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Summary

From the book jacket: Every five thousand years, or so the people of Thanet believe, the world ends in fire and a new cycle of creation begins. Now the Last Days are once again upon them, and a fiery star draws near. This is the Death-Bringer, the Eater of the World, whose coming heralds the end of all things....

But to Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise, the Death-Bringer appears to be nothing more than a rogue comet, easily destroyed. Picard faces a difficult dilemma: how can he save the Thanetian's rich and intricate civilization without destroying the very beliefs upon which their culture is based?

The quandary is challenge enough, yet the captain's position is even more complicated when Deanna Troi discovers that, incredibly, the comet is alive!

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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 TNG characters.

Regular and recurring characters

Jean-Luc Picard: Starfleet captain, CO of USS Enterprise-D. Picard was obligated to make first contact with the Thanetians.
William T. Riker: Starfleet commander, first officer of Enterprise-D.
Data: Android Starfleet lieutenant commander, operations officer of the Enterprise-D. Data was capable of interfacing with the Dailong and providing useful information about Thanets's past with Thanith.
Beverly Crusher: Starfleet commander, CMO of Enterprise-D.
Worf: Klingon Starfleet lieutenant who was assigned as Enterprise-D security chief.
Deanna Troi: Half-Betazoid Starfleet commander assigned as Enterprise-D counselor. She was able to directly communicate with Artas via telepathy.
Geordi La Forge: VISOR-sighted Starfleet lieutenant commander assigned as Enterprise-D chief engineer.
Simon Tarses: Human/Romulan Starfleet officer who falls head-over-heels in love with Kio.

Other characters

Artas: Child chosen to become the Thanopstru, or Death-bringer, who longs for a mother.
Kio: Teenage daughter of Straun who rebels against her teachings and longs to explore the universe.
Straun: Kio's father, puppet ambassador to the Federation who is conservative about his religious beliefs..
Halliday: Human professor studying Thanet up until the days of its destruction.
Adam Halliday: Human/Betazoid boy raised on Thanet with high intellect.
Engvig: Norweigian ensign who is assigned to the Enterprise and early awaits adventure.
Indhoun: Artas' brother.
Shivantak: Leader of all the people of Thanet, he interprets the Panvivlion and is of the highest caste.

References

First Contact; caste; prime directive; comet

Dailong: A biological engineered machine large enough that whole cities can be built upon it.
Panvivlion: Holy book of the Thanetians that dictates everthing from what one may eat to how the world will end.
Thanet: The setting for much of the story, Thanet is a planet with a 5000-year old society with a rigid caste system.
Thanetians: Identical to Humans except for webbing between their fingers, which they paint.
Thanith: A planet destroyed long ago. It has a society nearly identical to that of Thanet, with which it is at war.
Thanopstru: The Death-Bringer, a weapon deployed by Thanith to destroy Thanet.

External link

Do Comets Dream? at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 ;From the book jacket:
-Every five thousand years, or so the people of Thanet believe, the world ends in fire and a new cycle of creation begins.  Now the Last Days are once again upon them, and a firey star draws near.  This is the Death-Bringer, the Eater of the World, whose coming heralds the end of all things....
+:''Every five thousand years, or so the people of Thanet believe, the world ends in fire and a new cycle of creation begins.  Now the Last Days are once again upon them, and a fiery star draws near.  This is the Death-Bringer, the Eater of the World, whose coming heralds the end of all things....''
-But to [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the crew of the [[USS Enterprise-D|''Starship Enterprise'']], the Death-Bringer appears to be nothing more than a rouge [[comet]], easily destroyed.  Picard faces a difficuld dilemma: how can he save the Thanetian's rich and intricate civilization without destroying the very beliefs upon which their culture is based?
+:''But to [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Starship Enterprise]]'', the Death-Bringer appears to be nothing more than a rogue [[comet]], easily destroyed.  Picard faces a difficult dilemma: how can he save the Thanetian's rich and intricate civilization without destroying the very beliefs upon which their culture is based?''
-The quandry is challenge enough, yet the captain's position is even more comlicated when [[Deanna Troi]] discovers that, incredibly, the comet is alive!
+:''The quandary is challenge enough, yet the captain's position is even more complicated when [[Deanna Troi]] discovers that, incredibly, the comet is alive!''
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-;[[CANON CHARACTER]] : Brief description of character's role in novel. ''Background information on subjects's novel appearances, if any''.
+=== Regular and recurring characters ===
+;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], [[CO]] of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. Picard was obligated to make first contact with the Thanetians.
+;[[William T. Riker]] : Starfleet commander, [[first officer]] of ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Data]] : [[Android]] Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]], [[operations officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-D. Data was capable of interfacing with the Dailong and providing useful information about Thanets's past with Thanith.
+;[[Beverly Crusher]] : Starfleet commander, [[CMO]] of ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Worf]] : [[Klingon]] Starfleet [[lieutenant]] who was assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[security chief]].
+;[[Deanna Troi]] : Half-[[Betazoid]] Starfleet commander assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[counselor]]. She was able to directly communicate with Artas via telepathy.
+;[[Geordi La Forge]] : [[VISOR]]-sighted Starfleet lieutenant commander assigned as ''Enterprise''-D  [[chief engineer]].
+;[[Simon Tarses]]: [[Human]]/[[Romulan]] Starfleet officer who falls head-over-heels in love with Kio.
+=== Other characters ===
-;NON-CANON CHARACTER (unlinked) : Same type of brief description, do not link non-[[canon]] terms, link only canon terms cross referenced in a''Star Trek'' episode or movie.
+;Artas: Child chosen to become the Thanopstru, or Death-bringer, who longs for a mother.
+;Kio: Teenage daughter of Straun who rebels against her teachings and longs to explore the universe.
+;Straun: Kio's father, puppet ambassador to the Federation who is conservative about his religious beliefs..
+;Halliday: Human professor studying Thanet up until the days of its destruction.
+;Adam Halliday: Human/Betazoid boy raised on Thanet with high intellect.
+; Engvig:  Norweigian ensign who is assigned to the Enterprise and early awaits adventure.
+;Indhoun: Artas' brother.
+;Shivantak:  Leader of all the people of Thanet, he interprets the Panvivlion and is of the highest caste.
-==References==
+== References ==
+[[First Contact]]; [[caste]]; [[prime directive]]; [[comet]]
-;[[CANON REFERENCE]] : Description of mention from novel.
+;Dailong: A biological engineered machine large enough that whole cities can be built upon it.
+;Panvivlion:Holy book of the Thanetians that dictates everthing from what one may eat to how the world will end.
+;Thanet: The setting for much of the story, Thanet is a planet with a 5000-year old society with a rigid caste system.
+;Thanetians:Identical to Humans except for webbing between their fingers, which they paint.
+;Thanith: A planet destroyed long ago.  It has a society nearly identical to that of Thanet, with which it is at war.
+;Thanopstru: The Death-Bringer, a weapon deployed by Thanith to destroy Thanet.
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