Summary
From the front cover: The extraordinary novel, based on the blockbuster pilot episode for the exciting new television series!
From the back cover: It's been over twenty-five years since the original STAR TREK television series debuted on network television—and today, the universe first seen in that show is more popular than ever. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY was a huge box-office hit, and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION is now entering its sixth incredible season as the most popular hour of syndicated entertainment on television.
Now comes DEEP SPACE NINE, a thrilling new addition to the STAR TREK universe. Commanded by an embittered Starfleet officer and populated by a myriad of exotic aliens, the mysterious space station known as Deep Space Nine hovers on the edge of a wormhole, a doorway that leads to the galaxy's furthest reaches—and beyond.
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This novelization was written using Michael Piller's initial episode teleplay. The initial teleplay included story elements that did not figure into the aired version of "Emissary" but were presented in later episodes of the first season, most notably in the episode "A Man Alone."
Characters
Main
- Benjamin Sisko
- Lieutenant Commander (2367), Commander (2369)
- During his first year at Starfleet Academy, Sisko failed an unannounced emergency drill because of an attack on nerves.
- Sisko attempted to be assigned to Earth, but the closest he came was the Utopia Planitia shipyards on Mars, where he served for three years. A week before his posting to Deep Space Nine, he halfheartedly applied for an astrinonics professorship at Vasteras University.
- also as Locutus in 2367
- Formal name Jacob identified in Starfleet records.
- Helps Nog extinguish a fire in Quark's bar during the Cardassian attack.
- Miles O'Brien (identified as an ensign)
- Major Kira Nerys
- Odo
- This novel claims Odo was found in the Denorios Asteroid Belt in 2319 and treated by the Bajora "as one of their own" (page 57). However, Dax later informs Sisko of an unknown vessel being found with a shapeshifter inside in the year 2337 (page 136). At the time this novel was written, Odo's origin was stll very much a mystery.
- Nog informs Jake that Ferengi males do not live with their mothers as males do not live with females. This seems to contradict information established in "Family Business."
- Nog also informs Jake that there are no regularly-scheduled passenger shuttles at the station. This dialogue was written before it was determined that Jake and Nog would first meet in "A Man Alone."
- Quark
- Kai Opaka
- Keiko O'Brien
- Molly O'Brien
- Doctor Julian Bashir (a specialist in multi-species medicine)
- Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
- Dax mentions to Sisko that Dax met Kai Taluno at a peace conference while serving as a diplomatic apprentice. If this account is accurate, it would likely have been either Tobin or Emony.
- Dukat tells Sisko that he vacated Bajor two weeks prior to his initial visit with Sisko.
Other
- Captain Storil
- Ensign Delaney
- Lieutenant Hranok
- Ensign Tamamota
- Garcia
- Doran
- Jas-qal
- Lieutenant Suarez
- Doctor Lamerson
- Curzon Dax
- Kai Taluno
- Jhakka
- Gul Macet
- Drak
- Gul Jasad
- Majut
References
Wolf 359, Borg, USS Saratoga, USS Kyushu, USS Gage, USS Melbourne, Utopia Planitia, Bajor, USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Cardassian, Ferengi, USS Tolstoy (spelled Tolstoi), Denorios Belt, pagh, Gilgo Beach, Celestial Temple, Prophets, Setlik III, Captain Benjamin Maxwell, USS Rutledge, The Minstrel Boy, Technician Will Kayden, USS Phoenix, Trill, Federation credit, neutrino, runabout, USS Rio Grande, Idran system, Gamma Quadrant, Quadros-1 probe, wormhole, USS Yangtzee Kiang
- Bajoran sand dragon
- This animal was likened to a Terran crocodile.
- Rendell
- A member of O'Brien's landing party on Setlik III.
- Lind
- A member of O'Brien's landing party on Setlik III.
- Garcia
- A member of O'Brien's landing party on Setlik III.
- Maria Huxley
- The wife of Rutledge captain Benjamin Maxwell. She lived on Setlik III with their children only to be killed during a Cardassian raid.
- Garis Five
- A planet Dax visited where light is an art medium. The Bajoran orb reminded Jadzia of the art there.
- Vasteras University
- An educational institution in the nation-state of Sweden on Earth. Sisko ultimately turned down an invitation to teach there to remain on Deep Space Nine.
- chrondrite echo
- A sensor echo caused by a meteor rich in water and organic material. Chief O'Brien warned Jadzia Dax that the high proton counts encountered in the Denorios Belt could just be a collection of chrondrite echoes.
- astrionics
- The adaptation of electronics for astronautics uses. This is likely a study of starship systems by the 24th century.
- Hadas Four
- A desolate planet marked by violent thunderstorms.
- Szagy Park
- The park where Benjamin Sisko proposed to Jennifer. It's not clear if this park was located on Earth.
- droli
- A Bajoran baked good similar to a Terran biscuit. It is seasoned with herbs and has a distinct aroma.
- Class Six Starship
- O'Brien considered a starship of this size to be the only means of transporting the station to the mouth of the wormhole until Dax suggested an alternate method.
- Ty Cobb
- Born Tyrus Raymond Cobb, he was considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
- An odd note about Cobb is that he was a rather vocal racist and his inclusion in this novel as the player Sisko encounters as a Prophet manifestation is questionable. The baseball player seen in the episode is most assuredly not Ty Cobb.
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