- For other uses, see Daedalus.
Description[]
- 5 October 2140. After a half-dozen years of research and testing, Starfleet prepares to launch its first warp 5 vessel -- Daedalus. Propelled by a radical new engine designed by Earth's most brilliant warp field theorist, Victor Brodesser, the new ship will at last put the stars within mankind's reach.
- But on the eve of her maiden voyage, a maintenance engineer, Ensign Charles Tucker III -- "Trip" to his friends -- discovers a flaw in Daedalus 's design. When he confronts Brodesser, the scientist -- as charismatic as he is brilliant -- eases Trip's concerns. The ship launches on schedule, and as Trip watches in horror, it explodes in a catastrophic ion-cascade reaction, killing all aboard.
- Thirteen years pass. Still haunted by memories of that disaster, Trip now serves as chief engineer aboard Enterprise. When a freak explosion cripples his vessel, leaving her helpless before a surprise attack, Trip is forced to abandon his ship -- and his shipmates. As he is on the verge of mounting a desperate rescue attempt, however, a shocking turn of events forces him to confront the ghosts of Daedalus one final time.
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References[]
Characters[]
Enterprise personnel[]
- Jonathan Archer • Duel • Travis Mayweather • Donna O'Neill • Phlox • Malcolm Reed • K.P. Ryan • Hoshi Sato • T'Pol • Charles Tucker III
- Referenced only
- Chef • Daniels • Porthos
Daedalus crew[]
- Victor Brodesser
- Referenced only
- Acker • Brigida • J. G. Cooney • Cox • D'Lay • Monique Duvall • Jerrod • Westerberg • Steve Yermish
Denari[]
- Ella'jaren • Fane • Ferik Reeve • Kairn • Lind Usdan • N'Rol • Ornell • Royce • Sadir Lyatt • Stannis • Trant Neesa • Vonn
- Referenced only
- Dirsch • Dower Sang • Elson • Makandros
Other characters[]
- Referenced only
- Henry Archer • Alicia Brodesser • Olivia Brodesser • Santa Claus • Zephram Cochrane • Duvall • Kaitanna • A.G. Robinson • Leeman Sadir • Sanderson • Charles Tucker II • Elaine Tucker
Starships and vehicles[]
- Eclipse (mining ship) • Enterprise (NX-01) • (NX-class) • Irgun (courier) • Lessander (courier) • Shuttlepod 1 • Strand (courier) • T'Pol (Suliban cell ship)
- Referenced only
- Daedalus • monorail • Night • Shadow • transport
Locations[]
- asteroid belt • Cole 128 system • Denari (Kresh • New Irla) • K'Pellis Cluster • Kota system (Kota Base) • minefield • The Ribbon • Vox 4
- Referenced only
- Andromeda Galaxy • Burkhelt • Deimos • Detention Complex 26 • Earth (Africa • New York City • Walters County) • Mars • Risa • Vox Prime • Warp Five Complex
Races and cultures[]
- Denari • Denobulan • Human • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Klingon • Kriosian • Suliban • Tandaran • Vissian • Xyrillian
States and organizations[]
- Denari Miners Guild • United Earth Starfleet
- Referenced only
- Daedalus Project • Denari Presidium • First Expeditionary Force • NX Program • Suliban Cabal
Ranks and titles[]
- architect • armory officer • captain • chief • chief engineer • chief medical officer • colonel • commander • communications officer • councilor • crewman • dictator • doctor • engineer • engineer second class • engineering student • ensign • general • guard • guildsman • investigator • lieutenant • maintenance engineer • marshal • miner • operations manager • pilot • princess • prisoner • professor • queen • refugee • scientist • soldier • subcommander • teacher • theoretical physicist • vice-marshal
Science and technology[]
- air circulation • airlock • algorithm • allergy • artificial gravity • asteroid • beard • black-box analysis • black hole • blood • blood-chemistry • brain (cerebral cortex) • calcium • cascade reaction • cascading ion drive • cascading protocol • chemistry • chronometer • cloaking device • coding algorithm • coma • communications antenna • communications array • communicator • computer • computer code • conduit • containment suit • cranium • database • decoding machine • decontamination ray • depressant • destination matrix • deuterium • diagnostic spanner • dicodnine • duranium patch • earpiece • electron microscope • EM probe • email • environmental suit • epinephrine • frequency • fusion reactor • grappler • gravitational anomaly • gravitic mine • gravity • gun turret • hallucinogen • hand scanner • headlamp • heart • immune system • intermix chamber • ion • ion drive • ionizing radiation • iron • K'uda luminosity spectrum • Kelvin • knockout pellet • laser gun • laser pistol • LCD screen • LED display • magnetic containment field • matter-antimatter stream • memory buffer • memory chip • meter • minefield • nebula • orbital platform • oxygen • oxygen mask • parallel universe • particle generator • phase pistol • protein • pulse-cannon • pulse weapon • radar • relay • satellite • scurvy • sedative • sensor • sensor array • sereus manta • shield • skin • skull • smallpox • space-time continuum • spanner • spatial torpedo • stereoisomer • stimulant • stomach • subspace node • super string • thruster • transmitter • tritium • universal translator • vitamin • warp drive • warp factor • warp field • warp five engine • X-ray
Other references[]
- 2139 • 21st century • access code • assassination • backpack • Battle of Vox Prime • beagle • book • boot • briefing room • bulkhead • caffeine • cake • cargo bay • carpet • cart • catheter • chess • coffee • cogenitor • college • concrete • construction dock • cot • coverall • crown • detention facility • Devil's Peak • distress call • dog • engineering • equipment belt • fair • folder • food • fossum • gnat • haute cuisine • helmet • holding cell • hospital gown • interrogation • ladder • laundry • locker • medical chart • medical ward • menu • ore • parka • peace conference • phlegm • photograph • pisarko • prison • prisoner manifest • radio silence • ration • reception protocol • rock • roller coaster • sand • sauna • seela • shoe • The Song of El Cid • steak • straw • Temporal Cold War • thermos • torture • Twister • vomit • war • water pack • wheelchair • whirlpool • workstation
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- Broken Bow, The Communicator: The Suliban cell ship from these stories appears.
Background[]
The story continues in the novel Daedalus's Children, also by Dave Stern.
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Enterprise prose publications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Novelizations | Broken Bow • Shockwave • The Expanse | |
| Original novels | set during the series | By the Book • What Price Honor? • Surak's Soul • Daedalus • Daedalus's Children • Last Full Measure • Rosetta |
| set after the series | The Good That Men Do • Kobayashi Maru • The Romulan War (Beneath the Raptor's Wing • To Brave the Storm) • Rise of the Federation (A Choice of Futures • Tower of Babel • Uncertain Logic • Live by the Code • Patterns of Interference ) | |
Timeline[]
Takes place just prior to Captain Archer's capture by Skalaar on 21 March 2153.
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Surak's Soul |
Enterprise novels | Next novel: Daedalus's Children |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: First Flight |
Next Adventure: Daedalus's Children | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2153. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Preconceptions |
2139 and 2140 | Next Adventure: Egg Drop Soup |
External links[]
- Daedalus (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.