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| Author = [[David Mack]] |
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]] |
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+ | | Series = [[Star Trek: Typhon Pact|Typhon Pact]] #1 |
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+ | | Published = {{d|26|October|2010}} |
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| Year = [[2382]] |
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| − | | ISBN = 1439160791 |
+ | | ISBN = 1439160791 (paperback)<br />ISBN 1439191646 (eBook)<br />{{ASIN|B003V1WT0Y}} (Kindle) |
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| − | '''''Zero Sum Game''''' is a |
+ | '''''Zero Sum Game''''' is a novel by [[David Mack]], the first in the ''[[Star Trek: Typhon Pact]]'' series, released in {{m|October|2010}}. The novel features the crew of the {{mb|USS Aventine|USS ''Aventine''}} and explores the culture and society of the [[Breen]]. |
| + | == Summary == |
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| − | The novel was announced at the Shore Leave convention on {{d|10|July|2009}}. |
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| + | ;From the book jacket |
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| + | :''A spy for the Typhon Pact – a new political rival of the [[Federation]] – steals the plans for [[Starfleet]]'s newest technological advance: the [[quantum slipstream|slipstream drive]]. To stop the Typhon Pact from unlocking the drive's secrets, [[Starfleet Intelligence]] recruits a pair of genetically enhanced agents: Dr. [[Julian Bashir]], of station [[Deep Space 9]], and [[Sarina Douglas]], a woman whose talents Bashir helped bring to fruition, and whom Bashir thinks of as his long-lost true love.'' |
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| + | :''Bashir and Douglas are sent to infiltrate the mysterious species known as the [[Breen]], find the hidden slipstream project, and destroy it. Meanwhile, light-years away, Captain [[Ezri Dax]] and her crew on the USS ''Aventine'' play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a Typhon Pact fleet that stands between them and the safe retrieval of Bashir and Douglas from hostile territory.'' |
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| + | ==Characters== |
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| + | ;[[Julian Bashir]] |
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| + | ;[[Ezri Dax]] |
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| + | ;[[Elias Vaughn]] |
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| + | ;[[Sarina Douglas]] |
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| + | ;[[Ro Laren]] |
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| + | ;[[Quark]] |
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| + | ;[[Alynna Nechayev]] |
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| + | ;[[Leonard James Akaar]] |
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| + | ;[[Jack (24th century)|Jack]] |
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| + | ;[[Patrick]] |
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| + | ;[[Lauren]] |
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| + | ;[[Simon Tarses]] |
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| + | == Background information == |
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| + | *The novel was announced at the Shore Leave convention on {{d|10|July|2009}}. It was originally scheduled to be the second novel in the series, but swapped with ''[[Seize the Fire]]'' in the schedule. |
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| + | *The cover art was revealed by Mack on {{d|4|May|2010}}. [[Mark Rademaker]] designed the ''Aventine'' for the cover. |
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Revision as of 16:48, 4 July 2015
Template:Realworld Zero Sum Game is a novel by David Mack, the first in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact series, released in October 2010. The novel features the crew of the USS Aventine (β) and explores the culture and society of the Breen.
Summary
- From the book jacket
- A spy for the Typhon Pact – a new political rival of the Federation – steals the plans for Starfleet's newest technological advance: the slipstream drive. To stop the Typhon Pact from unlocking the drive's secrets, Starfleet Intelligence recruits a pair of genetically enhanced agents: Dr. Julian Bashir, of station Deep Space 9, and Sarina Douglas, a woman whose talents Bashir helped bring to fruition, and whom Bashir thinks of as his long-lost true love.
- Bashir and Douglas are sent to infiltrate the mysterious species known as the Breen, find the hidden slipstream project, and destroy it. Meanwhile, light-years away, Captain Ezri Dax and her crew on the USS Aventine play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a Typhon Pact fleet that stands between them and the safe retrieval of Bashir and Douglas from hostile territory.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Characters
- Julian Bashir
- Ezri Dax
- Elias Vaughn
- Sarina Douglas
- Ro Laren
- Quark
- Alynna Nechayev
- Leonard James Akaar
- Jack
- Patrick
- Lauren
- Simon Tarses
Background information
- The novel was announced at the Shore Leave convention on 10 July 2009. It was originally scheduled to be the second novel in the series, but swapped with Seize the Fire in the schedule.
- The cover art was revealed by Mack on 4 May 2010. Mark Rademaker designed the Aventine for the cover.
External link
- Zero Sum Game at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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