Ex Machina

Introduction (blurb)
In the aftermath of the astonishing events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the captain and officers of the U.S.S. Enterprise remain haunted by their encounter with the vast artificial intelligence of V'Ger... and by the sacrifice and ascension of their friend and shipmate, Willard Decker.

As James T. Kirk, Spock, and Leonard McCoy attempt to cope with the personal fallout of that ordeal, a chapter from their mutual past is reopened, raising troubling new questions about the relationship among God, Man, and AI. On the recently settled world of Daran IV, the former refugees of the Fabrini worldship Yonada are being divided by conflicting ideologies, as those clinging to their theocratic past vie with visionaries of a future governed by reason alone.

Now, echoes of the V'Ger encounter reverberate among the Enterprise officers who years ago overthrew the Oracle, the machine-god that controlled Yonada. Confronting the consequences of those actions, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy also face choices that will decide the fate of a civilization, and which may change them forever.

Others

 * Lori Ciana
 * Willard Decker
 * Edith Keeler
 * Christopher Lindstrom
 * Miramanee
 * Shiboline M'Ress
 * Arex Na Eth
 * Heihachiro Nogura
 * Soreth
 * Tasari
 * V'Ger

Starships

 * USS Ashoka
 * USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
 * USS Defiant (NCC-1764)
 * USS Excalibur (NCC-1664)
 * USS Exeter
 * USS Intrepid (NCC-1631)
 * USS Sphinx
 * Yonada
 * USS Zheng He

Locations

 * Daran IV
 * Lorina
 * Daran V
 * Lantaru sector
 * Starbase 22

Species

 * Fabrini
 * Horta
 * konari
 * Pelosian
 * Zaranite

Other
Fedraysha | mesiofrontal cortex | perscan

Information
Ex Machina is the novel that most carefully explains all the information that the film/novelisation/comic Star Trek: The Motion Picture did not give us about itself. It is the source of the divide regarding TMP's dating and expands on minor characters seen in TMP, giving them names and backstories. It was the most-talked about book of Late 2004, the most-popular Trek book in Early 2005 and is highly recommended for anyone wanting a fuller, better knowledge of TMP.

Related Stories
Star Trek: Untold Voyages (comic series)

Connections

 * Ex Machina Annotations by Christopher L. Bennett
 * Ex Machina Annotations by Christopher L. Bennett