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| Image = The War of the Prophets-Pocket DS9 Millennium.jpg
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| Author = [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]]
 
| Author = [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]]
 
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
 
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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| Year = [[2400]]
 
| Year = [[2400]]
 
| Stardate = 76958.2
 
| Stardate = 76958.2
| ISBN = 0671024027
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| ISBN = 0671024027 (paperback)<br />ISBN 9780743406802 (eBook)<br />{{ASIN|B000FC0WHE}} (Kindle)
 
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''The crew of the starship ''Defiant'' is trapped in a future in which the Pah-wraiths have triumphed--as the greatest epic adventure in the saga of Deep Space 9 continues....'' (Book II of III)
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''The crew of the starship ''Defiant'' is trapped in a future in which the Pah-wraiths have triumphed &ndash; as the greatest epic adventure in the saga of Deep Space 9 continues....'' (Book II of III)
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
 
;From the book jacket:
 
;From the book jacket:
:''In the last days of the [[24th century|twenty-fourth century]], caught in the crossfire of the apocalyptic confrontation between the [[Bajoran]] [[Prophets]] and the [[Pah-wraith]]s, [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] and his crew face what might be the final millennium. On one side, the Pah-wraiths' new [[Emissary]] &ndash; [[Kai]] [[Weyoun]] &ndash; promises his followers that when [[Bajor]]'s two [[Celestial Temple]]s are restored as one, all beings in the universe will ascend to a new and glorious existence with the True Prophets. On the other side, the scientists of [[Starfleet]] predict that when the two [[Bajoran wormhole]]s merge, they will create a [[Warp 10]] [[shock wave]] of infinite destructive power.''
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:''In the last days of the [[24th century|twenty-fourth century]], caught in the crossfire of the apocalyptic confrontation between the [[Bajoran]] [[Prophet]]s and the [[Pah-wraith]]s, [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] and his crew face what might be the final millennium. On one side, the Pah-wraiths' new [[Emissary of the Prophets|Emissary]] &ndash; [[Kai]] [[Weyoun]] &ndash; promises his followers that when [[Bajor]]'s two [[Celestial Temple]]s are restored as one, all beings in the universe will ascend to a new and glorious existence with the True Prophets. On the other side, the scientists of [[Starfleet]] predict that when the two [[Bajoran wormhole]]s merge, they will create a [[Warp 10]] [[shock wave]] of infinite destructive power.''
   
 
:''With the [[Federation]] on the brink of collapse, and Starfleet consumed by [[Admiral]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s obsessive quest to build the largest [[starship]] ever conceived, Sisko enters the ultimate race against time for the biggest stakes of all &ndash; the survival of the universe itself.''
 
:''With the [[Federation]] on the brink of collapse, and Starfleet consumed by [[Admiral]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s obsessive quest to build the largest [[starship]] ever conceived, Sisko enters the ultimate race against time for the biggest stakes of all &ndash; the survival of the universe itself.''
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==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
 
* This novel contained Chapter Eight of the serialized novel ''[[Starfleet: Year One]]''.
 
* This novel contained Chapter Eight of the serialized novel ''[[Starfleet: Year One]]''.
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* The stardate would actually place the story in late 2399.
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
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; [[Jake Sisko]]
 
; [[Jake Sisko]]
 
; [[Vash]]
 
; [[Vash]]
[[File:Picard (Admiral).jpg|thumb|Admiral Picard ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}})]]
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[[File:Jean-Luc Picard, 2383.jpg|thumb|Admiral Picard ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}})]]
; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Starfleet admiral. Picard was in charge of Starfleet's ''Phoenix'' project, with the goal of using an extremely large starship to travel back in time and remove the danger presented by the [[Pah wraith]]s and the red wormhole.
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; [[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Starfleet admiral. Picard was in charge of Starfleet's ''Phoenix'' project, with the goal of using an extremely large starship to travel back in time and remove the danger presented by the [[Pah-wraith]]s and the red wormhole.
 
; [[Thomas Riker]]
 
; [[Thomas Riker]]
 
; [[Weyoun]] : [[Kai]]
 
; [[Weyoun]] : [[Kai]]
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==References==
 
==References==
''[[Anslem]]''; [[Bajor]], [[Bajoran]]s; [[Bajoran wormhole]]; ''[[bantaca]]''; [[B'hala]]; [[Celestial Temple]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|''Defiant'', USS]]; [[Emissary]], [[Farpoint Station]]; ''[[kai]]''; [[Pah-wraith]]; [[Promenade]]; [[Prophets]]; [[wardroom]]
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''[[Anslem]]''; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]s; [[Bajoran wormhole]]; ''[[bantaca]]''; [[B'hala]]; [[Celestial Temple]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[USS Defiant (2370)|''Defiant'', USS]]; [[Emissary of the Prophets]];[[Farpoint Station]]; ''[[kai]]''; [[Pah-wraith]]; [[Promenade]]; [[Prophet]]s; [[wardroom]]
   
; USS ''Augustus'' : ''Tiberius''-class Federation starship, Captain T'len.
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; USS ''Augustus'' : {{mb|Tiberius class|''Tiberius''-class}} Federation starship, Captain T'len.
   
 
; ''Boreth'' : Klingon (Ascendancy allied) starship, commanded by Kai Weyoun.
 
; ''Boreth'' : Klingon (Ascendancy allied) starship, commanded by Kai Weyoun.
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; ''Cerulean Star'' : [[Andorian]] private yacht.
 
; ''Cerulean Star'' : [[Andorian]] private yacht.
   
; USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-F) : ''Enterprise''-class starship, commanded by Admiral Picard, then by William Riker. Destroyed, along with Earth, in the [[2380s]], by the Grigari. All personnel lost, including Captain Riker and Commander Tom Paris.
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; {{mb|USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-F)}} : ''Enterprise''-class starship, commanded by Admiral Picard, then by William Riker. Destroyed, along with Earth, in the [[2380s]], by the Grigari. All personnel lost, including Captain Riker and Commander Tom Paris.
   
; USS ''Garneau'' : {{ShipClass|Akira}} starship in 2375.
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; {{mb|USS Garneau (Akira class)|USS ''Garneau''}} : {{Class|Akira}} starship in 2375.
   
 
; Grigari : A race of sociopathic scavengers and pirates, obtaining items and knowledge from one culture to trade with another, doing whatever needs to be done to close a deal, from trading fairly to mass murder. They were also featured in the [[:Category: Video games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen]]''.
 
; Grigari : A race of sociopathic scavengers and pirates, obtaining items and knowledge from one culture to trade with another, doing whatever needs to be done to close a deal, from trading fairly to mass murder. They were also featured in the [[:Category: Video games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen]]''.
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; ''Naquo'' : Bajoran vessel in 2375.
 
; ''Naquo'' : Bajoran vessel in 2375.
   
; USS ''Opaka'' : Bajoran Ascendancy Starfleet vessel, Captain Thomas Riker.
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; {{mb|USS Opaka|USS ''Opaka''}} : Bajoran Ascendancy Starfleet vessel, Captain Thomas Riker.
   
; USS ''Phoenix'' : Federation [[timeship]] under construction in 2400, a project of Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Nog. This ship, the largest ever constructed, was proposed to be the salvation of the dying Federation. When it was temporarily commandeered by [[Romulan]]s, it was renamed ''Alth'Indor''. The vessel succeeded in traveling 50,000 years backward in time.
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; {{mb|USS Phoenix (timeship)|USS ''Phoenix''}} : Federation [[timeship]] under construction in 2400, a project of Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Nog. This ship, the largest ever constructed, was proposed to be the salvation of the dying Federation. When it was temporarily commandeered by [[Romulan]]s, it was renamed ''Alth'Indor''. The vessel succeeded in traveling 50,000 years backward in time.
   
 
; Red wormhole : An exact duplicate of the Bajoran wormhole created as the Celestial Temple of the Pah-wraiths. The terminus of this phenomena occurred in Quark's Bar on stardate 51889, destroying Deep Space 9.
 
; Red wormhole : An exact duplicate of the Bajoran wormhole created as the Celestial Temple of the Pah-wraiths. The terminus of this phenomena occurred in Quark's Bar on stardate 51889, destroying Deep Space 9.
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The crew of the starship Defiant is trapped in a future in which the Pah-wraiths have triumphed – as the greatest epic adventure in the saga of Deep Space 9 continues.... (Book II of III)

Summary

From the book jacket
In the last days of the twenty-fourth century, caught in the crossfire of the apocalyptic confrontation between the Bajoran Prophets and the Pah-wraiths, Captain Benjamin Sisko and his crew face what might be the final millennium. On one side, the Pah-wraiths' new EmissaryKai Weyoun – promises his followers that when Bajor's two Celestial Temples are restored as one, all beings in the universe will ascend to a new and glorious existence with the True Prophets. On the other side, the scientists of Starfleet predict that when the two Bajoran wormholes merge, they will create a Warp 10 shock wave of infinite destructive power.
With the Federation on the brink of collapse, and Starfleet consumed by Admiral Jean-Luc Picard's obsessive quest to build the largest starship ever conceived, Sisko enters the ultimate race against time for the biggest stakes of all – the survival of the universe itself.

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

Background Information

  • This novel contained Chapter Eight of the serialized novel Starfleet: Year One.
  • The stardate would actually place the story in late 2399.

Characters

Nog, 2422

Captain Nog (DS9: "The Visitor")

Benjamin Sisko
Jadzia Dax
Nog
Starfleet captain, Nog served as adjutant to Admiral Picard.
Worf
Jake Sisko
Vash
Jean-Luc Picard, 2383

Admiral Picard (TNG: "Future Imperfect")

Jean-Luc Picard
Starfleet admiral. Picard was in charge of Starfleet's Phoenix project, with the goal of using an extremely large starship to travel back in time and remove the danger presented by the Pah-wraiths and the red wormhole.
Thomas Riker
Weyoun
Kai
Benny Russell
Martok
Vic Fontaine
Miles O'Brien
Winn Adami
Arla Rees
Bajoran Starfleet commander.
Tom Paris
T'len

References

Anslem; Bajor; Bajorans; Bajoran wormhole; bantaca; B'hala; Celestial Temple; Deep Space 9; Defiant, USS; Emissary of the Prophets;Farpoint Station; kai; Pah-wraith; Promenade; Prophets; wardroom

USS Augustus
Tiberius-class (β) Federation starship, Captain T'len.
Boreth
Klingon (Ascendancy allied) starship, commanded by Kai Weyoun.
Cerulean Star
Andorian private yacht.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F) (β)
Enterprise-class starship, commanded by Admiral Picard, then by William Riker. Destroyed, along with Earth, in the 2380s, by the Grigari. All personnel lost, including Captain Riker and Commander Tom Paris.
USS Garneau (β)
Akira-class starship in 2375.
Grigari
A race of sociopathic scavengers and pirates, obtaining items and knowledge from one culture to trade with another, doing whatever needs to be done to close a deal, from trading fairly to mass murder. They were also featured in the video game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen.
Heart of Kahless
Klingon Chancellor Martok's vessel.
Naquo
Bajoran vessel in 2375.
USS Opaka (β)
Bajoran Ascendancy Starfleet vessel, Captain Thomas Riker.
USS Phoenix (β)
Federation timeship under construction in 2400, a project of Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Nog. This ship, the largest ever constructed, was proposed to be the salvation of the dying Federation. When it was temporarily commandeered by Romulans, it was renamed Alth'Indor. The vessel succeeded in traveling 50,000 years backward in time.
Red wormhole
An exact duplicate of the Bajoran wormhole created as the Celestial Temple of the Pah-wraiths. The terminus of this phenomena occurred in Quark's Bar on stardate 51889, destroying Deep Space 9.

Timeline

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