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'''''Greater Than the Sum''''' is a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' novel by [[Christopher L. Bennett]], published by [[Pocket Books]] in 2008. The book is the fifth ''TNG'' novel set after ''[[Star Trek Nemesis|Star Trek: Nemesis]]'', and is a direct sequel to the preceding novel in the series, [[Before Dishonor|''Before Dishonor'']]; seeing the {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} explore the [[NGC 6281]] [[star cluster]] to stop the [[Borg]]-[[assimilated]] {{uSS|Rhea|NCC-80110}} gaining access to [[quantum slipstream]] technology. The novel features, and marks the first appearance of, the recurring ''Enterprise'' crew-member, [[T'Ryssa Chen]], and at its close sets the stage for the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy.
   
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==Description==
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==Introduction ([[wikipedia:blurb|blurb]])==
  
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The [[Starship]] ''[[USS Rhea (NCC-80110)|Rhea]]'' has discovered a cluster of [[carbon planet]]s that seems to be the source of the quantum energies rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, [[Lieutenant]] [[T'Ryssa Chen]] -- a half-[[Vulcan]] -- makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the ''Rhea'' comes under attack from the [[USS Einstein (Nebula class)|''Einstein'']] -- a [[Starfleet]] vessel now controlled by the [[Borg]]. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.
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:''The [[starship]] {{USS|Rhea|NCC-80110}} has discovered a cluster of [[carbon planet]]s that seems to be the source of the quantum [[energy|energies]] rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, [[Lieutenant]] [[T'Ryssa Chen]]—a half-[[Vulcan]]—makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the ''Rhea'' comes under attack from the {{ship||Einstein|science vessel}}—a [[Starfleet]] vessel now controlled by the [[Borg]]. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.''
   
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A [[quantum slipstream]] -- instantaneous transportation -- is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the ''Einstein'' cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.
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:''A [[quantum slipstream]]—instantaneous transportation—is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the ''Einstein'' cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.''
   
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[[Starfleet Command]] gives [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] carte blanche: do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the ''Einstein'' no matter the cost.
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:''[[Starfleet Command]] gives [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] carte blanche: do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the ''Einstein'' no matter the cost.''
   
 
==Summary==
  
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The USS ''Rhea'' is exploring a cluster in star cluster [[NGC 6281]] when they come under attack from a Borg vessel constructed from the former USS ''Einstein'' (dubbed the ''[[Frankenstein (ship)|Frankenstein]]''). T'Ryssa Chen, a member of an away team that had just encountered a group of mysterious [[Noh Angel|constructs]], is about to be assimilated when she is transported, apparently by slipstream, to [[Maravel]], a planet she visited in her youth.
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The USS ''Rhea'' is exploring a planet in star cluster [[NGC 6281]] when they come under attack from a Borg vessel constructed from the former USS ''Einstein'' (dubbed the ''{{dis|Frankenstein|ship}}''). T'Ryssa Chen, a member of an away team that had just encountered a group of mysterious [[Noh Angel|constructs]], is about to be assimilated when she is transported, apparently by slipstream, to [[Maravel]], a planet she visited in her youth.
   
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Picard is in the process of assembling another new command crew, following the mutiny during the previous Borg crisis, when [[Alynna Nechayev|Admiral Nechayev]] asks him to investigate the Borg presence in NGC 6281. He is provided with a [[multivector agent]], comprised of various previous defences against the Borg, and also [[Transphasic torpedo|transphasic torpedoes]], only to be used in an emergency. He agrees to take T'Ryssa along as his new contact specialist.
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Picard is in the process of assembling another new command crew, following the mutiny during the previous Borg crisis, when [[Alynna Nechayev|Admiral Nechayev]] asks him to investigate the Borg presence in NGC 6281. He is provided with a [[multivector agent]], comprising various previous defenses against the Borg, and also [[Transphasic torpedo|transphasic torpedoes]], only to be used in an emergency. He agrees to take T'Ryssa along as his new contact specialist.
   
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The ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|Enterprise]]'' arrives at NGC 6281 where the crew eventually realise that the star cluster is a living entity, with the constructs being extensions of it. They also discover the ''Rhea'' frozen in time, with many of the crew badly injured or partially assimilated. This was the entity's attempt to protect them, just as it sent T'Ryssa to safety.
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The {{ship|USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}} arrives at NGC 6281 where the crew eventually realize that the star cluster is a living entity, with the constructs being extensions of it. They also discover the ''Rhea'' frozen in time, with many of the crew badly injured or partially assimilated. This was the entity's attempt to protect them, just as it sent T'Ryssa to safety.
   
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The ''Frankenstein'', meanwhile, was sent to a colony of former Borg drones led by [[Hugh]], who refer to themselves as the [[Liberated]]. A group of them arrive in a vessel called the ''[[Liberator (Borg ship)|Liberator]]'' and offer the ''Enterprise'' their assistance, also asking for their help to be able to procreate.
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The ''Frankenstein'', meanwhile, was sent to a colony of former Borg drones led by [[Hugh]], this colony refers to themselves as the [[Liberated]]. A group of them arrive in a vessel called the {{ship||Liberator|Borg ship}} and offer the ''Enterprise'' their assistance, also asking for their help to be able to procreate.
   
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The ''Frankenstein'' attempts to assimilate one of the star cluster's planets. The ''Enterprise'' engages them but the multivector agent fails to work because of a new armour. The entity refuses to allow any fighting and separates them. It is decided the multivector agent must be administered by allowing someone to be assimilated with it in their system on a suicide mission. Hugh volunteers.
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The ''Frankenstein'' attempts to assimilate one of the star cluster's planets. The ''Enterprise'' engages them but the multivector agent fails to work because of a new armor. The entity refuses to allow any fighting and separates them. It is decided the multivector agent must be administered by allowing someone to be assimilated with it in their system on a suicide mission. Hugh volunteers.
   
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The ''Enterprise'' and the ''Liberator'' track down the ''Frankenstein'' but the entity refuses to allow them to approach. Picard and T'Ryssa convince it the Borg's way of life is sterile and it changes its mind. The ''Liberator'' is captured by the Borg but only Hugh is onboard. The multivector agent takes effect and the Borg cube is destroyed. The entity also delivers the ''Rhea'' to them so its crew can be saved. The Liberated depart, grateful.
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The ''Enterprise'' and the ''Liberator'' track down the ''Frankenstein'' but the entity refuses to allow them to approach. However, Picard and T'Ryssa convince it through meditation and prolonged discussion that the Borg's way of life is sterile and it changes its mind. The ''Liberator'' is captured by the Borg but only Hugh is onboard. The multivector agent takes effect and the Borg cube is destroyed. The entity also delivers the ''Rhea'' to them so its crew can be saved. The Liberated depart, grateful.
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With the crisis over, Picard agrees to [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly's]] request to try for a baby and she becomes pregnant. However, some time afterwards, the Borg launch attacks on [[Barolia]] and [[Acamar]], decimating them. The [[USS Bhutto|USS ''Bhutto'']], [[Zelik Leybenzon|Leybenzon's]] new ship, attempts to defend Barolia but Leybenzon's attempt at a suicide mission allows them to analyze the multivector agent. The ''Enterprise'' is recalled to Earth.
   
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With the crisis over, Picard agrees to [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly's]] request to try for a baby and she becomes pregnant. However, some time afterwards, the Borg launch attacks on [[Barolia]] and [[Acamar]], decimating them. The [[USS Bhutto|USS ''Bhutto'']], [[Zelik Leybenzon|Leybenzon's]] new ship, attempts to defend Barolia but Leybenzon's attempt at a suicide mission allows them to analyse the multivector agent. The ''Enterprise'' is recalled to Earth.
  
 
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==References==
  
==References==
 
===Characters===
  
===Characters===
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:[[Abby Balidemaj]] • [[Bazel]] • [[Beron]] • [[Dawn Blair]] • [[ch'Regda]] • [[T'Ryssa Chen]] • [[Chi'iot]] • [[Jasminder Choudhury]] • [[Beverly Crusher]] • [[Derek]] • [[Dina Elfiki]] • [[Joanna Faur]] • [[Gonzales]] • [[Rebekah Grabowski]] • [[Guinan]] • [[Hegol Den]] • [[Hugh]] • [[Paul Janiss]] • [[Miranda Kadohata]] • [[Rennan Konya]] • [[Leung]] • [[Lyton]] • [[Nuax]] • [[Geordi La Forge]] • [[Zelik Leybenzon]] • [[Qing Long]] • [[Lorlinna]] • [[Margark]] • [[Mimouni]] • [[Alynna Nechayev]] • [[Emergency Medical Hologram|Nina]] • [[Nuax]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[Sekmal]] • [[Seven of Nine]] • [[Natasha Stolovitsky]] • [[T'Hala]] • [[T'Lana]] • [[Taurik]] • [[Telos]] • [[Caithlin Tomei]] • [[Tropp]] • [[Vallasa]] • [[Vogel]] • [[Worf]] • [[Thyyshev zh'Skenat]]
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:[[Abby Balidemaj]] • [[Bazel]] • [[Beron]] • [[Dawn Blair]] • [[T'Ryssa Chen]] • [[Chi'iot]] • [[Jasminder Choudhury]] • [[Beverly Crusher]] • {{dis|Derek|engineer}} • [[Dina Elfiki]] • [[Joanna Faur]] • [[Gonzales]] • [[Rebekah Grabowski]] • [[Guinan]] • [[Hegol Den]] • [[Hugh]] • [[Paul Janiss]] • [[Miranda Kadohata]] • [[Rennan Konya]] • [[Geordi La Forge]] • [[Leung]] • [[Zelik Leybenzon]] • [[Qing Long]] • [[Lorlinna]] • [[Lyton]] • [[Margark]] • [[Mimouni]] • [[Alynna Nechayev]] • {{dis|Nina|Emergency Medical Hologram}} • [[Nuax]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[ch'Regda]] • [[Sekmal]] • [[Seven of Nine]] • [[Thyyshev zh'Skenat]] • [[Natasha Stolovitsky]] • [[Taurik]] • [[Telos]] • [[T'Hala]] • [[T'Lana]] • [[Caithlin Tomei]] • [[Tropp]] • [[Vallasa]] • [[Vogel]] • [[Worf]]
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{{ref}} [[Adam]] • [[Arjuna]] • [[Arturis]] • [[B-4]] • [[Nanietta Bacco]] • [[Batai]] • [[Lionardo Battaglia]] • [[Gautama Buddha]] • [[Antigone Chen]] • [[Santa Claus]] • [[Zefram Cochrane]] • [[Domenica Corsi]] • [[Brenna Covington]] • [[Jack Crusher]] • [[Wesley Crusher]] • {{dis|Damocles|myth}} • [[Nella Daren]] • [[Data]] • [[Jadzia Dax]] • [[Devil]] • [[Dirani]] • [[The Doctor]] • [[Donatra]] • [[Aoki Farrenga]] • [[Colin Farrenga]] • [[Sylvanna Farrenga]] • [[Vicenzo Farrenga]] • [[Bart Faulwell]] • [[Sigmund Freud]] • [[Gaanth]] • [[Richard Galen]] • [[God]] • [[Gowron]] • [[Armin Grabowski]] • [[Ruth Grabowski]] • [[Haden]] • [[Laura Heimbold]] • [[Henry V]] • {{dis|Hera|goddess}} • [[Felisa Howard]] • [[Ishmael]] • [[Kathryn Janeway]] • [[Kyeera Janyl]] • [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] • [[Kamie]] • [[Kamin]] • [[Kauravas]] • [[Jarem Kaz]] • [[K'Ehleyr]] • [[Kor]] • [[Krishna]] • [[Edward La Forge]] • [[Silva La Forge]] • [[Locutus]] • [[Lore]] • [[Bruce Maddox]] • [[Martok]] • [[Meribor]] • [[Moriarty]] • [[Sara Nave]] • [[Q]] • {{dis|Rhea|Titan}} • [[William Riker]] • [[Ro Laren]] • [[Helena Rozhenko]] • [[Nikolai Rozhenko]] • [[Sergey Rozhenko]] • [[Sarek]] • [[William Shakespeare]] • [[Shinzon]] • [[Benjamin Sisko]] • [[Noonien Soong]] • [[Spock]] • [[Surak]] • [[Sylix]] • [[Tared]] • [[Tinman]] • {{dis|Titan|mythology}}s • [[The Traveler]] • [[Deanna Troi]] • [[Lwaxana Troi]] • [[Vallejo]] • [[Garem Valz]] • [[Karina Wozniak]] • [[Marien Zimbata]] • [[Lewis Zimmerman]]
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{{ref}} [[Adam]] • [[Arjuna]] • [[Arturis]] • [[B-4]] • [[Nanietta Bacco]] • [[Batai]] • [[Lionardo Battaglia]] • [[Gautama Buddha]] • [[Antigone Chen]] • [[Santa Claus]] • [[Zefram Cochrane]] • [[Domenica Corsi]] • [[Brenna Covington]] • [[Jack Crusher]] • [[Wesley Crusher]] • [[Sword of Damocles (object)|Damocles]] • [[Nella Daren]] • [[Data]] • [[Jadzia Dax]] • [[Devil]] • [[Dirani]] • [[The Doctor]] • [[Donatra]] • [[Aoki Farrenga]] • [[Colin Farrenga]] • [[Sylvanna Farrenga]] • [[Vicenzo Farrenga]] • [[Bart Faulwell]] • [[Sigmund Freud]] • [[Gaanth]] • [[Richard Galen]] • [[God]] • [[Gowron]] • [[Armin Grabowski]] • [[Ruth Grabowski]] • [[Haden]] • [[Laura Heimbold]] • [[Henry V]] • [[Hera]] • [[Felisa Howard]] • [[Ishmael]] • [[Kathryn Janeway]] • [[Janyl]] • [[K'Ehleyr]] • [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] • [[Kamie]] • [[Kamin]] • [[Kauravas]] • [[Jarem Kaz]] • [[Kor]] • [[Krishna]] • [[Edward La Forge]] • [[Silva La Forge]] • [[Locutus]] • [[Lore]] • [[Bruce Maddox]] • [[Martok]] • [[Meribor]] • [[Moriarty]] • [[Sara Nave]] • [[Q]] • [[Rhea]] • [[William Riker]] • [[Ro Laren]] • [[Helena Rozhenko]] • [[Nikolai Rozhenko]] • [[Sergey Rozhenko]] • [[Sarek]] • [[William Shakespeare]] • [[Shinzon]] • [[Benjamin Sisko]] • [[Noonien Soong]] • [[Spock]] • [[Surak]] • [[Sylix]] • [[T'Lana]] • [[Tared]] • [[Tinman]] • [[Titan|Titans]] • [[Traveler]] • [[Deanna Troi]] • [[Lwaxana Troi]] • [[Vallejo]] • [[Garem Valz]] • [[Karina Wozniak]] • [[Marien Zimbata]] • [[Lewis Zimmerman]]
  
   
 
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:''[[USS Einstein (Nebula class)|''USS'' Einstein/Frankenstein]]'' • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} • {{USS|Rhea|NCC-80110}} • ''[[Liberator (Borg ship)|Liberator]]'' • {{USS|Bhutto}}
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:{{uSS|Bhutto}} • {{ship||Einstein|science vessel| / ''Frankenstein''}} • {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} • ''{{dis|Liberator|Borg ship}}'' • {{uSS|Rhea|NCC-80110}}
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{{ref}} {{uSS|Aventine}} • {{uSS|da Vinci}} • {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} • {{uSS|Equinox}} • {{uSS|Hera|NCC-62006}} • {{uSS|Indefatigable|24th century}} • {{uSS|Odyssey|NCC-71832}} • {{uSS|Timur}} • {{uSS|Titan}} • {{uSS|Victory|NCC-9754}} • {{uSS|Voyager}}
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{{ref}} {{USS|Aventine}} • {{USS|Titan}} • {{USS|Victory}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} • {{USS|Voyager}} • {{USS|Timur}} • {{USS|Odyssey}} • {{USS|Indefatigable}} • {{USS|da Vinci}} • {{USS|Hera}} • {{USS|Equinox}}
  
   
 
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:[[Antares Nebula]] • [[Bajoran wormhole]] • [[Beta Columbae system]] • [[Carina Arm]] • [[Columba sector]] • [[Delta Quadrant]] • [[Eagle Nebula]] • [[Gamma Quadrant]] • [[Lagoon Nebula]] • [[NGC 6281]] • [[Omega Nebula]] • [[Orion Arm]] • [[Sector 10]] • [[Sol system]] • [[Trifid Nebula]]
   
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:[[Amritsar]] • [[France]] • [[Golden Temple]] • [[Kurukshetra]] • [[La Barre]] • [[Land of the Lotus-Eaters]] • [[Middle East]] • [[San Francisco]] • [[Sherwood Forest]] • [[Starfleet Headquarters]]
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{{ref}} [[Deep Space 9]] • [[Garden of Eden]] • [[Happy Bottom Riding Club]] • [[Starbase 103]] • [[Sto-Vo-Kor]] • [[Unimatrix Zero]]
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:[[Andorian]] • [[Benzite]] • [[Betazoid]] • [[Borg]] • [[Cosmozoan]] • [[Edoan]] • [[El-Aurian]] • [[Human]] • [[Kataan]] • [[Klingon]] • [[Kurlan]] • [[Mabrae]] • [[Noh Angel]] • [[Saurian]] • [[Vulcan]]
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{{ref}} [[Aurelian]] • [[Barolian]] • [[Bolian]] • [[Iconian]] • [[Immortal]] • [[Jem'Hadar]] • [[Nosgoh]] • {{dis|Q|species}} • [[Reman]] • [[Rhaandarite]] • [[Romulan]] • [[Species 116]] • [[Species 8472]] • [[Tormandar]] • [[Traveler]] • [[Vorta]]
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{{ref}} [[Nosgoh]] • [[Immortal]] • [[Q]] • [[Traveler]] • [[Species 116]] • [[Species 8472]] • [[Rhaandarite]] • [[Jem'Hadar]] • [[Romulan]] • [[Reman]] • [[Barolian]] • [[Bolian]] • [[Aurelian]] • [[Vorta]] • [[Tormandar]] • [[Iconian]]
  
   
 
===States and organizations===
  
===States and organizations===
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:[[Borg Collective]] • [[Daystrom Institute]] • [[Dominion]] • [[Federation Council]] • [[Federation Judiciary Council]] • [[Klingon Empire]] • [[Liberated]] • [[Romulan Star Empire]] • [[Starfleet]] • [[Starfleet Academy]] • [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] • [[United Federation of Planets]]
   
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:[[ablative armor|ablative hull armor]] • [[anethezine gas]] • [[Borg drone]] • [[Emergency Medical Hologram]] • [[environmental suit]] • [[fembot]] • [[magnetopause]] • [[multivector agent]] • [[nanoprobe]] • [[phaser]] • [[quantum slipstream]] • [[quantum torpedo]] • [[transphasic torpedo]]
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Announced at Shore Leave 2007, this [[novel]] continues the post-[[Star Trek: Nemesis|''Nemesis'']] storyline past ''[[Before Dishonor]]'' and sets the stage for the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy by [[David Mack]].
  
   
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===Other references===
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:[[angel]] • ''[[Artha Shastra]]'' • [[Asian]] • [[Axanar crystal topiary]] • [[bar mitzvah]] • ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' • ''[[The Boomer Diaries]]'' • [[bow]] • ''[[Bible]]'' • [[Buddhism]] • [[Bularian canapé]] • [[cat]] • [[Chinese]] • [[coffee]] • [[colony]] • [[credit]] • [[diamond]] • [[Dominion War]] • ''[[Dracula]]'' • [[dragon]] • [[Earl Grey tea]] • [[eggnog]] • [[elf]] • [[Four Noble Truths]] • [[France|French]] • [[graphite]] • [[Greek]] • [[horse]] • [[IDIC]] • [[imp]] • [[Japanese]] • [[Jewish]] • ''[[kahs-wan]]'' • [[lake dragon]] • [[Lyentha faith]] • ''[[mek'leth]]'' • [[milkshake]] • ''[[Moby Dick]]'' • ''[[Odyssey]]'' • [[open cluster]] • ''[[Othello]]'' • [[pencil]] • [[pierogi]] • [[planet]] • [[poker]] • [[Project Endgame]] • [[Punjabi]] • ''[[Qur'an]]'' • [[Royal Protocol]] • [[Russian]] • [[Starfleet brat]] • [[strawberry ice cream]] • ''[[Surak's Analects]]'' • [[tea]] • [[tiger]] • ''[[Toward a Prehistory of the Milky Way]]'' • ''[[Transformational Relativity and Continuum Distortion Propulsion]]'' • [[Trojan horse]] • [[tube grub]] • [[Vulcan lyre]] • [[watercress sandwich]] • ''[[werewolf|The Wolfman]]'' • ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' • [[yoga]]
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Greater Than the Sum is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel by Christopher L. Bennett, published by Pocket Books in 2008. The book is the fifth TNG novel set after Star Trek: Nemesis, and is a direct sequel to the preceding novel in the series, Before Dishonor; seeing the USS Enterprise-E explore the NGC 6281 star cluster to stop the Borg-assimilated USS Rhea gaining access to quantum slipstream technology. The novel features, and marks the first appearance of, the recurring Enterprise crew-member, T'Ryssa Chen, and at its close sets the stage for the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy.

Description

The starship USS Rhea has discovered a cluster of carbon planets that seems to be the source of the quantum energies rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen—a half-Vulcan—makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the Rhea comes under attack from the Einstein—a Starfleet vessel now controlled by the Borg. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.
A quantum slipstream—instantaneous transportation—is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the Einstein cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.
Starfleet Command gives Captain Picard carte blanche: do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the Einstein no matter the cost.

Summary

The USS Rhea is exploring a planet in star cluster NGC 6281 when they come under attack from a Borg vessel constructed from the former USS Einstein (dubbed the Frankenstein). T'Ryssa Chen, a member of an away team that had just encountered a group of mysterious constructs, is about to be assimilated when she is transported, apparently by slipstream, to Maravel, a planet she visited in her youth.

Picard is in the process of assembling another new command crew, following the mutiny during the previous Borg crisis, when Admiral Nechayev asks him to investigate the Borg presence in NGC 6281. He is provided with a multivector agent, comprising various previous defenses against the Borg, and also transphasic torpedoes, only to be used in an emergency. He agrees to take T'Ryssa along as his new contact specialist.

The Enterprise arrives at NGC 6281 where the crew eventually realize that the star cluster is a living entity, with the constructs being extensions of it. They also discover the Rhea frozen in time, with many of the crew badly injured or partially assimilated. This was the entity's attempt to protect them, just as it sent T'Ryssa to safety.

The Frankenstein, meanwhile, was sent to a colony of former Borg drones led by Hugh, this colony refers to themselves as the Liberated. A group of them arrive in a vessel called the Liberator and offer the Enterprise their assistance, also asking for their help to be able to procreate.

The Frankenstein attempts to assimilate one of the star cluster's planets. The Enterprise engages them but the multivector agent fails to work because of a new armor. The entity refuses to allow any fighting and separates them. It is decided the multivector agent must be administered by allowing someone to be assimilated with it in their system on a suicide mission. Hugh volunteers.

The Enterprise and the Liberator track down the Frankenstein but the entity refuses to allow them to approach. However, Picard and T'Ryssa convince it through meditation and prolonged discussion that the Borg's way of life is sterile and it changes its mind. The Liberator is captured by the Borg but only Hugh is onboard. The multivector agent takes effect and the Borg cube is destroyed. The entity also delivers the Rhea to them so its crew can be saved. The Liberated depart, grateful.

With the crisis over, Picard agrees to Beverly's request to try for a baby and she becomes pregnant. However, some time afterwards, the Borg launch attacks on Barolia and Acamar, decimating them. The USS Bhutto, Leybenzon's new ship, attempts to defend Barolia but Leybenzon's attempt at a suicide mission allows them to analyze the multivector agent. The Enterprise is recalled to Earth.

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References

Characters

Abby Balidemaj • Bazel • Beron • Dawn Blair • T'Ryssa Chen • Chi'iot • Jasminder Choudhury • Beverly Crusher • Derek • Dina Elfiki • Joanna Faur • Gonzales • Rebekah Grabowski • Guinan • Hegol Den • Hugh • Paul Janiss • Miranda Kadohata • Rennan Konya • Geordi La Forge • Leung • Zelik Leybenzon • Qing Long • Lorlinna • Lyton • Margark • Mimouni • Alynna Nechayev • Nina • Nuax • Jean-Luc Picard • ch'Regda • Sekmal • Seven of Nine • Thyyshev zh'Skenat • Natasha Stolovitsky • Taurik • Telos • T'Hala • T'Lana • Caithlin Tomei • Tropp • Vallasa • Vogel • Worf
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Adam • Arjuna • Arturis • B-4 • Nanietta Bacco • Batai • Lionardo Battaglia • Gautama Buddha • Antigone Chen • Santa Claus • Zefram Cochrane • Domenica Corsi • Brenna Covington • Jack Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Damocles • Nella Daren • Data • Jadzia Dax • Devil • Dirani • The Doctor • Donatra • Aoki Farrenga • Colin Farrenga • Sylvanna Farrenga • Vicenzo Farrenga • Bart Faulwell • Sigmund Freud • Gaanth • Richard Galen • God • Gowron • Armin Grabowski • Ruth Grabowski • Haden • Laura Heimbold • Henry V • Hera • Felisa Howard • Ishmael • Kathryn Janeway • Kyeera Janyl • Kahless the Unforgettable • Kamie • Kamin • Kauravas • Jarem Kaz • K'Ehleyr • Kor • Krishna • Edward La Forge • Silva La Forge • Locutus • Lore • Bruce Maddox • Martok • Meribor • Moriarty • Sara Nave • Q • Rhea • William Riker • Ro Laren • Helena Rozhenko • Nikolai Rozhenko • Sergey Rozhenko • Sarek • William Shakespeare • Shinzon • Benjamin Sisko • Noonien Soong • Spock • Surak • Sylix • Tared • Tinman • Titans • The Traveler • Deanna Troi • Lwaxana Troi • Vallejo • Garem Valz • Karina Wozniak • Marien Zimbata • Lewis Zimmerman

Starships and vehicles

USS Bhutto • Einstein / Frankenstein • USS Enterprise-E • Liberator • USS Rhea
Referenced only
USS Aventine • USS da Vinci • USS Enterprise-D • USS Equinox • USS Hera • USS Indefatigable • USS Odyssey • USS Timur • USS Titan • USS Victory • USS Voyager

Locations

Stellar
Antares Nebula • Bajoran wormhole • Beta Columbae system • Carina Arm • Columba sector • Delta Quadrant • Eagle Nebula • Gamma Quadrant • Lagoon Nebula • NGC 6281 • Omega Nebula • Orion Arm • Sector 10 • Sol system • Trifid Nebula
Planets, moons, and planetoids
Acamar • Bajor • Barolia • Betazed • Cestus III • Chin'toka • Deneva • Dorvan V • Earth • Kevratas • Maravel • NGC 6281-34 III • Organia • Qo'noS • Soukara • Veridian III
Planetary
Amritsar • France • Golden Temple • Kurukshetra • La Barre • Land of the Lotus-Eaters • Middle East • San Francisco • Sherwood Forest • Starfleet Headquarters
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Deep Space 9 • Garden of Eden • Happy Bottom Riding Club • Starbase 103 • Sto-Vo-Kor • Unimatrix Zero

Races and cultures

Andorian • Benzite • Betazoid • Borg • Cosmozoan • Edoan • El-Aurian • Human • Kataan • Klingon • Kurlan • Mabrae • Noh Angel • Saurian • Vulcan
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Aurelian • Barolian • Bolian • Iconian • Immortal • Jem'Hadar • Nosgoh • Q • Reman • Rhaandarite • Romulan • Species 116 • Species 8472 • Tormandar • Traveler • Vorta

States and organizations

Borg Collective • Daystrom Institute • Dominion • Federation Council • Federation Judiciary Council • Klingon Empire • Liberated • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • United Federation of Planets

Science and technology

ablative hull armor • anethezine gas • Borg drone • Emergency Medical Hologram • environmental suit • fembot • magnetopause • multivector agent • nanoprobe • phaser • quantum slipstream • quantum torpedo • transphasic torpedo

Ranks and titles

captain • contact specialist • engineer

Other references

angel • Artha Shastra • Asian • Axanar crystal topiary • bar mitzvah • Bhagavad Gita • The Boomer Diaries • bow • Bible • Buddhism • Bularian canapé • cat • Chinese • coffee • colony • credit • diamond • Dominion War • Dracula • dragon • Earl Grey tea • eggnog • elf • Four Noble Truths • French • graphite • Greek • horse • IDIC • imp • Japanese • Jewish • kahs-wan • lake dragon • Lyentha faith • mek'leth • milkshake • Moby Dick • Odyssey • open cluster • Othello • pencil • pierogi • planet • poker • Project Endgame • Punjabi • Qur'an • Royal Protocol • Russian • Starfleet brat • strawberry ice cream • Surak's Analects • tea • tiger • Toward a Prehistory of the Milky Way • Transformational Relativity and Continuum Distortion Propulsion • Trojan horse • tube grub • Vulcan lyre • watercress sandwich • The Wolfman • The Wizard of Oz • yoga

Appendices

Background

  • This novel was announced at Shore Leave 2007.

Non-english editions

Mehr als die Summe

German cover

  • In May 2010 the German publisher Cross Cult published a German translation of this book. The translation, titled Mehr als die Summe, was translated by Bernd Perplies, and featured the same cover art as the original English edition; but with different title placement.

Related stories

Star Trek: The Next Generation novels set after Star Trek Nemesis
Death in Winter • Resistance • Q & A • Before Dishonor • Greater Than the Sum • Losing the Peace • Indistinguishable from Magic • Cold Equations (The Persistence of Memory • Silent Weapons • The Body Electric) • The Stuff of Dreams • The Light Fantastic • Takedown • Armageddon's Arrow • Headlong Flight • Hearts and Minds • Available Light • Collateral Damage

Connections

Published Order
Previous novel:
Before Dishonor 		TNG novels
(Post-Nemesis) 		Next novel:
Gods of Night
Previous story:
Places of Exile 		Stories by:
Christopher L. Bennett 		Next story:
Empathy
Chronological Order
Previous adventure:
Articles of the Federation
Chapters 22-24 		Memory Beta Chronology Next adventure:
Articles of the Federation
Chapters 25-28
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in October-November 2380.
The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 3 other timeframe(s):
Previous adventure:
Articles of the Federation
Chapters 18-21 		September 2380
Chapter 1-2 		Next adventure:
Revenant
Previous adventure:
Articles of the Federation
Chapters 25-28 		December 25, 2380
Chapter 12

January 2381
Epilogue

Next adventure:
Mere Mortals
Chapter 18, section 4

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