Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki

A friendly reminder regarding spoilers! At present the expanded Trek universe is in a period of major upheaval with the continuations of Discovery and Prodigy, the advent of new eras in gaming with the Star Trek Adventures RPG, Star Trek: Infinite and Star Trek Online, as well as other post-57th Anniversary publications such as the ongoing IDW Star Trek comic and spin-off Star Trek: Defiant. Therefore, please be courteous to other users who may not be aware of current developments by using the {{spoiler}}, {{spoilers}} OR {{majorspoiler}} tags when adding new information from sources less than six months old (even if it is minor info). Also, please do not include details in the summary bar when editing pages and do not anticipate making additions relating to sources not yet in release. THANK YOU

READ MORE

Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
72,143
pages
in: Books, TNG novels

Changes: A Time to Be Born

Back to page
Sign in to edit
m (lk fix)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Novel|
  
{{Novel|
−
type=novel|
 +
type=novel|
 
title=A Time to Be Born|
  
title=A Time to Be Born|
 
cover image=[[Image:A Time to Be Born cover.jpg|220px]]|
  
cover image=[[Image:A Time to Be Born cover.jpg|220px]]|
 
minino=1|
  
minino=1|
−
date = [[2378]]|
 +
author=[[John Vornholt]]|
  +
series=[[TNG|The Next Generation]]|
−
author=[[John Vornholt]]|
  
−
series=[[TNG|The Next Generation]]|
 +
mniseries=[[A Time to...]]|
−
mniseries=[[A Time to...]]|
 +
format=[[Paperback]]|
  +
published=February [[2004]]|
−
format=[[Paperback]]|
  
−
published=February [[2004]]
 +
reprint = August [[2011]]|
−
| reprint = August [[2011]]
 +
reformat = [[paperback]]|
  ⚫
pages=284|
−
| reformat = [[paperback]]
  
⚫
| pages=284|
  
−
price = $7.99|
 
 
ISBN=ISBN 0743467655|
  
ISBN=ISBN 0743467655|
  +
date = [[2378]]|
−
|}}
 +
}}
−
==Introduction==
  
  +
==Introduction ([[wikipedia:blurb|blurb]])==
−
'''From the back cover:''' The site of one of the [[Dominion War]]'s fiercest battles, the [[Rashanar Sector]] now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated [[starship|starships]]. The explosive destruction of so many varied [[warp drive]]s has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.
 +
The site of one of the [[Dominion War]]'s fiercest battles, the [[Rashanar Sector]] now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated [[starship]]s. The explosive destruction of so many varied [[warp drive]]s has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.
   
 
The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships.
  
The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships.
Line 24: Line 23:
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
−
[[Wesley Crusher|Wesley]] has completed his training as a [[Traveler|Traveler]] but has one task still to perform: gazing into the [[Pool of Prophecy]]. When he does so, he witnesses the ''Enterprise'' being destroyed.
 +
[[Wesley Crusher]] has completed his training as a [[Traveler]] but has one task still to perform: gazing into the [[Pool of Prophecy]]. When he does so, he witnesses the ''Enterprise'' being destroyed.
   
−
The ''Enterprise'' has been assigned to the site of the [[Battle of Rashanar]], a conflict during the Dominion War which left no survivors on either side and has resulted in some curious new laws of physics. [[Jill Leeden|Captain Jill Leeden]] of the [[USS Juno (Excelsior class)|USS ''Juno'']], in charge of [[Starfleet]] operations in the sector, warns them of the dangers of scavengers in the area and that the place is "haunted".
 +
The ''Enterprise'' has been assigned to the site of the [[Battle of Rashanar]], a conflict during the [[Dominion War]] which left no survivors on either side and has resulted in some curious new laws of physics. Captain [[Jill Leeden]] of the {{USS|Juno|Excelsior class}}, in charge of [[Starfleet]] operations in the sector, warns them of the dangers of scavengers in the area and that the place is "haunted".
   
−
The ''Enterprise'' crew get an early sign of the danger of scavengers when a group of Androssi steal the captain's yacht, the ''{{dis|Calypso|USS Enterprise-E}}''. They are also bothered by the presence of the [[Ontailian]]s, a [[Federation]] member who joined in the latter stages of the war and who seem to have their own agenda for being there.
 +
The ''Enterprise'' crew get an early sign of the danger of scavengers when a group of Androssi steal the captain's yacht, the {{ship||Calypso|USS Enterprise-E}}. They are also bothered by the presence of the [[Ontailian]]s, a [[Federation]] member who joined in the latter stages of the war and who seem to have their own agenda for being there.
   
 
The ''Enterprise'' witnesses the destruction of an Ontailian vessel by an [[antimatter asteroid]], only to learn the vessel was out of the area undergoing repairs at the time. They then see the Ontailians destroy an Androssi vessel that had tried to surrender. Data and [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]], exploring in the shuttlecraft ''[[Shuttlecraft Hudson|Hudson]]'' see two identical ''Calypso''s before their shuttle is disabled. The ''Enterprise'' finds the wreckage of one ''Calypso'' and recover La Forge and the ''Hudson'' but there is no sign of Data.
  
The ''Enterprise'' witnesses the destruction of an Ontailian vessel by an [[antimatter asteroid]], only to learn the vessel was out of the area undergoing repairs at the time. They then see the Ontailians destroy an Androssi vessel that had tried to surrender. Data and [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]], exploring in the shuttlecraft ''[[Shuttlecraft Hudson|Hudson]]'' see two identical ''Calypso''s before their shuttle is disabled. The ''Enterprise'' finds the wreckage of one ''Calypso'' and recover La Forge and the ''Hudson'' but there is no sign of Data.
Line 36: Line 35:
 
Picard is court martialed for his part in the tragedy and, despite a defense from [[Alynna Nechayev|Admiral Nechayev]], found guilty of negligence and placed in the care of [[Starfleet Medical Mental Health]]. Wesley, who has been posing as Nechayev's aide Ensign Brewster, approaches [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly]] and tells her he is there to prevent the destruction of the ''Enterprise''.
  
Picard is court martialed for his part in the tragedy and, despite a defense from [[Alynna Nechayev|Admiral Nechayev]], found guilty of negligence and placed in the care of [[Starfleet Medical Mental Health]]. Wesley, who has been posing as Nechayev's aide Ensign Brewster, approaches [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly]] and tells her he is there to prevent the destruction of the ''Enterprise''.
   
−
==Characters==
 +
==References==
−
===USS Enterprise===
 +
===Characters===
  ⚫
====USS Enterprise====
−
[[Beverly Crusher]] | [[Data]] | [[Jelpn]] | [[Geordi La Forge]] | [[Alyssa Ogawa]] | [[Kell Perim]] | [[Jean-Luc Picard]] | [[William Riker]] | [[Deanna Troi]] | [[Christine Vale]] | [[Ellen Winslow]]
 +
:[[Beverly Crusher]] • [[Data]] • [[Jelpn]] • [[Geordi La Forge]] • [[Alyssa Ogawa]] • [[Kell Perim]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[William T. Riker]] • [[Deanna Troi]] • [[Christine Vale]] • [[Ellen Winslow]]
   
 
===Other===
  
===Other===
−
[[The Traveler]] | [[Boenmar]] | [[Brewster]] | [[Colleen Cabot]] | [[Edwin Craycroft]] | [[Wesley Crusher]] | [[Jason Emery]] | [[Yerbi Fandau]] | [[Ghissel]] | [[Korgan]] | [[Jill Leeden]] | [[Moroz]] | [[Mamoru Nakamura]] | [[Alynna Nechayev]] | [[Oierso]] | [[Owen Paris]] | [[William Ross]]
 +
:[[The Traveler]] • [[Boenmar]] • [[Brewster]] • [[Colleen Cabot]] • [[Edwin Craycroft]] • [[Wesley Crusher]] • [[Jason Emery]] • [[Yerbi Fandau]] • [[Ghissel]] • [[Korgan]] • [[Jill Leeden]] • [[Lendal]] • [[Moroz]] • [[Mamoru Nakamura]] • [[Alynna Nechayev]] • [[Oierso]] • [[Owen Paris]] • [[William Ross]]
  +
{{ref}} [[Benjamin Franklin]] • [[Lal]] • [[Lore]] • [[Allen Winslow]] • [[Thomas Wolfe]]
   
−
'''Referenced only:''' [[Allen Winslow]] | [[Lal]] | [[Lore]]
  
−  
−
==References==
  
 
===Starships and vehicles===
  
===Starships and vehicles===
  +
:''[[Maskar]]'' • ''[[Vuxhal]]'' • {{IRW|Rom'drex}} • {{USS|Asgard}} • {{USS|Hickok}} • {{USS|Juno|Excelsior class}} • {{USS|Orlando}} • {{USS|Seattle|Ambassador class}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} • {{ship||Calypso|USS Enterprise-E}} • Shuttlecraft {{ship||Cortez|shuttlecraft}} • {{pre|Shuttlecraft|Hudson}} • Shuttlecraft ''[[Polo]]'' • Shuttlepod {{ship||Wasp|shuttlecraft}}
−
*''[[Maskar]]''
  
  +
{{ref}} ''[[Cousteau]]'' • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}
−
*''[[Vuxhal]]''
  
−
*{{IRW|Rom'drex}}
 
−
*{{USS|Juno|Excelsior class}}
  
−
*{{USS|Asgard}}
  
−
*{{USS|Seattle|Ambassador class}}
  
−
*{{USS|Orlando}}
  
⚫
*{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}}
  
−
**''[[Calypso (Enterprise-E)|Calypso]]''
  
−
**Shuttlecraft {{ship||Cortez|shuttlecraft}}
  
−
**{{pre|Shuttlecraft|Hudson}}
  
−
**Shuttlecraft ''[[Polo]]''
  
−
**Shuttlepod {{ship||Wasp|shuttlecraft}}
  
   
  +
===Races and cultures===
−
'''Referenced only:''' ''[[Cousteau]]''
  
  ⚫
:[[Androssi]] • [[Deltan]] • [[Human]] • [[Medusan]] • [[Ontailian]] • [[Orion]] • [[Pakled]] • [[Traveler]]
  +
{{ref}} [[Ferengi]] • [[Hok'Tar]] • [[Kreel]]
   
−
===Species===
  
⚫
[[Androssi]] | [[Ontailian]] | [[Orion]] | [[Pakled]]
  
−  
−
'''Referenced only:'''
 
 
===Locations===
  
===Locations===
  +
:[[Rashanar Battle Site]] • [[Rashanar sector]] • [[Tau Alpha C]]
  +
{{ref}} [[Ba'ku planet]]
  +
  +
===States and organizations===
  +
:[[Federation]] • [[Starfleet]] • [[Federation Relocation Bureau]]
  +
{{ref}} [[Dominion]]
   
 
===Other===
  
===Other===
 
==References==
  
==References==
−
[[Alpha Quadrant]] | [[Ba'ku planet]] | [[Battle of Rashanar]] | [[Bird-of-Prey]] | [[Boenmar]] | "[[boneyard]]" | [[captain's yacht]] | [[cloaking device]] | [[D'Deridex class|''D'Deridex''-class]] | [[Deltan]] | [[Dominion]] | [[Dominion War]] | [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), ''USS'']] | [[Ferengi]] | [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin, Benjamin]] | [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] | [[Galor class|''Galor''-class]] | [[Hok'Tar]] | [[Kreel]] | [[Lendal]] | ''[[mekajiki]]'' | [[Ontailian battle cruiser]] | [[Overseer]] | [[Pool of Prophecy]] | [[Rashanar Battle Site]] | [[Rashanar Sector]] | [[Federation Relocation Bureau|Relocation Bureau]] | [[Romulan ale]] | [[shuttlecraft]] | [[Tau Alpha C]] | [[Ten-Forward]] | [[Traveler]] | [[tricordrazine]] | [[tritanium]] | [[universal translator]] | [[buoy|warning buoy]] | | [[Thomas Wolfe|Wolfe, Thomas]]
 +
[[Alpha Quadrant]] • [[Battle of Rashanar]] • [[Bird-of-Prey]] • "[[boneyard]]" • [[captain's yacht]] • [[cloaking device]] • [[D'Deridex class|''D'Deridex''-class]] • [[Dominion War]] • [[emotion chip]] • [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] • [[Galor class|''Galor''-class]] • [[gravity sink]] • ''[[mekajiki]]'' • [[Ontailian battle cruiser]] • [[Overseer]] • [[photon torpedo]] • [[Pool of Prophecy]] • [[Romulan ale]] • [[shuttlecraft]] • [[Ten-Forward]] • [[tricordrazine]] • [[tritanium]] • [[universal translator]] • [[buoy|warning buoy]]
−  
−
==Information==
  
   
 
==Connections==
  
==Connections==
−  
 
*{{memoryalpha}}
  
*{{memoryalpha}}
   
Line 109: Line 97:
 
adafter1=[[A Time to Die]] |
  
adafter1=[[A Time to Die]] |
 
}}
  
}}
  +
[[Category:Books|Time to Be Born, A]]
 
[[Category:TNG novels|Time to Be Born, A]]
  
[[Category:TNG novels|Time to Be Born, A]]

Revision as of 07:59, 9 February 2012

Introduction (blurb)

The site of one of the Dominion War's fiercest battles, the Rashanar Sector now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated starships. The explosive destruction of so many varied warp drives has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.

The Enterprise has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships.

To some alien races, the former battleground is hallowed space. To others, including the rapacious Androssi, it is a scavenger's paradise, ripe for salvage. None expect this ship's graveyard to hold a deadly secret that will force the android Data to make a heart-wrenching decision about the path his life will take -- and that will endanger not only the Enterprise, but Picard's future in Starfleet.

Summary

Wesley Crusher has completed his training as a Traveler but has one task still to perform: gazing into the Pool of Prophecy. When he does so, he witnesses the Enterprise being destroyed.

The Enterprise has been assigned to the site of the Battle of Rashanar, a conflict during the Dominion War which left no survivors on either side and has resulted in some curious new laws of physics. Captain Jill Leeden of the USS Juno, in charge of Starfleet operations in the sector, warns them of the dangers of scavengers in the area and that the place is "haunted".

The Enterprise crew get an early sign of the danger of scavengers when a group of Androssi steal the captain's yacht, the Calypso. They are also bothered by the presence of the Ontailians, a Federation member who joined in the latter stages of the war and who seem to have their own agenda for being there.

The Enterprise witnesses the destruction of an Ontailian vessel by an antimatter asteroid, only to learn the vessel was out of the area undergoing repairs at the time. They then see the Ontailians destroy an Androssi vessel that had tried to surrender. Data and La Forge, exploring in the shuttlecraft Hudson see two identical Calypsos before their shuttle is disabled. The Enterprise finds the wreckage of one Calypso and recover La Forge and the Hudson but there is no sign of Data.

Drifting in space, Data sees the duplicate Calypso destroy and then duplicate the Ontailian flagship Vuxhal and realizes it is a mimic ship. After he is retrieved by the Enterprise, Data convinces Picard to destroy the duplicate Vuxhal before it can attack the Enterprise. In retaliation for the apparent destruction of their flagship, the Ontailians destroy the Juno.

Picard is court martialed for his part in the tragedy and, despite a defense from Admiral Nechayev, found guilty of negligence and placed in the care of Starfleet Medical Mental Health. Wesley, who has been posing as Nechayev's aide Ensign Brewster, approaches Beverly and tells her he is there to prevent the destruction of the Enterprise.

References

Characters

USS Enterprise

Beverly Crusher • Data • Jelpn • Geordi La Forge • Alyssa Ogawa • Kell Perim • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Deanna Troi • Christine Vale • Ellen Winslow

Other

The Traveler • Boenmar • Brewster • Colleen Cabot • Edwin Craycroft • Wesley Crusher • Jason Emery • Yerbi Fandau • Ghissel • Korgan • Jill Leeden • Lendal • Moroz • Mamoru Nakamura • Alynna Nechayev • Oierso • Owen Paris • William Ross
Referenced only
Benjamin Franklin • Lal • Lore • Allen Winslow • Thomas Wolfe

Starships and vehicles

Maskar • Vuxhal • IRW Rom'drex • USS Asgard • USS Hickok • USS Juno • USS Orlando • USS Seattle • USS Enterprise-E • Calypso • Shuttlecraft Cortez • Shuttlecraft Hudson • Shuttlecraft Polo • Shuttlepod Wasp
Referenced only
Cousteau • USS Enterprise-D

Races and cultures

Androssi • Deltan • Human • Medusan • Ontailian • Orion • Pakled • Traveler
Referenced only
Ferengi • Hok'Tar • Kreel

Locations

Rashanar Battle Site • Rashanar sector • Tau Alpha C
Referenced only
Ba'ku planet

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet • Federation Relocation Bureau
Referenced only
Dominion

Other

References

Alpha Quadrant • Battle of Rashanar • Bird-of-Prey • "boneyard" • captain's yacht • cloaking device • D'Deridex-class • Dominion War • emotion chip • Galaxy-class • Galor-class • gravity sink • mekajiki • Ontailian battle cruiser • Overseer • photon torpedo • Pool of Prophecy • Romulan ale • shuttlecraft • Ten-Forward • tricordrazine • tritanium • universal translator • warning buoy

Connections

The A Time to... Mini-Series
A Time to Be Born A Time to Die A Time to Sow
A Time to Harvest A Time to Love A Time to Hate
A Time to Kill A Time to Heal A Time for War, A Time for Peace
published order
Previous novel:
Do Comets Dream? 		TNG novels Next novel:
A Time to Die
Previous novel:
first in series 		TNG novels
A Time to... 		Next novel:
A Time to Die
Previous story:
Genesis Force 		Stories by:
John Vornholt 		Next story:
A Time to Die
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Captain's Peril 		Pocket Next Adventure:
A Time to Die
Previous Adventure:
Captain's Peril 		Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) 		Next Adventure:
A Time to Die
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms