Honor can bear a painful price…—Ancient Blood is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel, the first book in the Day of Honor miniseries. Ancient Blood was written by Diane Carey and published in September 1997.
Description[]
- To true Klingon warriors, no occasion is more sacred than the Day of Honor, when they pay homage to all that makes them Klingon. But honor demands its price…
- Worf finds his honor tested when he goes undercover to infiltrate a planetary criminal network. How can he root out the corruption on Sindikash without resorting to deceit and treachery himself? Worf's dilemma is shared by his son, Alexander, who searches for the true meaning of honor in his own Human heritage. Along with his son, Worf must confront deadly danger—and the inner struggles of the Klingon soul.
Summary[]
Commissioner Perry Toledano is dispatched to the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D in the year 2371 to oversee a criminal justice matter involving the colony planet Sindikash. Toledano's task was to retrieve two anonymous witnesses to crimes on Sindikash. Unknown at the time, mercenaries had boarded the transport to find the two witnesses in order to silence them. The ship was left in flight with all aboard dead until its rendezvous with Enterprise, which had to tractor beam the ship and shut down its engines. An Enterprise away team finds the boarders had tortured and killed the passengers, starting in the front row, ripping off the arms of their victims, trying to find the identities of the witnesses. After several rows of passengers were killed in the way, the witnesses could not take anymore and came forward. The remainder of the passengers were killed without the additional dismemberment. The witnesses had their eyes gouged out as a message to any other potential accusers.Toledano reveals the witness had been traveling to speak out against Odette Khanty, a politically-placed crime boss of Sindikash. Toledano's secondary objective had been to enlist the help of Worf to infiltrate the Rogues, a group of honorless Klingon mercenaries in Odette Khanty's employ. Overall, besides the successful arrest and prosecution of Khanty, Toledano also represented Federation concerns about the colony's possible secession from the Federation. Jean-Luc Picard felt the mission was a success, as Worf was able to pass incriminating evidence about Khanty to the planet's authorities, resulting in her arrest and removal from the governorship. However, Toledano was furious that Picard made no attempt to intervene in replacing Khanty's government and challenge the referendum on secession. The lieutenant governor took charge of the planet, was confirmed by an election and the majority of residents voted to secede from the Federation.
References[]
Characters[]
- Bennett • Amy Coverman • Jeremiah Coverman • Beverly Crusher • Data • Escobar • Genzsha • Gern • Goric • Ross Grant • Holmes • Jensen • Kev • Odette Khanty • Alexander Leonfeld • MacCrimmon • Mortash • Edward Nightingale • Patrick O'Heyne • Pennington • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Alexander Rozhenko • Simon • Sobel • Mercy Starrett • Seth Starrett • Paul Stefan • Ted Stoner • Perry Toledano • Tyro • Ugulan • Warren • Wollard • Worf • Zared • relatives of regular and recurring characters
- Referenced only
- Al Capone • Frost • Graves • K'Ehleyr • James T. Kirk • Kor • Geordi La Forge • Newton • Parks • Rollins • Dushan Smith
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • Sindikash 1-4 Transport (transport spacecraft) • Starfleet supply ship
- Referenced only
- Chincoteague • HMS Justina
Locations[]
- Sindikash (Burkal City • Cafe D'Atraq • Ozero Square) • Vaughn-Creighton system
- Referenced only
- Alak IV (Alak star system) • Earth (Austria • Britain • Dublin • Seattle • United States of America) • Garlath IV (Garlath star system) • Pasha IX (Pasha star system) • Preficon II (Preficon star system) • Qo'noS • Starfleet Academy • Sto-vo-kor
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Rogues • Starfleet
- Referenced only
- Federation Council • Royal Navy
Science and classification[]
- electricity • energy • lifeform • matter • space • technology • time • weapon
Communications[]
- holonovel • identity code
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- blood • dirt
Food and drink[]
Medicine[]
Anatomy[]
- skull
Technology and weapons[]
- armor • automatic defenses • cannon • gun • holodeck • impulse engine • molecular stabilizer • phaser • projectile weapon • shields • starship • subcutaneous transponder • t'kalla prod • tractor beam • transporter • tricorder
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • commander • commissioner • doctor • duke • first officer • governor • lieutenant • lieutenant governor • midshipman • officer • sailor • second officer • third officer
Other references[]
- American Revolutionary War • Bar mitzvah • boot • Christmas • cockpit • crate • Day of Honor • dust belt • Early News • election • espionage • Federation interstellar trade regulations • helm • history • honor • jacket • Magna Carta • Middle Ages • Oath of Sto-vo-kor • orlop deck • penal institution • ponytail • planet • prefix code • rank • ready room • self-destruct • war • year • Starfleet Academy courses
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: none |
Day of Honor miniseries |
Next novel: Armageddon Sky |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Proud Helios |
Next Adventure: The House of Quark | |
| Previous Adventure: The Peacemakers |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) |
Next Adventure: Tears for Eternity |
Translations[]
- 1999
- German : Altes Blut, translated by Ronald M. Hahn. (Heyne)
External links[]
- Ancient Blood article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.