A Time to Harvest is a Star Trek novel, the fourth book in the A Time to... miniseries which provides a story buildup to Star Trek Nemesis. While the series encompassed elements of multiple spinoff series as a crossover, the main plot was generally a TNG tie-in, although the books were not branded with the Star Trek: The Next Generation logotype. This installment was written by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore and released May 2004. The initial concept for the series was for each novel to be a two-part duology, with the naming corresponding to couplets of the well-known prose of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. As such, this book was a direct followup to A Time to Sow.
Aspects of these books relating to the continuity of the so-called "relaunch" group of series was revealed in Star Trek: Coda to be part of the First Splinter timeline, an alternate reality that diverges from the primary universe of canon Star Trek, although the conclusion of that timeline leaves open the possibility that non-contradictory concepts and events of A Time to... books might also reflect the continuity of the prime version of events.
Description[]
From the back cover: Still reeling from the disastrous events that have rocked all of Starfleet and tarnished the career of one of the Federation's most decorated captains, Picard and his crew must now endure the unthinkable: scandal, ostracism, and an uncertain future. But despite all that has occurred, none aboard the Enterprise have forgotten their duty as Starfleet officers....
Assigned to assist the imperiled Dokaalan -- a small colony of refugees who maintain a precarious existence in a rapidly disintegrating asteroid mining complex -- the Enterprise crew must somehow aid this alien race in terraforming a nearby planet so that it might someday provide a new home for their kind. But violent acts of sabotage soon turn a humanitarian crisis into a deadly confrontation. To save the Dokaalan from extinction, Picard must uncover the presence of an old adversary -- and prevent a disaster of catastrophic proportions!
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Characters[]
- Alida • Koll Azernal • Andrea Brand • Barmiol • Basore • Beeliq • Carlson • Crejj • Beverly Crusher • Daeniq • Danilov • Data • Diix • EMH • Faeyahr • Forst • Geliu • Henderson (Enterprise E) • Hjatyn • Hras • Jeloq • Kalsha • Geordi La Forge • LaRock • Leisner • Liryn • Susan Lomax • Lorakin • Mansingh • Jarek Maxson • Mhuic • Myjerol • Alynna Nechayev • Nentafa • Nidan • Alyssa Ogawa • Oierso • Onaec • Pauls • Kell Perim • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • William Ross • Montgomery Scott • Sevek (Ensign) • Taurik • Deanna Troi • Tropp • Andrea Tyler • Christine Vale • Veldon • Zahanzei • Min Zife
- Referenced only
- James T. Kirk • Kieran MacDuff • Robert Picard • Q • Benjamin Sisko • William Shakespeare • Noonien Soong
Starships and vehicles[]
- Captain's yacht • Ballard • Chawla • Jefferies • Keuka • USS Enterprise-D • USS Enterprise-E • USS Juno • USS Musgrave • skiff
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran sector • Dokaal • Dokaal Sector • Dokallian System • Ijuuka • Klingon Empire • Luna • Mining Station Twelve • Phylos • Romulan Star Empire • San Francisco Bay • Starfleet Headquarters
- Referenced only
- Blue Horizon • Cestus III • Daled IV • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Idran system • New Halana • Risa • Venus
Races and cultures[]
- Allasomorph • Andorian • Bajoran • Benzite • Betazoid • Bolian • Borg • Changeling • Denobulan • Dokaalan • Elaysian • Ferengi • Founders • Human • Jem'Hadar • Lysian • Medusan • Nasat • Ontailian • Phylosian • Satarran • Tellarite • Trill • Vulcan • Zakdorn
States and organizations[]
- Borg Collective • Cardassian Union • Computer division • Dominion • Federation Council • Judge Advocate General • Klingon Empire • Satarran Confederation • Satarran Military Command • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Command School • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Starfleet Intelligence • Tal Shiar • Terraform Command • United Federation of Planets • Zahanzei Council
Science and technology[]
- Alpha One • antigrav work sled • antimatter containment system • antimatter pod • argon • brig • cargo bay • chronometer • combadge • computer • cot • deflector shield • diagnostic bed • diburnium • disruptor pistol • disruptor rifle • environmental suit • escape pod • forcefield • holodeck • hololab • hypospray • impulse engine • inertial dampener • isolation suit • Jefferies tubes • landing bay • magnetic lock • medical tricorder • mimicking shroud • neural net • nitrogen • ocular implant • oxygen • PADD • phase pistol • phaser • phaser rifle • phylocite • positronic relay • quantum torpedo • replicator • rodinium • sensor • shroud garment • shuttle bay • sickbay • tractor beam • transporter • tri-ox compound • tricorder • tripolymer • warp core
Other references[]
- Aldebaran sea bass • asteroid • breakfast • Canopus plague • Chateau Picard • chicken sandwich • Columbian bean • coffee • Dominion War • dehydration • Earl Grey • freight hauler • French onion soup • fruit • Genesis Project • Golden Gate Bridge • Henry V • hot chocolate • journal • jumpsuit • Kolvoord Starburst • lettuce and tomato sandwich • maintenance log • mesosphere • Ode to Spot • oxygen • polio • Prime Directive • raktajino • robe • sleep deprivation • spy • Starfleet General Orders and Regulations • suus mahna • vegetable soup • water • wine • wormhole
Chronology[]
- Dominion War (2373–2375)
- 2378 (2370s chronology, Enterprise-E voyages)
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Images[]
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 |
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: A Time to Sow |
Next Adventure: A Time to Love | |
External link[]
- A Time to Harvest article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.