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==References==
 
==References==
 
===Characters===
 
===Characters===
:[[Airiam]] • [[Breytik]] • [[R.A. Bryce]] • [[Michael Burnham]] • [[Hugh Culber]] • [[Keyla Detmer]] • [[Dofchi]] • [[Orna Enav]] • [[Ephraim]] • [[Garrison (USS Glenn)|Garrison]] • [[Philippa Georgiou]] • [[Kittik]] • [[Kovalik]] • [[Ellen Landry]] • [[LaPlante]] • [[Merrill]] • [[Mikhailov]] • [[Nilsson]] • [[Joann Owosekun]] • [[Tracy Pollard]] • [[Gen Rhys]] • [[Ritkowski]] • [[Saru]] • [[Sieber]] • [[Paul Stamets]] • [[Justin Straal]] • [[Sylvia Tilly]] • [[Deb Underwood]] • [[Viswanathan]]
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:[[Airiam]] • [[Breytik]] • [[R.A. Bryce]] • [[Michael Burnham]] • [[Hugh Culber]] • [[Keyla Detmer]] • [[Dofchi]] • [[Orna Enav]] • [[Ephraim]] • [[Garrison (USS Glenn)|Garrison]] • [[Philippa Georgiou]] • [[Kittik]] • [[Kovalik]] • [[Ellen Landry]] • [[LaPlante]] • [[Merrill]] • [[Mikhailov]] • [[Nilsson]] • [[Joann Owosekun]] • [[Tracy Pollard]] • [[Gen Rhys]] • [[Ritkowski]] • [[Saru]] • [[Sieber]] • [[Paul Stamets]] • [[Justin Straal]] • [[Sylvia Tilly]] • [[Deb Underwood]] • [[Akila Viswanathan]]
 
{{ref}} [[Zefram Cochrane]] • [[Genego]] • [[John Gill]] • [[Amanda Grayson]] • [[Khal (USS Discovery)|Khal]] • [[Gabriel Lorca (mirror)]] • [[Sarah (aunt)]] • [[Sarek]] • [[Schanne]]
 
{{ref}} [[Zefram Cochrane]] • [[Genego]] • [[John Gill]] • [[Amanda Grayson]] • [[Khal (USS Discovery)|Khal]] • [[Gabriel Lorca (mirror)]] • [[Sarah (aunt)]] • [[Sarek]] • [[Schanne]]
   
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===Ranks and titles===
 
===Ranks and titles===
:[[astromycologist]] • [[captain]] • [[commander]] • [[engineer]] • [[ensign]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[scientist]] • [[security chief]]
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:[[astromycologist]] • [[captain]] • [[commander]] • [[engineer]] • [[ensign]] • [[first officer]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[scientist]] • [[security chief]]
   
 
===Science and classification===
 
===Science and classification===
:[[alien]] • [[alternate reality]] • [[antigrav]] • [[blast door]] • [[circuit]] • [[communicator]] • [[mathematics]] • [[microphone]] • [[mycelial network]] • [[padd]] • [[phaser]] • [[pi]] • [[power pack]] • [[quadratic equation]] • [[shield emitter]] • [[Spore drive|spore-based hub drive]] • [[subspace]] • [[Symbalene blood burn]] • [[time]] • [[time travel]] • [[universal translator]]
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:[[alien]] • [[alternate reality]] • [[antigrav]] • [[blast door]] • [[circuit]] • [[command chair]] • [[communicator]] • [[computer]] • [[holographic]] • [[mathematics]] • [[microphone]] • [[mycelial communications array]] • [[mycelial network]] • [[padd]] • [[phaser]] • [[pi]] • [[power pack]] • [[quadratic equation]] • [[shield emitter]] • [[spore]] • [[Spore drive|spore-based hub drive]] • [[subspace]] • [[Symbalene blood burn]] • [[thruster]] • [[time]] • [[time travel]] • [[universal translator]] • [[viewscreen]]
   
 
====Lifeforms====
 
====Lifeforms====
:[[alien]] • [[dog]] • [[lemur]] • [[Prototaxites stellaviatori]]
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:[[alien]] • [[dog]] • [[lemur]] • [[prototaxites stellaviatori]] • [[tortoise]] • [[unicorn]]
   
 
===Other references===
 
===Other references===
:[[Andorian spice bread]] • [[bridge]] • [[bulkhead]] • [[coffee]] • [[corridor]] • [[distress call]] • [[Elisurian language]] • [[first contact]] • [[greenhouse]] • [[karaoke]] • [[laboratory]] • [[landing party]] • [[language]] • [[Maligonq language]] • [[movie]] • [[music]] • [[pie]] • [[Rigellian mayo]] • [[song]] • [[technology]] • [[weapon]]
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:[[Andorian spice-bread]] • [[animal]] • [[black alert]] • [[bridge]] • [[bulkhead]] • [[classroom]] • [[coffee]] • [[corridor]] • [[day]] • [[distress call]] • [[Elisurian language]] • [[first contact]] • [[food]] • [[greenhouse]] • [[hour]] • [[hull]] • [[karaoke]] • [[laboratory]] • [[landing party]] • [[language]] • [[Maligonq language]] • [[map]] • [[movie]] • [[music]] • [[pie]] • [[Rigellian mayo]] • [[saucer section]] • [[second]] • [[song]] • [[teacup]] • [[technology]] • [[toast]] • [[weapon]]
   
 
==Appendices==
 
==Appendices==

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Dead Endless is a Star Trek: Discovery novel written by Dave Galanter. Published by Gallery Books, released 17 December 2019.

Description

The USS Discovery's specialty is using its spore-based hub drive to jump great distances faster than any warp-faring vessel in Starfleet. To do this, Lieutenant Paul Stamets navigates the ship through the recently revealed mycelial network, a subspace domain Discovery can briefly transit but in which it cannot remain. After responding to a startling distress call originating from within the network, the Discovery crew find themselves trapped in an inescapable realm where they will surely perish unless their missing mycelial fuel is found or restored. Is the seemingly human man found alone and alive inside the network the Starfleet officer he claims to be, or an impostor created by alien intruders who hope to extract themselves from the mycelial plane at the expense of all lives aboard Discovery?

Synopsis

The Discovery is using its spore drive to quickly deliver relief to planets during an outbreak of Symbalene blood burn, while Lieutenant Stamets and Ensign Tilly investigate the possibility of sending messages in the mycelial network. However, during one jump, the Discovery becomes stuck in the network, where it will eventually degrade.

Stamets is compelled to leave the ship. Tilly and Captain Burnham follow him and together they discover a human, Hugh Culber. After taking him back to Discovery, they determine he comes from a parallel universe where the showdown with the Klingons at the binary stars led first to a battle and then to all-out war and Burnham was stripped of rank for mutiny. Culber in turn learns that he and Stamets never saw each other again after exchanging barbs on their first meeting. Ephraim, the tardigrade who Discovery previously used for navigation, appears to both Stamets and Culber, who develop an attraction.

Discovery's spores supply starts disappearing and both Stamets and Culber are able to perceive intruders who are out of phase with the ship. Bringing them into phase reveals them as the Maligonq, a race who have long used spore drives along with organic ships. Their ship reveals itself but, after a stand-off, a truce is called. It transpires the Maligonq sent the message after being trapped in the network themselves. Unable to perceive Discovery, they began cultivating their spores.

There are not enough spores on Discovery to free one ship, let alone both, but since the Maligonq are able to send messages through time, they send a message back to the Glenn allowing them to arrive with supplies at the right moment. The three ships leave the network but Culber is left behind. Stamets is convinced to contact the Culber of his universe, while the Discovery investigates mysterious signals. Culber is eventually found by his Stamets.

References

Characters

AiriamBreytikR.A. BryceMichael BurnhamHugh CulberKeyla DetmerDofchiOrna EnavEphraimGarrisonPhilippa GeorgiouKittikKovalikEllen LandryLaPlanteMerrillMikhailovNilssonJoann OwosekunTracy PollardGen RhysRitkowskiSaruSieberPaul StametsJustin StraalSylvia TillyDeb UnderwoodAkila Viswanathan
Referenced only
Zefram CochraneGenegoJohn GillAmanda GraysonKhalGabriel Lorca (mirror)Sarah (aunt)SarekSchanne

Starships and vehicles

USS Discovery (Crossfield-class) • USS Glenn (Crossfield-class)
Referenced only
USS HoodUSS Shenzhou

Locations

Alpha Centauri CityBenecia ColonyCestus IIICygnia MinorDenobula TriaxaEarthMantillesVega IX

Races and cultures

HumanJahSeppKelpienMaligonqTardigrade
Referenced only
AndorianElisurianVulcan

States and organizations

Federation Research CouncilMaligonq Familial ConsiderationStarfleetUnited Federation of PlanetsVulcan Science Directorate

Ranks and titles

astromycologistcaptaincommanderengineerensignfirst officerlieutenantscientistsecurity chief

Science and classification

alienalternate realityantigravblast doorcircuitcommand chaircommunicatorcomputerholographicmathematicsmicrophonemycelial communications arraymycelial networkpaddphaserpipower packquadratic equationshield emittersporespore-based hub drivesubspaceSymbalene blood burnthrustertimetime traveluniversal translatorviewscreen

Lifeforms

aliendoglemurprototaxites stellaviatoritortoiseunicorn

Other references

Andorian spice-breadanimalblack alertbridgebulkheadclassroomcoffeecorridordaydistress callElisurian languagefirst contactfoodgreenhousehourhullkaraokelaboratorylanding partylanguageMaligonq languagemapmoviemusicpieRigellian mayosaucer sectionsecondsongteacuptechnologytoastweapon

Appendices

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous novel:
The Enterprise War
Discovery unnumbered novels Next novel:
Die Standing
Previous novel:
Crisis of Consciousness
Novels by:
Dave Galanter
Next novel:
unestablished
chronological order


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