Synthesis

Publisher's description

 * From the back cover
 * ''The Starship Titan continues on her outward voyage of discovery. Ranging farther and farther from Federation space, Captain William Riker and the crew look forward to living Starfleet’s mission: seeking out new life, discovering new civilizations.


 * ''Striking a “sandbank”—a spatial distortion—the Titan is knocked out of warp, her crew shaken up but uninjured. Titan has stumbled across a battlefield, and floating in it, shattered and in pieces, are the remains of a ship. Searching for survivors, they discover the ship never had a crew. The away team removes the computer core, looking for answers. Once the device is restored, it becomes clear this is not just a computer, but a thinking, reasoning artificial intelligence.


 * ''It identifies itself as SecondGen White-Blue, it comes from a civilization composed entirely of sentient computers. Eons ago these artificial intelligences were charged to be the first line of defense against The Null—a destructive force so allconsuming that generation upon generation have waged unending war trying to find a way to beat back this terror. Captain Riker offers to assist them, but years of war have left the AIs distrustful and suspicious, especially of organics.


 * ''The tide of the battle is turning, The Null is winning. Set free, it will destroy everything in this system and then, unchecked, spread its mindless destruction into the heart of the Federation.

Characters

 * Olivia Bolaji • Bralik • Zurin Dakal • Dennisar • Peya Fell • K'chak'!'op • Aili Lavena • Meldok • Y'lira Modan • Alyssa Ogawa • Melora Pazlar • Sariel Rager • Xin Ra-Havreii • William Riker • Holor Sethe • Pava Ek'Noor sh'Aqabaa • Titan/the Avatar • Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv • Natasha Miana Riker-Troi • Deanna Troi • Tuvok • Tylith • Christine Vale • SecondGen White-Blue

Jonathan Archer • Junol Dakal • Data • Sean Hawk • Jaza Najem • Kesar • James T. Kirk • Minuet • Jean-Luc Picard • Huilan Sen'kara • Benjamin Sisko • Alan Turing • Natasha Yar

Locations
Andor • Bajor • Cardassia • Earth • Mount Tarhana •

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Titan • Holiday  • La Rocca

USS Rhea •

Races and cultures

 * Andorian • Bajoran • Betazoid • Cardassian • Cygnian • Human • Trill • Vulcan

States and Organizations

 * Starfleet • United Federation of Planets •

Other

 * Borg Invasion of 2381 • Dominion War

Appendices

 * The working title for this novel was Ascension.