"Backchannel Negotiations" was a Star Trek Online short story by Christine Thompson, appearing in Star Trek Magazine #178 UK/#51 US in October 2014. It was the 12th of 20 stories set in the STO continuity that were published in Star Trek Magazine between 2012 and 2016, the eighth of ten by Christine Thompson, and the 12th of 16 collected in Titan Magazines' STO omnibus: The Short Story Collection in 2022. This story focused on the IKS Bortasqu', flagship of the Klingon Defense Force in the year 2409.
Description[]
- Treachery and the glory of battle await Klingon warship IKS Bortasqu' on a diplomatic mission into the Delta Quadrant...
Summary[]
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References[]
Characters[]
- B'Elem • Bo'roth • Galera • Hark • Koren, daughter of Grilka • Serassh • Y'Dren
- Referenced only
- Kathryn Janeway • K'men • Kurros • Va'Kel Shon
Starships and vehicles[]
- IKS Bortasqu' (Bortasqu'-class dreadnought battlecruiser) • Hazari vessels (Hazari destroyers)
- Referenced only
- Think Tank vessel • USS Voyager
Locations[]
- Delta Quadrant (Neles • Zai Cluster)
- Referenced only
- Jenolan Dyson Sphere
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Benthan Guard • Federation • Klingon Empire (House of Grilka • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Intelligence) • Starfleet • Think Tank
Science and classification[]
- bio-mimetic gel • command chair • coordinates • disruptor • evasive maneuvers • lieutenant • photon torpedo • plasma cannon • sensor • shield generator • shields • spatial charge • subspace communications • transwarp generator • viewscreen • warp drive • weapon
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • commander • diplomat • first officer • lieutenant commander • science officer • tactical officer • warrior
Other references[]
- alert status (red alert) • blood • bridge • cease fire • chemical • death • dilithium • duranium • encaladas verde • Federation-Klingon War of 2405-2410 • fleet • gagh • gob fly • honor • hull • Klingon language (baktag • kellicam) • ore • pipus • planet • quadrant • radiation • secheva • second • sector • space • star • system • war
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- VOY episode: "Think Tank" – The encounter with Think Tank's Kurros and Kathryn Janeway was cited by Galera; the Hazari tactic of one ship reinforcing the shields of another was mentioned in combat.
- STO - Delta Quadrant mission: "Alliances" – Benthan Guard battleships were known for patrolling the Neles system.
Images[]
Y'Dren.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous story: Dove |
STO short stories | Next story: There's No Place Like... |
| Previous story: Dove |
Stories by: Christine Thompson |
Next story: Locks Without Keys, Part 1 |
Publication history[]
- 22 October 2014
- First printed in Star Trek Magazine #178 UK/#51 US. (Titan Magazines)
- 8 November 2022
- Reprinted in The Short Story Collection omnibus. (Titan Magazines)