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The USS Enterprise encounters a million lost souls - trapped on an endless interstellar voyage!

Summary

From the book jacket: In 1995, a Soviet aircraft carrier is destroyed by a mysterious creature that just as mysteriously disappears thereafter. Over three hundred years later, Counselor Deanna Troi awakens in her quarters from a nightmare in which she senses the voices of the crew of that Russian ship, whose life-essences were somehow absorbed by the creature that destroyed them. And the nightmare heralds a danger to the USS Enterprise-D itself, for if Picard can't discover a way to communicate with the creature, it could absorb his crew just as it did the Russians.

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Memorable Quotes

"Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the universe."

- Alfred North Whitehead

Background Information

According to a timeline released by DC Comics, this novel takes place shortly after the events of "Heart of Glory".
The ship on the cover of this novel appears to be an upside down image of the titular vessel from Battlestar Galactica. The only other ship this could have been meant to represent is the research dinghy in which Riker chases Data's shuttlecraft.
Data is erroneously portrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before "Datalore" established he definitely could not even though TNG occasionally featured him doing so both before and after that episode.
The plot revolves around a Soviet aircraft carrier disappearing in 1995 despite the Soviet Union dissolving in 1991. However as the novel was published several years before the event in 1988 it is understandable that the author did not foresee such an event.

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

File:Jean Luc Picard 2364.jpg

Captain Picard

Jean-Luc Picard

Starfleet captain, CO of USS Enterprise-D.

William T. Riker

Starfleet commander, first officer of Enterprise-D. Riker had previously been assigned as second officer of USS Yorktown.

This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill"; the other is Encounter at Farpoint.

Data: Android Starfleet lieutenant commander, operations officer of the Enterprise-D.
Beverly Crusher: Starfleet commander, CMO of Enterprise-D.
Worf: Klingon Starfleet lieutenant junior grade who was assigned to the Enterprise-D in the command division.
Deanna Troi: Half-Betazoid Starfleet lieutenant commander assigned as Enterprise-D counselor.
Geordi La Forge: VISOR-sighted Starfleet lieutenant junior grade assigned as Enterprise-D flight controller.

Argyle

Enterprise-D engineer.

Argyle appears next in Pocket TNG: The Peacekeepers and comics of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2) series.

Natasha Yar: Starfleet lieutenant assigned as Enterprise-D security chief.
Wesley Crusher: Fifteen-year-old Enterprise-D resident, awarded the title acting ensign by Captain Picard.

Other characters

McDougal

Enterprise-D chief engineer.

Arkady Reykov

Russian captain of the Gorshkov.

Timofei Vasska

Russian executive of Gorshkov.

Myakishev

Russian duty officer on Gorshkov.

Feklenko

Captain of Vladivostok.

Leon Ruszkowski

Captain of USS Roosevelt.

David Galanter

Executive officer of USS Roosevelt.

Named for novelist Dave Galanter.

Annalise Drumm: USS Roosevelt air wing commander.
Compton: USS Roosevelt crewperson.
Harper: US Navy admiral. Ruszkowski suggested that if Galanter opened a Greek restaurant, he could offer Adm. Harper a job as maître d'.
F. Palmer: Ensign
Mitchell: Doctor
Reykov's petty officer: Gorshkov crewmember.
Laura: Childhood crush of Picard.

References

Athens; Paris; Los Angeles

aircraft carrier

Betazed

Black Sea

After leaving dock, the Gorshkov was headed toward the Black Sea with its EMP weapon.

Canis IV

EMP

Epsilon Indii VI

Klinzhai

Lenin-class

Type of aircraft carrier created by the Soviet Union in the 20th century.

research dinghy

Type of auxiliary vehicle carried aboard Enterprise-D. This scientific research vessel could be launched from the shuttlebay and was similar in capabilities to a standard shuttlecraft.

Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes ore freighter lost in storm with all hands in November 1975; incorrectly referred to as a tanker in historical database viewed by Deanna Troi.

The Fitzgerald was in real life a bulk freighter most frequently carrying iron ore; referring to these ships as tankers is a common mistake because of their long open decks and lack of the type of cargo crane generally associated with ocean freighters. See also SS Edmund Fitzgerald at Wikipedia.

Sergei G. Gorshkov

Russian Lenin-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995.

In real life, there was a carrier Gorshkov, and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov at Wikipedia.

Nikolayev

Shipyard location, the origin of the Gorshkov.

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

US aircraft carrier.

See also USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) at Wikipedia.

Soviet Union

The novel was written in 1988, three years before the Soviet government fell in 1991. It would now seem odd that the defunct government would have an aircraft carrier in 1995.

Vladivostok

Russian naval vessel in 1995.

USS George Washington (CVN-73)

US aircraft carrier, Enterprise-class, named for George Washington.

The authors correctly divined 1992 as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being Enterprise-class, the ship is officially a refit Nimitz-class design. See also USS George Washington (CVN-73) at Wikipedia.

Starbase 18 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Federation starbase. In 2360, William Riker received his orders to be assigned to the USS Yorktown on the station. The Yorktown came a short time later.

See: Federation starbases.

USS Yorktown

Excelsior-class starship.

This Yorktown was not mentioned in canon, but it could correspond to the Yorktown (of unspecified class) that Tuvok's father served aboard in the 2290s. (VOY: "Flashback") An Excelsior-class Yorktown is also listed in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, with the registry NCC-2033. The novel Reunion states Riker served three years as second officer of Yorktown.

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-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:''In [[1995]], a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[aircraft carrier]] is destroyed by a mysterious creature that just as mysteriously disappears thereafter. Over [[2364|three hundred years later]], [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] awakens in her [[quarters]] from a nightmare in which she senses the voices of the crew of that Russian ship, whose life-essences were somehow absorbed by the creature that destroyed them. And the nightmare heralds a danger to the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]] itself, for if [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] can't discover a way to communicate with the creature, it could absorb his crew just as it did the Russians.''
+:''In [[1995]], a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[aircraft carrier]] is destroyed by a mysterious creature that just as mysteriously disappears thereafter. Over [[2364|three hundred years later]], [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] awakens in her [[quarters]] from a nightmare in which she senses the voices of the crew of that Russian ship, whose life-essences were somehow absorbed by the creature that destroyed them. And the nightmare heralds a danger to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} itself, for if [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] can't discover a way to communicate with the creature, it could absorb his crew just as it did the Russians.''
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-==Quotes==
+== Memorable Quotes ==
-:''[[life-form|Life]] is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the [[universe]].'' — [[Wikipedia:Alfred North Whitehead|Alfred North Whitehead]]
+"''[[lifeform|Life]] is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the [[universe]].''"
+: - '''{{w|Alfred North Whitehead}}'''
-==Background==
+== Background Information ==
+* According to a [[DC Comics TNG timeline|timeline]] released by [[DC Comics]], this novel takes place shortly after the events of {{e|Heart of Glory}}.
-*The ship on the cover of this novel appears to be an upside down image of the titular vessel from ''[[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]''. The only other ship this could have been meant to represent is the reasearch dinghy that Riker chases Data's shuttlecraft in.
+* The ship on the cover of this novel appears to be an upside down image of the titular vessel from ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica}}''. The only other ship this could have been meant to represent is the research dinghy in which Riker chases Data's shuttlecraft.
+* [[Data]] is erroneously portrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before {{e|Datalore}} established he definitely could not even though [[TNG]] occasionally featured him doing so both before and after that episode.
+* The plot revolves around a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[aircraft carrier]] disappearing in [[1995]] despite the [[Soviet Union]] dissolving  in [[1991]]. However as the novel was published several years before the event in {{y|1988}} it is understandable that the author did not foresee such an event.
+== Characters ==
-*[[Data]] is erroneously protrayed on three pages as being able to use contractions when speaking, this novel was written before "[[Datalore]]" established he definitely could not ([[TNG]] however occasionally featured him doing so).
-==Characters==
 {{non canon characters|Pocket TNG}}
-===Regular and recurring characters===
+=== Regular and recurring characters ===
-[[Image:Picard2364.jpg|thumb|150px|Picard.]]
+[[File:Jean Luc Picard 2364.jpg|thumb|Captain Picard]]
-;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], [[CO]] of [[USS Enterprise-D|''Enterprise''-D]].
+;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], [[CO]] of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.
-;[[William Riker]] : Starfleet commander, [[first officer]] of ''Enterprise''-D. Riker had previously been assigned as [[second officer]] of [[USS Yorktown (24th century)|USS ''Yorktown'']]. ''This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill", the other is "[[Encounter at Farpoint (novel)|Encounter at Farpoint]]".
+;[[William T. Riker]] : Starfleet commander, [[first officer]] of ''Enterprise''-D. Riker had previously been assigned as [[second officer]] of {{USS|Yorktown|NCC-20045}}.
+::''This is one of two novels where Riker is referred to as "Bill"; the other is ''[[Encounter at Farpoint (novel)|Encounter at Farpoint]]''.
-;[[Data]] : [[Android]] Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]], [[operations manager]] of the ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Data]] : [[Android]] Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]], [[operations officer]] of the ''Enterprise''-D.
 ;[[Beverly Crusher]] : Starfleet commander, [[CMO]] of ''Enterprise''-D.
 ;[[Worf]] : [[Klingon]] Starfleet [[lieutenant junior grade]] who was assigned to the ''Enterprise''-D in the [[command division]].
 ;[[Deanna Troi]] : Half-[[Betazoid]] Starfleet lieutenant commander assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[counselor]].
 ;[[Geordi La Forge]] : [[VISOR]]-sighted Starfleet lieutenant junior grade assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[flight controller]].
-[[Image:Argyle.jpg|thumb|150px|Argyle.]]
+[[File:Argyle.jpg|thumb|Argyle]]
-;[[Argyle]] : ''Enterprise''-D [[engineer]]. ''Argyle'' appears next in [[Pocket TNG]]: "[[The Peacekeepers]]" and [[comics]] of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2)]]'' series.
+;[[Argyle]] : ''Enterprise''-D [[engineer]].
+::''Argyle appears next in [[Pocket TNG]]: ''[[The Peacekeepers]]'' and [[comics]] of the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2)]]'' series.
-;[[Tasha Yar]] : Starfleet lieutenant assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[security chief]].
+;[[Natasha Yar]] : Starfleet lieutenant assigned as ''Enterprise''-D [[security chief]].
 ;[[Wesley Crusher]] : Fifteen-year-old ''Enterprise''-D resident, awarded the title [[provisional officer|acting ensign]] by Captain Picard.
-===Other characters===
+=== Other characters ===
-[[Image:Sarah MacDougal.jpg|thumb|150px|MacDougal.]]
+[[File:Sarah MacDougal.jpg|thumb|MacDougal]]
 ;[[Sarah MacDougal|McDougal]] : ''Enterprise''-D [[chief engineer]].
 ;Arkady Reykov : Russian captain of the ''Gorshkov''.
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 ;Feklenko : [[Captain]] of ''Vladivostok''.
 ;Leon Ruszkowski: Captain of USS ''Roosevelt''.
-;David Galanter : Executive officer of USS ''Roosevelt''. ''Named for novelist [[Dave Galanter]].''
+;David Galanter : Executive officer of USS ''Roosevelt''.
+::''Named for novelist [[Dave Galanter]].''
 ;Annalise Drumm : USS ''Roosevelt'' air wing [[commander]].
 ;Compton : USS ''Roosevelt'' crewperson.
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 ;Laura : Childhood crush of Picard.
-==References==
+== References ==
 Athens; [[Paris]]; [[Los Angeles]]
 ;[[aircraft carrier]]
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 ;Canis IV
 ;[[electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]
-;[[Epsilon_Indi_system|Epsilon Indi]]i VI
+;[[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indii]] VI
 ;[[Qo'noS|Klinzhai]]
 ;''Lenin''-class : Type of [[aircraft carrier]] created by the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[20th century]].
 ;research dinghy : Type of auxiliary vehicle carried aboard ''Enterprise''-D. This scientific research vessel could be launched from the [[shuttlebay]] and was similar in capabilities to a standard [[shuttlecraft]].
+;''Edmund Fitzgerald'' : Great Lakes ore freighter lost in storm with all hands in November 1975; incorrectly referred to as a ''tanker'' in historical database viewed by Deanna Troi.
-;''Sergei G. Gorshkov'' : Russian ''Lenin''-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995. ''In real life, there ''was'' a carrier ''Gorshkov'', and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also {{wikipedia|Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov}}.
+::''The ''Fitzgerald'' was in real life a bulk freighter most frequently carrying iron ore; referring to these ships as tankers is a common mistake because of their long open decks and lack of the type of cargo crane generally associated with ocean freighters. See also {{Wikipedia|SS Edmund Fitzgerald|SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald''}}.''
+;''Sergei G. Gorshkov'' : Russian ''Lenin''-class aircraft carrier, circa 1995.
+::''In real life, there ''was'' a carrier ''Gorshkov'', and the authors correctly inferred the vessel (which wasn't named at the time of the novel's creation) would be one built at Nikolayev. See also {{wikipedia|Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov|Soviet aircraft carrier ''Admiral Gorshkov''}}.
 ;Nikolayev : [[Shipyard]] location, the origin of the ''Gorshkov''.
-;USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71) : [[US]] aircraft carrier. ''See also {{wikipedia|USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)}}.
+;USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71) : [[US]] aircraft carrier.
+::''See also {{wikipedia|USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN-71)}}.
-;[[Soviet Union]] : ''The novel was written in [[1988 productions|1988]], three years before the Soviet [[government]] fell in [[1991]]. It seems odd that the defunct government would have an aircraft carrier in 1995.''
+;[[Soviet Union]] : ''The novel was written in {{y|1988}}, three years before the Soviet [[government]] fell in [[1991]]. It would now seem odd that the defunct government would have an aircraft carrier in 1995.''
 ;''Vladivostok'' : Russian naval vessel in 1995.
-;USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73) : US aircraft carrier, [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|''Enterprise'']]-class, named for [[George Washington]]. ''The authors correctly divined [[1992]] as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being ''Enterprise''-class, the ship is officially a [[refit]] ''Nimitz''-class design. See also {{wikipedia|USS George Washington (CVN-73)}}.
+;USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73) : US aircraft carrier, [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|''Enterprise'']]-class, named for [[George Washington]].
+::''The authors correctly divined [[1992]] as this vessel's commission date, although rather than being ''Enterprise''-class, the ship is officially a [[refit]] ''Nimitz''-class design. See also {{wikipedia|USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73)}}.
-;[[USS Yorktown (24th century)|USS ''Yorktown'']] : [[Excelsior class|''Excelsior''-class]] starship. ''This ''Yorktown'' was not mentioned in [[canon]], but it could correspond to the ''Yorktown'' (of unspecified class) that [[Tuvok]]'s father served aboard in the [[2290s]] ([[VOY]]: "[[Flashback]]"). An ''Excelsior''-class ''Yorktown'' is also listed in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', with the [[registry]] NCC-2033. The novel "[[Reunion]]" states Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of ''Yorktown''.
+;{{mbeta|Starbase 18}}: Federation starbase. In 2360, William Riker received his orders to be assigned to the USS ''Yorktown'' on the station. The ''Yorktown'' came a short time later.
+::''See: [[Federation starbases]].
+;{{USS|Yorktown|NCC-20045}} : {{class|Excelsior}} starship.
+::''This ''Yorktown'' was not mentioned in [[canon]], but it could correspond to the ''Yorktown'' (of unspecified class) that [[Tuvok]]'s father served aboard in the [[2290s]]. ''({{VOY|Flashback}})'' An ''Excelsior''-class ''Yorktown'' is also listed in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'', with the [[registry]] NCC-2033. The novel ''[[Reunion]]'' states Riker served three years as [[second officer]] of ''Yorktown''.
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