhabitants of a planet that is threatened to be contaminated by radiation, because some alien species from the Delta Quadrant keeps throwing anti-matter waste through one of the gateways that leads directly into the orbit of that planet; the other assignment of the crew is to find out why there are no gateways within the area of Bajor and DS9.

While the evacuation goes on and Julian Bashir does his best to treat the local people against radiation, Nog and Shar come up with a possibility on shutting down the gateways - a possibility that ultimately works, but only for about ten minutes, until the gateways have rebooted. The Starfleet and Bajoran personnel in charge get sudden help from Gul Macet, who tries to build bridges between the Cardassians and the rest of the quadrant.

Kira and Taran'atar are forced to fly through the gateway, leading them into the Delta Quadrant, because of a massive amount of anti-matter waste; they successfully manage to hold the waste from flooding through the gateway, but are attacked by some Hirogen; Kira beams on a very dry and hot planet, while Taran'atar fights the Hirogen. He manages to kill them and, severely injured, have himself escaped in a small pod back to the Alpha Quadrant. Kira, in the meantime, almost dying from radiation and heat, discovers another gateway - one that leads her directly to the Prophets. Assuming that she will die anyway, she steps through it.

Behind the scenes, Quark has been engaged by the Orion Syndicate; the Iconians want to sell the gateways to the most bidding party, and the syndicate is in the game. However, negotiating for the Iconians is no one else but Quark's cousin, Gaila. As the situation escalates, the Dabo girl accompanying Quark is revealed to be Ro Laren; they manage to escape, but not without taking an Orion slave girl, Treir, hostage (and later release her on DS9, where she will likely start to work as a Dabo Girl for Quark). They also manage to rescue Gaila, while they reveal the so-called Iconians being in truth a race called Petraw.

Shar, in the meantime, tries to cope with his "mother", Charivretha ch'Thane, which does not go well. Also, a "business associate" of Quark's on Cardassia is discovered doing illegal business and gets visited by Elim Garak - Ro apparently helped Quark, because she could do some damage to the Orion Syndicate, but she still delivered some of the information she got about the Ferengi to Cardassian authorities.

Background Information

The fourth of seven books in the Gateways saga, and also a continuation of the DS9 relaunch series.
This novel was reprinted as part of the 2007 omnibus Twist of Faith.
Gul Macet is Gul Dukat's cousin; during the Dominion war, he was in Damar's resistance.
USS Voyager is mentioned in the book (and also the Pathfinder Project).
The Hirogen and the Jem'Hadar had encountered each other centuries ago.

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.

Regular and recurring characters

Kira Nerys

Colonel, commander of DS9

Elias Vaughn

Starfleet commander

Taran'atar

Jem'Hadar ambassador aboard DS9

Nog

Engineer aboard DS9

Thirishar ch'Thane

Starfleet ensign assigned as science officer of DS9 following the Dominion War

This novel marks the first time Shar appears on a cover.

Quark: Barkeeper
Ro Laren: Security chief on DS9
Macet: Cardassian gul of the Trager
Jean-Luc Picard: Captain of the USS Enterprise-E
Montgomery Scott: Engineer genius
William Ross: Admiral
Charivretha ch'Thane: Andorian member of the Federation Council, zhavey (mother) of Thirishar
Gaila: Ferengi, Quark's cousin
Treir: Orion slave girl

Other characters

Hawkins: Captain of the Ng
Cassandra: Captain of East Winds
Monaghan: Captain of Halloran
Elaine Mello: Captain of USS Gryphon
Walter Emick: Captain of USS Intrepid

References

Apsac: Malon supertanker
East Winds: Risan ship of Captain Cassandra
USS Euphrates: DS9 runabout
Goldblatt's Folly: Civilian ship
USS Gryphon: Akira-class ship of Captain Elaine Mello
Halloran: Mars freighter of Captain Monaghan
USS Hood (NCC-42296)
Iconians
USS Intrepid (NCC-74600): Captain Walter Emick
Makluan: Ship
Ng: civilian ship of Captain Hawkins
USS Sungari: Deep Space 9 runabout, destroyed
Tcha'voth: Klingon ship
Trager: Cardassian Galor-class warship of Gul Macet
Zelbinion: Old Bajoran ship

External link

Demons of Air and Darkness at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
+;From the book jacket:
-;From the book cover : ''Scattered throughout [[the galaxy]] are Gateways which link [[star system]]s across unfathomable distances. The [[technology]] that built them has been lost for tens of millennia... but that doesn't mean that it can't be found again. Once they moved from world to world in a single step, through innumerable transdimensional gateways that spanned the [[galaxy]]. They were masters of [[space]], and to those that feared them, they were [[demons of air and darkness]]. But long ago they left their empire and their miraculous technology behind. Now the key has been rediscovered, and all the doors have been flung open. Open for exploration... or open for invasion. On a world near space station [[Deep Space Nine]], [[Colonel]] [[Kira Nerys]], [[Deep Space 9 personnel|her crew]], and some unexpected allies fight to avert destruction on a [[planet]]ary scale. Meanwhile [[Lieutenant]] [[Nog]] and [[Ensign]] Thirishar ch'Thane search for a way to shut down the portals forever; and behind the scenes [[Quark]] plays a dangerous game that could determine, once and for all, who wins control of the Gateways...''
+:''Scattered throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] are Gateways which link [[star system]]s across unfathomable distances. The [[technology]] that built them has been lost for tens of millennia... but that doesn't mean that it can't be found again. Once they moved from world to world in a single step, through innumerable transdimensional gateways that spanned the [[galaxy]]. They were masters of [[space]], and to those that feared them, they were [[Iconian|demons of air and darkness]]. But long ago they left their empire and their miraculous technology behind. Now the key has been rediscovered, and all the doors have been flung open. Open for exploration... or open for invasion. On a world near space station [[Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]], [[Colonel]] [[Kira Nerys]], [[Deep Space 9 personnel|her crew]], and some unexpected allies fight to avert destruction on a [[planet]]ary scale. Meanwhile [[Lieutenant]] [[Nog]] and [[Ensign]] Thirishar ch'Thane search for a way to shut down the portals forever; and behind the scenes [[Quark]] plays a dangerous game that could determine, once and for all, who wins control of the Gateways...''
+{{review}}
+Two weeks after the events told in ''[[Abyss]]''...
-==Characters==
+When the [[Iconian]] gateways open all over the galaxy, chaos breaks out - also aboard DS9. The crew is assigned to firstly evacuate the inhabitants of a planet that is threatened to be contaminated by radiation, because some alien species from the [[Delta Quadrant]] keeps throwing anti-matter waste through one of the gateways that leads directly into the orbit of that planet; the other assignment of the crew is to find out why there are no gateways within the area of [[Bajor]] and DS9.
+While the evacuation goes on and [[Julian Bashir]] does his best to treat the local people against radiation, [[Nog]] and Shar come up with a possibility on shutting down the gateways - a possibility that ultimately works, but only for about ten minutes, until the gateways have rebooted. The Starfleet and Bajoran personnel in charge get sudden help from Gul [[Macet]], who tries to build bridges between the [[Cardassian]]s and the rest of the quadrant.
+Kira and Taran'atar are forced to fly through the gateway, leading them into the Delta Quadrant, because of a massive amount of anti-matter waste; they successfully manage to hold the waste from flooding through the gateway, but are attacked by some [[Hirogen]]; Kira beams on a very dry and hot planet, while Taran'atar fights the Hirogen. He manages to kill them and, severely injured, have himself escaped in a small pod back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Kira, in the meantime, almost dying from radiation and heat, discovers another gateway - one that leads her directly to the [[Prophet]]s. Assuming that she will die anyway, she steps through it.
+Behind the scenes, Quark has been engaged by the [[Orion Syndicate]]; the Iconians want to sell the gateways to the most bidding party, and the syndicate is in the game. However, negotiating for the Iconians is no one else but Quark's cousin, [[Gaila (Ferengi)|Gaila]]. As the situation escalates, the [[Dabo girl]] accompanying Quark is revealed to be [[Ro Laren]]; they manage to escape, but not without taking an [[Orion slave girl]], Treir, hostage (and later release her on DS9, where she will likely start to work as a Dabo Girl for Quark). They also manage to rescue Gaila, while they reveal the so-called Iconians being in truth a race called Petraw.
+Shar, in the meantime, tries to cope with his "mother", Charivretha ch'Thane, which does not go well. Also, a "business associate" of Quark's on Cardassia is discovered doing illegal business and gets visited by [[Elim Garak]] - Ro apparently helped Quark, because she could do some damage to the Orion Syndicate, but she still delivered some of the information she got about the Ferengi to Cardassian authorities.
+== Background Information ==
+* The fourth of seven books in the ''[[Star Trek: Gateways|Gateways]]'' saga, and also a continuation of the DS9 relaunch series.
+*This novel was reprinted as part of the {{y|2007}} omnibus ''[[Twist of Faith]]''.
+* Gul Macet is Gul [[Dukat]]'s cousin; during the [[Dominion]] war, he was in [[Damar]]'s resistance.
+* {{USS|Voyager}} is mentioned in the book (and also the [[Pathfinder Project]]).
+* The Hirogen and the Jem'Hadar had encountered each other centuries ago.
+== Characters ==
 {{non canon characters|Pocket DS9}}
-===Regular and recurring characters===
+=== Regular and recurring characters ===
-;Elias Vaughn : Starfleet commander.
+;[[Kira Nerys]] : Colonel, commander of DS9
+;Elias Vaughn : Starfleet commander
-;[[Macet]] : [[Cardassian]] ''[[gul]]'', of the ''[[Trager]]''
+;Taran'atar : [[Jem'Hadar]] ambassador aboard DS9
+;[[Nog]] : Engineer aboard DS9
+;Thirishar ch'Thane : Starfleet [[ensign]] assigned as [[science officer]] of DS9 following the [[Dominion War]]
+::''This novel marks the first time Shar appears on a cover.''
+;[[Quark]] : Barkeeper
+;[[Ro Laren]] : Security chief on DS9
+;[[Macet]] : [[Cardassian]] ''[[gul]]'' of the ''[[Trager]]''
+;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Captain of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}
+;[[Montgomery Scott]] : Engineer genius
+;[[William Ross]] : Admiral
+;Charivretha ch'Thane : Andorian member of the Federation Council, zhavey (mother) of Thirishar
+;[[Gaila (Ferengi)|Gaila]] : Ferengi, Quark's cousin
+;Treir : Orion slave girl
+=== Other characters ===
+;Hawkins : Captain of the ''Ng''
+;Cassandra : Captain of ''East Winds''
+;Monaghan : Captain of ''Halloran''
 ;Elaine Mello : [[Captain]] of USS ''Gryphon''
-;Walter Emick : Captain of [[USS Intrepid|USS ''Intrepid'']]
+;Walter Emick : Captain of {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-74600}}
-===Other characters===
+== References ==
+;''Apsac'' : [[Malon]] supertanker
-;Hawkins : Captain of the ''Ng''.
-;Cassandra : Captain of ''East Winds''.
-;Monaghan : Captain of ''Halloran''.
-==References==
-;''Apsac'' : [[Malon]] supertanker.
 ;''East Winds'' : Risan ship of Captain Cassandra
-;USS ''Euphrates'' : DS9 Runabout.
+;USS ''Euphrates'' : DS9 runabout
-;''Goldblatt’s Folly'' : Civilian ship.
+;''Goldblatt's Folly'' : Civilian ship
-;USS ''Gryphon'' : [[Akira class]], of Captain Elaine Mello.
+;USS ''Gryphon'' : {{class|Akira}} ship of Captain Elaine Mello
-;''Halloran'' : [[Mars]] [[freighter]] of Captain Monaghan.
+;''Halloran'' : [[Mars]] [[freighter]] of Captain Monaghan
-;[[USS Hood|USS ''Hood'' (NCC-42296)]]
+;{{USS|Hood|Excelsior class| (NCC-42296)}}
 ;[[Iconian]]s
-;[[USS Intrepid|USS ''Intrepid'' (NCC-74600)]] : Captain Walter Emick.
+;{{USS|Intrepid|NCC-74600| (NCC-74600)}} : Captain Walter Emick
-;''Makluan'' : Ship.
+;''Makluan'' : Ship
-;''Ng'' : civilian ship of Captain Hawkins.
+;''Ng'' : civilian ship of Captain Hawkins
-;USS ''Sungari'' : [[Deep Space 9]] [[runabout]], destroyed.
+;USS ''Sungari'' : [[Deep Space 9]] [[runabout]], destroyed
-;''Tcha’voth'' : [[Klingon]] ship.
+;''Tcha'voth'' : [[Klingon]] ship
-;''[[Trager]]'' : Cardassian [[Galor class|''Galor''-class]] warship of Gul Macet.
+;''[[Trager]]'' : Cardassian {{class|Galor}} warship of Gul Macet
-;Zelbinion : Old Bajoran ship.
+;Zelbinion : Old Bajoran ship
+== External link ==
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