Beneath the Raptor's Wing

Beneath the Raptor's Wing is a Star Trek: Enterprise novel published by Pocket Books in 2009. It is the first book in two-part The Romulan War miniseries, and a direct continuation of the narrative from Kobayashi Maru and other books in the Pocket's Enterprise novel series. It chronicles the beginning of the Earth-Romulan War.

Description[]

From the back cover: At the start of the twenty-first century unconditional war swept across the Earth. A war that engulfed the great and the small, the rich and the poor, giving no quarter. Each side strove for unconditional victory, and as battle built upon battle the living began to envy the dead.

Chastised by the cataclysm that they had unleashed, the governments of Earth banded together. Humanity vowed to put an end to war, and to strive for the betterment of every living creature. A united Earth created Starfleet, an interstellar agency, whose mission was to explore the cosmos, to come in peace for all mankind. A naïve wish, yet man persists in the belief that peace is the way. Banding together with other powers to form a Coalition of Planets, humanity hopes that the strength each can offer the other, will allow for peaceful exploration.

The rise of the Coalition strikes dread within the Romulan Star Empire. They feel the growing reach will cut them off from what is rightfully theirs. But, the Romulans know that the alliance is fragile, that the correct strategy could turn allies into foes. Perfecting a way of remotely controlling Coalition ships and using them as weapons against each other, the Romulans hope to drive a wedge of suspicion and mistrust between these new allies.

One ship, one Starfleet captain uncovers this insidious plot, Jonathan Archer of the Enterprise. Determined not to lose what they have gained, out manned and out gunned, the captains of Starfleet stand tall vowing to defend every inch of Coalition space. The tide begins to turn. The Romulans now plan to strike at what they see as the heart of their problem. With nothing left to lose the Romulan Star Empire engages in all out war against humanity, determined once and for all to stop the human menace from spreading across the galaxy.

Summary[]

July 2156: Jonathan Archer is making a request to the Klingon Empire to enter the war on Starfleet's side, a war which Starfleet is losing. The Klingon chancellor, M'Rek, says he and the council will consider their request.

July 2155: The Enterprise has to warp home from the Gamma Hydra sector, a voyage which takes some time. Travis Mayweather decides he must leave the ship because of what happened at Gamma Hydra, as he could not accept Captain Archer's decision to abandon the freighter ECS Kobayashi Maru. Hoshi Sato also considers leaving, but Archer convinces her to stay, at least for the time being.

As war breaks out, Administrator T'Pau announces that the Vulcans will not assist Starfleet in the fight, which angers them. They compromise, however, with a detection grid that will give any fleet a few minutes extra warning, at most. Despite this advantage, the Romulans launch sneak attacks on Tarod IX, Deneva, Berengaria VII, Achernar II and Threllvia IV, reducing most of each planet to ruins.

Gannet Brooks, a reporter for Newstime, and Travis Mayweather's old flame, sends reports from the front lines, slamming Starfleet for their apparent no-shows at attacked planets. Admiral Gregory Black asks her editor to make her tone down her stories.

Trip Tucker is rescued from his escape pod near Tezel-Oroko by a Vulcan freighter, the Kiri-kin-tha, commanded by Captain T'Vran. Also on board is a V'Shar agent, Ych'a, who requests Trip's help in finding out more about T'Pau's government. He takes on the role of a Vulcan merchant called Sodok, who deals in kevas and trillium - items Trip has never heard of.

T'Pol is recalled to Vulcan, but she decides to formally resign her commission with the Vulcans and stay aboard Enterprise. Archer has other plans: with T'Pol on Vulcan, she can try to determine why the Vulcans have pulled out of the war. When meeting with T'Pau, the administrator reveals that she has Surak's katra within her, and as his primary focus was peace and not violence, the Vulcans shall follow his path.

On Romulus, Admiral Valdore and most of the Romulan senate are unimpressed by Praetor D'deridex's plans to invade Haakona, an old enemy. The Romulans lose half the fleet they send there and the mission fails. Unwilling to take the blame for the military's losses due to the ever-deteriorating condition of the Romulan leader, Valdore uses his contacts to arrange for D'deridex's skimmer to have an "accident", which succeeds, killing D'deridex. Senator Karzan is installed as the new leader.

A combined Starfleet-Andorian fleet halts a Romulan attempt to invade the Procyon system, the location of Andoria. The Andorians' fleet is led by Shran, on the IGS Weytahn, whilst Travis Mayweather pilots the Daedalus-class USS Yorktown. During this battle, Captain Roy Dunsel becomes the first to use Starfleet's experimental self-destruct system, destroying his ship, the Challenger (NX-03).

Ambassadors Thoris of Andoria and Gora bim Gral of Tellar decide that they too must withdraw their fleets from the war.

In April 2156, Enterprise leads an assault to retake Starbase 1 and Berengaria VII from the Romulans. Archer has become a Commodore. Starfleet takes bad losses but the Romulans are driven off. The rest of the fleet joins up with Shran's ship and sets course for Deneva.

Back on Vulcan, an explosion destroys the living katra of Surak, causing T'Pau to cry openly and state that the planet may be permanently closed to "offworlders." On Enterprise, Archer feels the loss of the katra.

References[]

Characters[]

Enterprise NX-01 personnel: Jonathan Archer • Mike Burch • Camacho • Chef • Selma Guitierrez • Hess • Matthew Kelly • Elrene Leydon • Malvoy • Travis Mayweather • J. Fiona McKenzie • Donna O'Neill • Phlox • Porthos • Malcolm Reed • R. Ryan • Hoshi Sato • T'Pol
Referenced only: Beaton

Columbia NX-02 personnel: Reiko Akagi • Kalil el-Rashad • Veronica Fletcher • Karl Graylock • Erika Hernandez • Kiona Thayer • Sidra Valerian
Referenced only: Stephen Foyle

Challenger NX-03 personnel: Roy Dunsel • Estelle Granger • Hendricks • Kaye • Rubin

Discovery NX-04 personnel: Brent • Carpenter • Curtis • Travis Mayweather

Atlantis NX-05 personnel: Brenner • Travis Mayweather • Mirsky • Weiss

Endeavour NX-06 personnel: Stephen Reynard • Esther Stiles
Referenced only: Goldser • Shea • Winchester

USS Yeager perosnnel: Gerhard • Julia Stiles

USS Yorktown personnel: Albertson • Fleming • Giannini • Krawczak • Travis Mayweather • Tyler Mendez • Ketai Shosetsu

Starfleet, MACO and Section 31 personnel: Gregory Black • George Casey • Sam Gardner • Hayes • Hutchinson • Colin Idaho • Manetta Lundy • Mankiewicz • Uttan Narsu • Carlos Ramirez • Bryce Shumar • John Sheehan • Stiles • Richard Stiles • Eric Stillwell • Charles Tucker III (Cunaehr • Sodok)
Referenced only: Adams • Matthew Harris • W.M. Jefferies • Kelby • Tinh Hoc Phuong (Terha)

ChR Dhivael personnel: Ch'Narv • Morek • Rarek • T'Vak • T'Voras

ChR Terrh'Dhael personnel: Belak • D'ridthau • Denorex • Genorex • T'Met er-Iuruth t'Hveinn • Makar • R'Tal • Tomal

Aenar/Andorians: Jhamel • ch'Narv • Nras • sh'Rreev • Skav • Thras • Anlenthoris ch'Vhendreni • Hravishran th'Zoarhi

Referenced only: Gareb • Keval • Lissan • Shenar • Talas • Talla • Theras • Tholos • Thon • Vishri

Humans: Ahota • Haroun al-Rashid • Gannet Brooks • Cheveyo • Lian Hua An Gyatso • Charis Idaho • Katowa • Elena Kemper • Nelson Kemper • Kolichiyaw • Kwahu • Jie Cong Li • Lydia Littlejohn • Manfred • Nash McEvoy • Keisha Naquase • Powaqa • Qaletaqu • Rebecca • Nathan Samuels • Yutaka Shima • Tommy • Charles Tucker II • Elaine Tucker • Pell Underhill • Thomas Vanderbilt
Referenced only: Buzz Aldrin • Neil Armstrong • Henry Archer • Hieronymus Bosch • Robert Brown • Robert Bruce • Caen • Julius Caesar • Zefram Cochrane • Tresang Detsan • Edward I • Albert Einstein • Emory Erickson • Pierre de Fermat • Benjamin Franklin • Sam Goldwyn • Attanasio Ewan Hodgkin • Thomas Jefferson • Jesus of Nazareth • Dwayne Keller • Isaac Newton • Popé • Ayn Rand • William Shakespeare • Miguel Salazar • Owen Salazar-Tucker • Alfred Tennyson • Albert Tucker • Elizabeth Tucker • Kojiro Vance • Virgil • Voltaire • William Wallace • Andrew Wiles • Margaretha Geertruida Zelle

Romulans: D'deridex • D'soria • Karzan • Khazara • Nijil • T'Leikha • T'Luadh • Takris • Talok • Terix (Tevik) • Valdore
Referenced only: Amarcan • Dagarth • Darule • Ehrehin • Ghavenehk • Pehrek • T'Tpalok • V'Kelis • Vela • Vool

Tellarites: Agram • Gora bim Gral • Prev • Ragaav • Runkaar • Shav

Vulcans: Denak • Kuvak • L'Vor • Silok • Sinak • Sitok • Sivath • Skon • Sopek • Soval (Ch'uivh) • Stak • T'Kumbra • T'Pau • T'Pelek • T'Vran • Vanik • Voris • Ych'a
Referenced only: Koss • Sodok • Solkar • Stel • Surak • T'Karik • T'Klass • T'Les • Tavak • V'Las

Other characters: Tobin Dax • Krell • M'Rek • Grethe Zhor
Referenced only: Buddha • D'ravsai • Daedalus • Lela Dax • God • Great Spirit • Jonah • Phinda • Phobos • Rejac • Satan • Elizabeth T'Les Tucker

Starships and vehicles[]

dropship • escape pod • flitter • IKS Mup'chIch • skimmer craft • transport shuttle • workpod
Referenced only: aerial drone • airplane • Apollo 13 • Edsel • USS Enterprise CVN-65 • hopper • jump-pod • Kumari • mohole-borer • Phoenix • submarine • T'Plana-Hath • Viking 2

Coalition of Planets: USS Adirondack • USS Archon • Atlantis (NX-05) • USS Carolina • Challenger (NX-03) • Christiaan Barnard • Columbia (NX-02) • USS Cooper • di’DeluS-class • Discovery (NX-04) • USS Dykstra • DY-500-class • Endeavour (NX-06) • Enterprise (NX-01) • USS Essex • USS Franklin Roosevelt • Gankerev • USS Heinlein • SS Intrepid (Intrepid-class) • Ka'Thelan Krotus • USS Kearsarge • Kiri-kin-tha • USS Kon-Tiki • USS Lovell • USS Maryland • Miracht (Phinda-class) • USS Montgomery • USS Olympus • USS Probert • USS Ptolemy • Sh'Raan-class • USS Shepard • Shesh • Shuttlepod One • Skev • USS Stephen Decatur • T'Jal • Toth • USS Tripoli • USS Valley Forge • IGS Weytahn • USS Yeager • USS Yorktown • Yravas-class • USS Zefram Cochrane
Referenced only: ECS Horizon • ECS Kobayashi Maru • Ti'Mur

Romulan Star Empire: ChR Dhivael • ChR Terrh'Dhael
Referenced only: ChR Nel Trenco

Starship and vehicle classes: Daedalus-class • DY-500-class • Intrepid-class • Nei'hrr-class • NX-class • Phinda-class • Sh'Raan-class • T'Liss-class • Yravas-class fighter
Referenced only: Amosarr-class • D'Kyr-class • Suurok-class

Locations[]

Referenced only: Atlantis • Hell • Erebus • Vorta Vor

Space stations and starbases: Atlai'fehill Stelai Complex • Jupiter Station • Proxima Shipyard • Starbase 1 • Tarod IX (outpost) • Uaenn Ei'krih Outpost
Referenced only: McKinley Station • Obama facility • San Francisco Fleet Yards • Tezel-Oroko (listening post) • Titan Outpost • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Stellar: 40 Eridani A • 61 Cygni • Achernar system • Ahiuan sector • Alpha Centauri system (Proxima • Quindar • Rigil Kentaurus) • Altair system • Atlai'fehill system • Avrrhinul • Berengaria system • Bessel's Star • Beta Hydri • Beta Virginis • Boötes constellation • Borka • Cygnet system Cygnus constellation • D'caernu'mneani system • Deneb • Draken system • Eisn • Eridanus constellation • Gamma Hydra sector • Haakona • Kappa Fornacis system • Kuiper belt • Lanka-Garukh • Nevasa • Piazzi's Flying Star • Procyon system • Sei'chi system • Sol system • Summer Triangle • Tau Ceti • Taugan sector • Tezel-Oroko • Vega • Zeta 2 Reticuli
Referenced only: Calder system • Delphic Expanse • Denobula Triaxa system • Isneih system • Kaleb sector • Onias sector

Planets, planetoids, moons: Achernar II • Achernar Prime • Alpha Centauri III • Alpha Eridani II • Altair VI • Andoria • Berengaria VII • Berneg'hhaei Lli • Beta Hydri IV • C'pory • Capory • Cygnet XIV • D'caernu'mneani Lli • D'Neva • Deneva • Denevaei • Draed'ulhei • Earth • Haakona Prime • Haurok leh-keh • Hlai'vna • Jupiter • Kaferia • Luna • Mars • Neptune • Phobos • Proxima Centauri II • Qo'noS • Remus • Romulus • Saturn • Sei'chi Sei • Tarod IX • Tau Ceti IV • Tellar • Thhaei • Threllvia IV • Uranus • Vulcan • Zavijava V
Referenced only: Adigeon Prime • Artaleirh • Calder II • Coridan III • Deimos • Delta Pavonis • Denobula • Draken IV • Draylax • Isneih Kre • Loracus Prime • Matalas Prime • Mercury • Phinda • Proxima Centauri II • T'Rukh • Talvath • Taugus III • Trilan • Trill • Valakis • Vesta • Virinat

Planetary: Achernar II (Heliopolis) • Alpha Centauri III (New Byzantium • New Samarkand (Henry Archer Hall)) • Altair VI (Darro-Miller Dome) • Andoria (Aenar city • Laibok • Laikan • Northern Wastes) • Berengaria VII (Vale of Mists) • Calder II (Calder II outpost) • Deneva (Lacon township • Summer Islands Archipelago) • Luna • Mars (Margaritifer Terra • Olympus Mons • Ophir Planum • Popé Pueblo (Ahota's Public House • Popé Boulevard) • Matalas (Matalas refugee camp) • Sinai Planum • Syria Planum • Valles Marineris) • Phobos (Stickney crater) • Qo'noS (Great Hall • Qam-Chee) • Romulus (Dartha (Hall of State • Krocton Segment) • Ir-Dartha • Sihaer nnea Rrhiol ch'Chulla) • Tau Ceti IV (Amber) • Vulcan (Gol • Kir • Lake Yuron • Mount Seleya • Mount Tar'Hana • Osana caverns • Plain of Blood • Raal • ShiKahr (spaceport) • Surak's Peak • T'Karath Sanctuary • T'Klass's Pillar • Voroth Sea • Vulcan's Forge • Vulcana Regar) • Zarijava V (Alaraph Central Spaceport)
Earth: Alabama (Grangeburg) • California (San Francisco (Chinatown • East Bay • Kearny Street • Harrison Boulevard • Hitchcock Street • Lotus Blossom • Mission District • San Francisco Bay • Starfleet Headquarters) • Sausalito (Vulcan Compound)) • France (Paris (Obelisk of Luxor • Place de la Concorde • Seine River)) • New Mexico (Gordon Cooper Interplanetary Spaceport • Sierra County • Upham) • North America • Oregon (Enterprise) • Tibet (Lhasa (Barkhor Square • Jokhang Temple • Jowo Utra))
Referenced only: Artaleirh (Trilakis settlement) • Earth (Andorian diplomatic compound • Antarctica • Buenos Aires • Canada • Florida • Gettysburg • Gulf of Mexico • Las Vegas • Mill Valley (602 Club) • New Zealand • Perisphere • Radio City • San Francisco (Candlestick Park) • Scotland (Scottish Highlands) • Trylon • Venezuela • Wyoming • Yukon Territory) • Luna (Alan B. Shephard Dome • Lake Armstrong • New Berlin • Sea of Tranquillity • Tycho crater) • Mars (Ares City Dome • Bradbury Spaceport • Sagan Station • Utopia Planitia) • P'Jem • Romulus (Apnex Sea) • Vulcan (L-langon Mountains)

Science and technology[]

adrenaline • airlock • amnesia • anthropology • antigrav • antimatter • antimatter containment • areothermal heat • atmosphere (mesosphere) • avaihh lli vastam • barometric pressure • black hole • blood • Brownian movement • cam • cardiac arrest • Celsius • chronometer • circulatory system • cloaking device • comet • command-and-control • communicator • computer • Cymbeline blood burn • data chip • data module • delta radiation • diagnostic bed • electromagnetic pulse • EM-band • environmental suit • event horizon • farming • forensics • frequency • gamma radiation • gas giant • genetic engineering • gene • geothermal • grappler • gravity • gravity plate • Hodgkin's Law • holophoto • holovid • hypothermia • inertia • inertial compensator • infonet • intercom • intercooler • ion storm • ionization • jamming signal • laser sharpener • life support • log buoy • lung • magnatomic flux constrictor • magnetic field • magneto-pause • malware • mass • matter-antimatter annihilation chamber • mat'drih • medical scanner • meteor • meter • mining • onkian • osteoregenerator • Pa'nar Syndrome • padd • phase coil inverter • physics • plasma conduit • plasma flow regulator • plasma stream • plastic surgery • polarized hull plating • power cell • power relay • pressure dome • printer • probe • Qu'Vat virus • radiation • radiation-resistant window • red giant • satellite • scanner • sensor • sensor ghost • sociology • solvent • sternum • subspace • subspace band • subspace communication • subspace navigation beam • subspace sensor node • telepathy • terraforming • thruster • tide • time travel • tractor beam • translation matrix • transporter • Tuvan Syndrome • ultraviolet • universal translator • vasoconstriction • vertigo • waning • warp coil • warp core breach • warp drive • warp-field detection grid • warp five engine • wavelength • waxing • writing padd

Materials and substances: adobe • akhoii • aluminum • copper • diamond • dilithium • duranium • gallicite • glue • gold • granite • hydrogen sulfide • hyronalin • iron • kelbonite • keva • methane • monocrystal cortenum • nhaih • plasteel • pergium • polyalloy • polyferranide • polysilicate verterium • Raalan steel • regolith • rodinium • rubber • salt • sherawood • silver • steel • sulfatriptan • sulfur • transparent aluminum • trellium-D • trillium • uridium • verterium cortenide

Plants and animals: alem-vedik • alicorne • Altairian blowfly • beagle • bear • bird • coyote • dog • Draco berengarius • dragon • favinit • flea • fruit • g'teth • gespar • grelth • hawk • hla’meth • hlai’hwy • hnoiyika • hornet • i'su'ke • ic'tan • ice borer • In'hhui'lasendt • Kaferian rosevine • le-matya • leech • lemon • marlin • mouse • oallea • Osmotic eel • pig • plomeek • potato • Pyrithian bat • Regulan bloodworm • rillan gourd • Risan jackrabbit • sehlat • shavokh • shark • spider • squid • starfish • targ • tree • vegetable • whale • willow • wolf

Weapons: arrenhe'hwiua • bat'leth • disruptor • ghojmeh • grenade • Honor blade • lirpa • mine • nuclear weapon • phase cannon • phase pistol • photonic torpedo • pistol • rubidium laser • self-destruct • spear • thermal charge • tricheq blade • Ushaan-Tor

Other references[]

aehf • Aeneid • after-action report • airponic trellis • arrondissement • Australian dollar • Axioms • bank • beachhead • bed • blanket • Bönpo • boogieman • Book of Luke • boot • bosun’s whistle • Braveheart • brig • Buddhism • can • captain’s dining room • cards • carnival • casino • centerpiece • chair • champagne ceremony • The Charge of the Light Brigade • Christmas • cloak • Coalition Compact • college • commendation • convoy • cot • cotton • credit chit • cutlery • demagoguery • democracy • desk • dha • diplomacy • distress call • documentary • dog tag • dollar coin • duffel • dungeon • duty shift • Earth Starfleet uniform • ehrie • English language • evasive maneuvers • executive order • eyeglasses • first contact • fishing • fishing rod • flask • football • freedom of the press • French language • Fundamental Declarations of the Martian Colonies • futon • garden • garrison • genie • German • ghost • glove • golf • Grange Populism • Great Sty • Greek • greenhouse • gunboat diplomacy • habak • hat • helmet • High Rihannsu • history • Hodgkin's Law • horseshoe • hotel • hwi • ID chip • IDIC • incense • interrogation • jacket • jolan'tru • journalistic ethics • juju • kahs-wan • kash-to'es-khau • katra • khoey • King James Bible • kllhe'mnhe • kolinahr • kre • kroykah • kus-vakh bell • lamp • Lanka-Garukh • Latin • latrunculo • library • lighthouse • linen • llhusra • log house • Lunar hab • lunar schooner • MACO uniform • manifesto • mansion • Marxism • mat • matriarchy • measuring tape • medicine drum • meditation • medkit • Meltdown Nihilism • mind meld • mnha'lli • mom-and-pop • monoculture • mutiny • newspaper • Newstime • Night Flyers • no-win scenario • nvaimn • Objectivist-Libertarianism • Old High Vulcan • paper • papier mâché • photograph • pier • pinkskin • pitchfork • pool table • pooper-scooper • priority message • protest • quarters • qui'lari • ready room • refugee camp • riot • robe • Romulan Imperial Fleet uniform • safe house • sewing • sexism • shelthreth • shrapnel • silent running • soccer • social ossification • sofa • solarderm • Spanish language • Starfleet Charter • steki’ehrhe • stretcher • Surakian logic • Tactical Plan Alpha • tarmac • tavern • town hall • toy • trade sanction • triage • Trojan horse • trouser • tunic • twine • United Earth Constitution • V'Shan • valise • Vulcan lyre • wort • xenophobia • yoga • zen

Food and drink: aafvun'in'hhui • alicorne steak • Andorian ale • beer • bread • bubblegum • Chinese dumpling • coffee • cotton candy • e-rat • egg drop soup • Fesoan grainwine • fruit juice • Ganymedan whiskey • General Tso's chicken • kali-fal • lemonade • meat • mongolian beef • osol twist • plomeek soup • rice • sandwich • scotch • soupa avgolemono • steak • vegetable • viinerine • Vulcan spice tea • water • whiskey • wine

Events and eras: 1680 • 1939 New York World's Fair • 2095 • 2109 • 2114 • 2133 • 2152 • 2153 • 2154 • 2140s • 7th century • 20th century • 21st century • American Enlightenment • Attack on Pearl Harbor • Apollo era • Capricorn • Coridan disaster • Cretaceous • D'ruh • dierha • Earth-Romulan War (Battle of Alpha Centauri • Battle of Tarod IX • Fall of Threllvia IV • First Battle of Altair VI • First Battle of Berengaria • First Battle of Deneva • Invasion of Calder II • Invasion of Capory • Invasion of Draken IV • Kobayashi Maru Incident • Second Battle of Altair VI • Second Battle of Berengaria • Second Battle of Deneva) • eisae • et'Khior • Fesoan Lor’veln Year • First Contact Day • fvheisn • Gold Rush era • Great Awakening • Gundersdottir's Dome Rebellion • Iron Age • Jeffersonian-era • K'ri'Brax • K'ri'lior • khaidoa • Khuti • Leo • lirt'k • Pueblo Revolt • re'T'Khutai • re’T’Khutar • Red Planet general strikes • Romulan-Haakonan War (Occupation of Haakona) • siuren • Sol • Soo'jen • summer • T'ke'Tas • ta’Krat • Tasmeen • tevun’krus • Vulcan-Romulan War • Wild West • World War III • Xindi crisis • Year of Kahless • Year of ShiKahr • Z'at

Timeline[]

Chronology[]

published order
Previous novel: Kobayashi Maru	ENT novels	Next novel: To Brave the Storm
Previous story: Kobayashi Maru	Stories by: Michael A. Martin	Next story: The Needs of the Many
chronological order
Previous adventure: The Sundered Chapter 13	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: Twilight Future

August 1680: Pueblo Revolt
April 5, 2063: First Contact Day
2105: War of Martian Independence
July 22-30, 2155: re'Ti'Khutai, year of ShiKahr 8764
November 18, 2155: Thirteenthmoon, Fesoan Lorveln year 463
January 21, 2156
February 10-11, 2156: Tasmeen, year of Surak 8764
March 9-10, 2156: Z'at (Vulcan month)
March 11-18, 2156: 39th of K'ri'lior; et'Khior (Romulan month)
April 3, 2156: Month of D'ruh
May 22, 2156: Month of re'T'Khutai

2009, October, first published in trade paperback by Pocket Books.
2011, March, reprinted in mass market paperback by Pocket Books.

Appendices[]

Background[]

In the early stages of conception for this book the editor, Margaret Clark, considered presenting the story of the Romulan War as either a trilogy of mass-market-paperbacks or one large trade-paperback book ^[1]. In July 2008 it was announced the format had settled on the large trade-paperback^[2]. Additional information on the project released in December 2008 revealed that despite the choice to go with a single larger format this book would start, but not complete, the story of the entire conflict^[3].
Clark told the writer to think of the Romulans like North Korea, drawing on the tradition in Star Trek to parallel real world events: "Gene's stories were always tales about today. In Gene's day, they were China. But now, you have North Korea. It's a totally closed society, which explains why we don't know what Romulans look like. The Romulan Praetor… he's like Precious Leader."^[4]
This novel references SkiKahr once, and most likely was meant to be Shikahr. (Page 239)

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