Dreadnought!

Summary

 * From the back cover : USS Star Empire is the Federation's most powerful new weapon—a dreadnought, first in a class of super-starships—capable of outgunning a dozen Klingon cruisers, or subduing a galaxy.


 * On the eve of her maiden voyage, Star Empire is stolen by terrorists who demand a rendezvous with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)—and with Lieutenant Piper, stationed aboard Kirk's ship on her first training cruise. Now Piper must discover why her friends from Starfleet are among the terrorists… and why they insist the ship was stolen not to attack the Federation—but to save it!

Characters
James T. Kirk • Spock • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Uhura • Piper • Sarda • Judd Sandage • Merete AndrusTaurus • Telosirizharcrede • Vaughan Rittenhouse • Booth • Paul Burch • Brian Silayna • Broxon • Illya Galina • Stephen Leedson • Page • Sukaru Tutakai • Roy Nash • Josephson • Samuel Boma

Referenced
Ran Armstrong • Lu Sing Quaid • Chirita Dur Tahr • Elizabeth Connolly • Stav • Irene Fogel-Malone • Susan Yin • Adeb ben Abdullah • Niditoricumtu Ro • Nigel Swenson • T'Veen • Lyras • Tal Luxur • Surak • Nal Eiili • Harrison • Selok • Mandala Flynn

Starships
USS Enterprise | USS Majestic | USS Ramage | USS Embassy | USS Valiant | USS Liberty | USS Magellan (Galaxy class) | USS Pompeii (Saladin-class) | USS Star Empire (Mk-X class I Federation dreadnought) | Honey Bun (Arco class attack sled) | USS Potempkin | USS Hornet | Polliwog (Tycho class fighter) | Romulan battlecruiser

Locations

 * Earth:
 * Kentucky | Puget Sound | San Francisco, California
 * Proxima:
 * Earth Outpost Walter 12 | Proxima II | Proxima Alpha | Proxima Beta
 * Cestus
 * Wren's Planet
 * Klingon Treaty Zone
 * Altair IV | Klingon | Tholus (planet)

Species
Gorn | Human | Klingon | Palkeo Est | Romulan | Vulcan

States and Organisations
United Federation of Planets • United Nations Sol System • United Planets of 61 Cygni • Epsilon Indii Star Empire • First Federation • Camborn Sector Alliance • Pelius Coalition • Aggregation of Rigellian Systems • Alpha Centauri Concordium • Planetary Confederation of 40 Eridani • Altair Quadrant

Other
2270 | Analysis of Pseudodoxy | auxiliary control | captain | command authorization code | communicator | cruiser | Kobayashi Maru scenario | kolinahr | lieutenant | sailing | self destruct | viewscreen

Information

 * In 1999 this novel was printed as Book 1 in the Fortunes of War duology with Battlestations!.


 * As later with Battlestations!, the cover depicts Piper as modeled by Diane Carey and Sarda is depicted as Greg Brodeur.


 * Author Diane Carey used several names and reference from the Star Fleet Technical Manual in creating "Dreadnought!", among them the USS Hornet, the (misspelled) USS Potempkin, the Saladin-class of vessel and the eponymous dreadnought. Also utilized were several of that reference's starships names, as characters, including the USS Rittenhouse, USS Sandage and, in part, the USS Sardar (i.e. Sarda).