Behind Enemy Lines is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel by John Vornholt. Released in 1998, it was the first novel in the Dominion War series, with the story continuing in Tunnel Through the Stars.
Description[]
- From the Gamma Quadrant they came -- hordes of fierce Jem'Hadar warriors commanded by the mysterious Changelings, who will stop at nothing to achieve victory over both the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Now that the Dominion has entered into an unholy alliance with the Cardassian military regime and seized control of Deep Space Nine, Starfleet finds itself fighting a losing war against unbeatable odds. As mighty fleets clash in the deadly battleground of space, the fate of the entire Alpha Quadrant hangs in the balance.
- The Enterprise-E is patrolling the Cardassian border, bracing for the joint Dominion-Cardassian offensive that Starfleet knows will come soon, when Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew are reunited with a former crewmate, friend, and enemy: Ro Laren. The onetime officer, who defected from Starfleet to join the rebel Maquis, brings disturbing news. Deep behind enemy lines, the Dominion is attempting to build an artificial wormhole that will allow them to bypass the mined Bajoran wormhole and bring fresh reinforcements into the Alpha Quadrant, altering the balance of power irrevocably. If Captain Picard cannot stop the project, the new wormhole will guarantee the ultimate victory of the Dominion!
References[]
Characters[]
- Craycroft • Beverly Crusher • Data • Derek • Ditok • Eldra • Enrak Grof • Henderson • Tamla Horik • Joulesh • Geordi La Forge • Sam Lavelle • Letharna • Enrique Masserelli • Alyssa Ogawa • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Ro Laren/Tilo • Rolf • Sharfer • Shek • Shon Navo • Leni Shonsui • Taurik • Deanna Troi • Shin Watanabe • Shana Winslow • Jozarnay Woil
- Referenced only
- Boothby • Charles • Joret Dal • Lenara Kahn • Miles O'Brien • Quark • Talek • Jack Winslow • Worf
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Badlands • Bolian Bistro • Cardassia Prime • Eye of Talek • Galion • Kreel system • Kreel VI • Starbase 209 • OK Corral
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Brooklyn • Cardassia • Deep Space 9 • Demilitarized Zone • Earth • Gamma Quadrant • Fellowship Colony • Jeraddo • Sector 283 • Starbase 413 • Tral Kliban
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Aurora (Ambassador-class) • USS Carla Romney (Akira-class) • Cook (Type-9 shuttlecraft) • USS Enterprise (Sovereign-class) • USS Gallant (Nebula-class) • Galor-class • Jem'Hadar battle cruiser • Jem'Hadar fighter • Orb of Peace (Bajoran starship) • USS Sharansky (Akira-class) • Success (Ferengi marauder) • Tag Garwal (Cardassian antimatter tanker)
- Referenced only
- USS Aizawa • USS Budapest • IKS Pagh • USS Seleya
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Antosian • Bajoran • Benzite • Bolian • Cardassian • Changeling • Deltan • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Orion • Saurian • Trill • Romulan • Vorta • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Borg • Horta • Plektak • Prophets • Trill symbiont
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Founders • Galion Central • Maquis • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Great Link
Science and technology[]
- corzanium • electromagnetic pulse • emotion chip • EPS conduit • metaphasic shield enhancer • minefield • ocular implant • photon torpedo • plasma coupling • quantum torpedo • tachyon • tetralubisol • verteron collider • wormhole
Ranks and titles[]
Other references[]
- Battle of Sector 001 • black market • Cardassian-Klingon War • Christmas tree • church • cobra • Denebian slime devil • Dominion War • latinum • nonaggression treaty • Occupation of Bajor • Orion spices • piranha • Saurian brandy • Song for Solitude • Ten-Forward • tomato • tomato juice • Trakian ale • World War II • zajerberry wine
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- References are made by the characters to the events of Star Trek: First Contact, "Call to Arms", "Lower Decks" and "Preemptive Strike".
External link[]
- Behind Enemy Lines article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: First in Series |
The Dominion War | Next novel: Call to Arms... |
| Previous story: Mind Meld |
Stories by: John Vornholt |
Next story: Tunnel Through the Stars |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Vulcan's Soul #1: Exodus Chapter 11, Section 2 |
Next Adventure: Scorpion Part II | |
| Previous Adventure: What Dreams May Come |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) |
Next Adventure: Tunnel Through the Stars |
Translations[]
- 2000
- German : Hinter feindlichen Linien, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)