Template:Realworld 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
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- 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.
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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.
Characters
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Columbia NX-02
Commander Veronica Fletcher
Lieutenant Commander Kalil el-Rashad
Lieutenant Karl Graylock
Lieutenant Johanna Metzger
Lieutenant Kiona Thayer
- senior weapons officer
Ensign Sidra Valerian
Major Stephen Foyle
- MACO commander
Lieutenant Vincenzo Yacavino
- MACO second-in-command
Sergeant Gage Pembleton
- MACO first sergeant
USS-Enterprise-E
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- commanding officer
Commander Worf
- executive officer
Commander Miranda Kadohata
- second officer, operations officer
Commander Geordi La Forge
- chief engineer
Commander Beverly Crusher
- chief medical officer
Lieutenant Hegol Den
- senior counselor
Lieutenant Jasminder Choudhury
Lieutenant Dina Elfiki
- senior science officer
Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen
- contact specialist, flight controller
USS Titan (NCC-80102)
Captain William T. Riker
- commanding officer
Commander Christine Vale
- executive officer
Commander Tuvok
- second officer, tactical officer
Commander Deanna Troi
- diplomatic officer, senior counselor
Commander Xin Ra-Havreii
- Efrosian chief engineer
Lieutenant Commander Shenti Yisec Eres Ree
- Pahkwa-thanh chief medical officer
Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru
- chief of security
Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar
- Elaysian senior science officer
Lieutenant Pral glasch Haaj
- Tellarite counselor
Lieutenant Huilan Sen'kara
- Sti'ach counselor
Ensign Torvig Bu-kar-nguv
- Choblik engineer
USS Aventine (NCC-82602)
Captain Ezri Dax
- commanding officer
Commander Samaritan Bowers
- executive officer
Lieutenant Commander Gruhn Helkara
- Zakdorn second officer, senior science officer
Lieutenant Lonnoc Kedair
- Takaran chief of security
Lieutenant Simon Tarses
- chief medical officer
Lieutenant Mikaela Leishman
- chief engineer
Lieutenant Oliana Mirren
- senior operations officer
Cover gallery
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