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Gods of Night is the first book in the Star Trek: Destiny crossover trilogy. Written by David Mack, it was released in September 2008. The trilogy is set in February of 2381.

Summary

Blurb: Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation – and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.

Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity.

From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains – Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine – that some destinies are inescapable.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background Information

Mack began work on the manuscript in July 2007, delivering it in September 2007.
Material from the novel was included in the Star Trek - Convention Special - along with material from Greater than the Sum and Kobayashi Maru - at the New York Comic-Con in mid-April 2008.
A solicitation cover - featuring an image from the 2005 Ships of the Line calendar, and carrying the inaccurate title "Gods of the Night" - was presented at Amazon.com in early May 2008 (see below); however, author Mack noted that the cover did not reflect the final design. [1] The finalized cover was revealed at the Shore Leave convention on 11 July 2008.
In the novel's inner title page, the fifth city listed under Pocket Books is Erigol, the name of the planet the Caeliar inhabit during this novel.
An extract from the novel appeared in Star Trek Magazine issue 140.

Characters

Characters

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Captain Erika Hernandez, Columbia NX-02

File:Picard2379.jpg

Captain Jean-Luc Picard, USS Enterprise-E

File:Worf2375.jpg

Commander Worf, USS Enterprise-E

File:Geordi La Forge 2379.jpg

Commander Geordi La Forge, USS Enterprise-E

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Commander Beverly Crusher, USS Enterprise-E

Captain William T. Riker, USS Titan

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Commander Tuvok, USS Titan

Commander Deanna Troi, USS Titan

Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar, USS Titan

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Captain Ezri Dax, USS Aventine

Lieutenant Simon Tarses, USS Aventine

Columbia NX-02 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Captain Erika Hernandez at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: commanding officer
Commander Veronica Fletcher at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: executive officer
Lieutenant Commander Kalil el-Rashad at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: second officer, science officer
Lieutenant Karl Graylock at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief engineer
Lieutenant Johanna Metzger at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief medical officer
Lieutenant Kiona Thayer at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: senior weapons officer
Ensign Sidra Valerian at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: communications officer
Major Stephen Foyle at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: MACO commander
Lieutenant Vincenzo Yacavino at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: MACO second-in-command
Sergeant Gage Pembleton at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: MACO first sergeant

**USS Enterprise-E** at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Captain Jean-Luc Picard at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: commanding officer
Commander Worf at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: executive officer
Commander Miranda Kadohata at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: second officer, operations officer
Commander (Geordi La Forge at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief engineer
Commander Beverly Crusher at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief medical officer
Lieutenant Hegol Den at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: senior counselor
Lieutenant Jasminder Choudhury at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief of security
Lieutenant Dina Elfiki at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: senior science officer
Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: contact specialist, flight controller

USS Titan at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Captain William T. Riker at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: commanding officer
Commander Christine Vale at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: executive officer
Commander Tuvok at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: second officer, tactical officer
Commander Deanna Troi at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: diplomatic officer, senior counselor
Commander Xin Ra-Havreii at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Efrosian chief engineer
Lieutenant Commander Shenti Yisec Eres Ree at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Pahkwa-thanh chief medical officer
Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief of security
Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Elaysian senior science officer
Lieutenant Pral glasch Haaj at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Tellarite counselor
Lieutenant Huilan Sen'kara at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Sti'ach counselor
Ensign Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Choblik engineer

USS Aventine at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Captain Ezri Dax at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: commanding officer
Commander Samaritan Bowers at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: executive officer
Lieutenant Commander Gruhn Helkara at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Zakdorn second officer, senior science officer
Lieutenant Lonnoc Kedair at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: Takaran chief of security
Lieutenant Simon Tarses at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief medical officer
Lieutenant Mikaela Leishman at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: chief engineer
Lieutenant Oliana Mirren at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works: senior operations officer

Cover gallery

External link

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+| image             = Gods of Night cover.jpg
 | Author            = [[David Mack]]
+| Artist            = [[Cliff Nielsen]]
 | Publisher         = [[Pocket Books]]
 | Series            = [[Star Trek: Destiny]] #1
 | Published         = {{d|30|September|2008}}
-| Pages             = 352
+| Pages             = 400
 | Year              = [[February]] [[2381]]
-| ISBN              = 1416551719
+| ISBN              = 1416551719 (paperback)<br />ISBN 9781439117897 (eBook)<br />{{ASIN|B0015DTVGK}} (Kindle)
 }}
-'''''Gods of Night''''' is the first book in the forthcoming ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' crossover trilogy. Written by [[David Mack]], it is scheduled for release in {{m|September|2008}}. The trilogy is set in [[February]] of [[2381]].
+'''''Gods of Night''''' is the first book in the  ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' crossover trilogy. Written by [[David Mack]], it was released in {{m|September|2008}}. The trilogy is set in [[February]] of [[2381]].
+== Summary ==
-Mack began work on the manuscript in {{m|July|2007}}, delivering it in {{m|September|2007}}.
+;Blurb
+:''Half a decade after the [[Dominion War]] and more than a year after the rise and fall of [[Praetor]] [[Shinzon]], the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the [[Federation]] &ndash; and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.''
+:''Elsewhere, deep in the [[Gamma Quadrant]], an ancient mystery is solved. One of [[Earth]]'s first generation of [[starship]]s, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate [[planet]]. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a [[captain]] and her crew to the limits of their humanity.''
-Material from the novel was included in the ''[[Star Trek - Convention Special]]'' - along with material from ''[[Greater than the Sum]]'' and ''[[Kobayashi Maru (ENT novel)|Kobayashi Maru]]'' - at the New York Comic-Con in mid-{{m|April|2008}}.
+:''From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains &ndash; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'']], [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] of the [[USS Titan|U.S.S. ''Titan'']], and [[Ezri Dax]] of the U.S.S ''Aventine'' &ndash; that some destinies are inescapable.''
-{{stub-production}}
+{{review}}
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+== Background Information ==
+*Mack began work on the manuscript in {{m|July|2007}}, delivering it in {{m|September|2007}}.
+*Material from the novel was included in the ''[[Star Trek - Convention Special]]'' - along with material from ''[[Greater than the Sum]]'' and ''[[Kobayashi Maru (ENT novel)|Kobayashi Maru]]'' - at the New York Comic-Con in mid-{{m|April|2008}}.
+*A solicitation cover - featuring an image from the [[Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2005)|2005 ''Ships of the Line'' calendar]], and carrying the inaccurate title "Gods of the Night" - was presented at Amazon.com in early {{m|May|2008}} ''(see below)''; however, author Mack noted that the cover did not reflect the final design. [http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=54109] The finalized cover was revealed at the Shore Leave convention on {{d|11|July|2008}}.
+*In the novel's inner title page, the fifth city listed under Pocket Books is Erigol, the name of the planet the Caeliar inhabit during this novel.
+*An extract from the novel appeared in [[Star Trek Magazine issue 140|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 140]].
+== Characters ==
+{| class="wiki-sidebar"
 |-
+| <center>'''Characters'''</center>
-| class="prev" | Previous novel:<br />'''First in series'''
+|-
-| class="topic" | [[Novels]]<br />[[Star Trek: Destiny]]
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:ErikaHernandez2154.jpg|150px]]
-| class="next" | Next novel:<br />''[[Mere Mortals]]''
+|-
+| <center>Captain Erika Hernandez, ''Columbia'' NX-02</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Picard2379.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Captain Jean-Luc Picard, USS ''Enterprise''-E</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Worf2375.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Commander Worf, USS ''Enterprise''-E</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Geordi La Forge 2379.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Commander Geordi La Forge, USS ''Enterprise''-E</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Beverly crusher 2379.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Commander Beverly Crusher, USS ''Enterprise''-E</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:William Riker, 2379.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Captain William T. Riker, USS ''Titan''</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Tuvok2378.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Commander Tuvok, USS ''Titan''</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Deanna Troi, 2379.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Commander Deanna Troi, USS ''Titan''</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Melora pazlar.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar, USS ''Titan''</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Ezri dax 2375.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Captain Ezri Dax, USS ''Aventine''</center>
+|-
+| colspan="1" align="center" | [[File:Simon Tarses.jpg|150px]]
+|-
+| <center>Lieutenant Simon Tarses, USS ''Aventine''</center>
 |}
+==={{mbeta|Columbia (NX-02)|'''{{ColumbiaNX}}'''}}===
+;[[Captain]] {{mbeta|Erika Hernandez|[[Erika Hernandez]]}}
+:''[[commanding officer]]''
+;[[Commander]] {{mbeta|Veronica Fletcher}}
+:''[[executive officer]]''
+;[[Lieutenant Commander]] {{mbeta|Kalil el-Rashad}}
+:''[[second officer]], [[science officer]]''
+;[[Lieutenant]] {{mbeta|Karl Graylock}}
+:''[[chief engineer]]''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Johanna Metzger}}
+:''[[chief medical officer]]''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Kiona Thayer}}
+:''senior [[weapons officer]]''
+;[[Ensign]] {{mbeta|Sidra Valerian}}
+:''[[communications officer]]''
+;[[Major]] {{mbeta|Stephen Foyle}}
+:''[[MACO]] commander''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Vincenzo Yacavino}}
+:''MACO second-in-command''
+;[[Sergeant]] {{mbeta|Gage Pembleton}}
+:''MACO first sergeant''
+==={{mbeta|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|'''{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'''}}===
+;Captain {{mbeta|Jean-Luc Picard|[[Jean-Luc Picard]]}}
+:''commanding officer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Worf, son of Mogh|[[Worf]]}}
+:''executive officer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Miranda Kadohata}}
+:''second officer, [[operations officer]]''
+;Commander  ({{mbeta|Geordi La Forge|[[Geordi La Forge]]}}
+:''chief engineer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Beverly Crusher|[[Beverly Crusher]]}}
+:''chief medical officer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Hegol Den}}
+:''senior [[counselor]]''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Jasminder Choudhury}}
+:''[[chief of security]]''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Dina Elfiki}}
+:''senior science officer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|T'Ryssa Chen}}
+:''contact specialist, [[flight controller]]''
+==={{mbeta|USS Titan|'''{{USS|Titan}}'''}}===
+;Captain {{mbeta|William T. Riker|[[William T. Riker]]}}
+:''commanding officer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Christine Vale}}
+:''executive officer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Tuvok|[[Tuvok]]}}
+:''second officer, [[tactical officer]]''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Deanna Troi|[[Deanna Troi]]}}
+:''diplomatic officer, senior counselor''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Xin Ra-Havreii}}
+:''[[Efrosian]] chief engineer''
+;Lieutenant Commander {{mbeta|Shenti Yisec Eres Ree}}
+:''Pahkwa-thanh chief medical officer''
+;Lieutenant Commander {{mbeta|Ranul Keru}}
+:''chief of security''
+;Lieutenant Commander {{mbeta|Melora Pazlar|[[Melora Pazlar]]}}
+:''[[Elaysian]] senior science officer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Pral glasch Haaj}}
+:''[[Tellarite]] counselor''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Huilan Sen'kara}}
+:''Sti'ach counselor''
+;Ensign {{mbeta|Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv}}
+:''Choblik engineer''
+==={{mbeta|USS Aventine|'''USS ''Aventine'''''}}===
+;Captain {{mbeta|Ezri Dax|[[Ezri Dax]]}}
+:''commanding officer''
+;Commander {{mbeta|Samaritan Bowers}}
+:''executive officer''
+;Lieutenant Commander {{mbeta|Gruhn Helkara}}
+:''[[Zakdorn]] second officer, senior science officer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Lonnoc Kedair}}
+:''[[Takaran]] chief of security''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Simon Tarses|[[Simon Tarses]]}}
+:''chief medical officer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Mikaela Leishman}}
+:''chief engineer''
+;Lieutenant {{mbeta|Oliana Mirren}}
+:''senior operations officer''
+== Cover gallery ==
+<gallery>
+File:Godsofnight.jpg|Solicitation cover
+File:Godsofnight placeholder.jpg|Amazon placeholder cover
+</gallery>
+== External link ==
+* {{NCwiki-title}}
+{{Novel nav
+|series      = [[Star Trek: Destiny]]
+|prev        = {{first|novel}}
+|next        = ''[[Mere Mortals]]''
+}}
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+[[cs:Gods of Night]]
+[[de:Götter der Nacht]]