Death of a Neutron Star is a Star Trek: Voyager novel by Eric Kotani. It was published in 1999, the 17th book in the Pocket Books series of numbered VOY novels.
Description[]
- An alien scientist asks to join Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew in the investigation of an unprecedented scientific find. Soon USS Voyager is embroiled in a battle of wills among several alien races—each intent on manipulating the discovery toward its own end and decimating whole worlds in the process.
- Janeway must stop a quest for knowledge from turning into a plot for destruction!
References[]
Characters[]
- Chakotay • The Doctor • Fedr • Kathryn Janeway • Janss • Harry Kim • Maalot • Neelix • Tom Paris • Qaad • Qados • Qavim • Qentor • Qubo • Seven of Nine • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • Tyla
Starships and vehicles[]
- Falcon • frigate • Gravity • Invincible • USS Voyager • warship • yacht (Qavok prince's yacht)
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Congress Hall • Rome
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Lekk Deep Space Force • Qavok Empire • Qavok Space Forces • Qborne • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Borg Collective
Science and classification[]
- atom • binary star • centimeter • electron • G-type star • neutron • neutron star • plasma • proton • pulsar • replicator • sensor • shield • supernova • tractor beam • warp core • white dwarf star
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • captain • doctor • Emperor of the Qavok Empire • ensign • executive officer • First Citizen • lieutenant • professor • scientist
Other references[]
- asteroid • coffee • gold • planet • Prime Directive
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The novel makes frequent reference to "the new shuttle", that was a particular project for Tom Paris. This is most likely intended to be a reference to the Delta Flyer, introduced to Voyager a few months before this book was published, with the novel written before specific details about the new ship were known.
- Two separate English cover editions exist of this novel. One uses a cover image with an illustration of Tuvok and Kathryn Janeway, which seems to just be a solicitation cover, with no known examples having been found in circulation. The standard edition has the characters removed and just shows USS Voyager and a planet. Foreign translations also used the version without the characters.
- Though only Eric Kotani is credited on the cover, the title page credits "Eric Kotani with Dean Wesley Smith."
Images[]
Cover image.
Alternate cover image.
Cover art by Keith Birdsong.
German language edition cover image.
German language re-issue edition cover image.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Seven of Nine |
Voyager numbered novels | Next novel: Battle Lines |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Extreme Risk |
Next Adventure: Treachery, Faith, and the Great River | |
| Previous Adventure: Extreme Risk |
Journey of the USS Voyager | Next Adventure: In the Flesh |
Translations[]
- 2002
- German : Tod eines Neutronensterns, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)
External links[]
- Death of a Neutron Star article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.