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Description[]

With their sun about to go nova, the people of Epictetus III face annihilation. Although the USS Enterprise has come to lead the rescue operation, there is no way to evacuate a population of over twenty million, leaving Captain Picard to make an agonizing decision. Should he try to salvage the planet's children, its greatest leaders and thinkers, or its irreplaceable archeological treasures? No matter what he decides, millions must be sacrificed—unless another solution can be found.
With time running out, Data proposes a revolutionary scientific experiment that could save all of Epictetus III, or doom both the planet and the Enterprise as well.

Summary[]

The Enterprise has been sent to Epictetus Three, a Federation colony that is about to be wiped out by its suns going nova. The best the Enterprise can manage is to evacuate a few thousand of the planet's millions of inhabitants. After a consultation with the planet's ruling council, it is decided that three thousand of the planet's children will be chosen at random for evacuation.

Data is intrigued by a monitoring station apparently set up by the planet's original inhabitants and works out a way to use it to the channel the power of the sun through the Enterprise's equipment and open up a wormhole, that will allow Epictetus Three to travel to another star system. However, this will hasten the nova and be dangerous to both the Enterprise and the planet.

Further drama occurs when, during the evacuation, a fringe group who believe the native nereid sea creatures are sentient take some of the children hostage to try and force the Enterprise to transport two nereids. The hostages are freed and transported but Troi is among those left behind on the planet as the wormhole is opened. The section she is on is sliced off by the edge of the wormhole but she and the other survivors are beamed aboard.

The Enterprise and the planet ultimately survive the crossing with Epictetus Three taking up its new orbit. Although thousands died in the journey, the survivors have a chance to rebuild their world.

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References[]

Characters[]

BarbieriParviz BodoncharJacques BuleroBeverly CrusherWesley CrusherJeremy CurtisJake DaneDataGriffinGuinanHughes HolmanJensenChang Jun-ShingGeordi La ForgeIris LiangLxiti LonsGanesa MehtaVida NtumbeMiles O'BrienAnita ObrionKrystna PeladonJean-Luc PicardWilliam T. RikerAlexander RozhenkoVeronica SorbyRaymond TamDeanna TroiJane WebberWorf, son of MoghRaul Zender

Epictetans[]

ArielCarloEmilie CasimirDixon-MartinsDorcas DydionEdmondMariamna FabreDalal GanesaKathryn HenriesKristin HenriesGena HuongAsela IbanezRobin KnowlesAndrew KolodnyKwame LandonLecturerJames MobutuAshley MorrisOliviaCzelaw PonselleHakim PonselleLev RobertSamas RychiTeodora TibawaLise TuranoFord VeniamPaulo WiegandZavir Yesed

Starships and vehicles[]

CarpathiaUSS Enterprise-DOlympia

Locations[]

Epictetus IIIthe galaxyKorybantes Desert
Referenced only
Galen IVPellegrini IV

Races and cultures[]

androidBetazoidEl-AurianHumanKlingon

States and organizations[]

Council of the United Federation of PlanetsStarfleetStarfleet CommandUnited Federation of PlanetsVelensos Family

Science and technology[]

aliencargo transportercomputerhairhourlifeformlife supportnovastabilizerstarshipsubspacesun stabilizertimetransporterviewscreenwormhole

Ranks and titles[]

admiralcaptaincommandercounselordoctorensignFederation Council Presidentlieutenantlieutenant commanderministerNumber oneofficerpilotprofessor

Other references[]

20th centurybirdboarding partybobbing birdbridgecolonycourt martialdaydeathemotionglassmonthnapphysicalplanetquartersready roomsickbaystoolsuicidetechnologytoytsunamiwaterweekyear

Appendices[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
Infiltrator
TNG numbered novels Next novel:
The Death of Princes
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Future Shock
8th and 9th entries
Pocket Next Adventure:
The Quality of Life


Translations[]
2000
German : Verhöhnter Zorn, translated by Uwe Anton. (Heyne)

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