Description
- The world Capulon IV is finally ready to join the Federation after years of waiting. All that remains is the ruler's coronation and a routine signing of the final treaty. When the crew of the USS Enterprise and their passengers—a group of women from a religious order dedicated to helping the downtrodden—arrive for the event, they expect to find a world willing and happy to receive them. Instead, they encounter deceit and treachery. The crown prince, once excited and eager to join the Federation, now refuses even to speak with Captain Picard.
- Beaming to the surface in an attempt to work out the problem, Picard, Troi, and Mother Veronica, the abbess of the nuns, are drugged and captured. Now they must somehow escape and stop the crowning.
References
Characters
- Beverly Crusher • Data • Guinan • Sister Julian • Geordi La Forge • Johann Marshall • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Geoff Salah • Deanna Troi • Samantha Tuttle • Mother Veronica • Worf
- Referenced only
- Aske • Baal • Tam Elbrum • Felicitas • Fletcher • Saint Francis • Thomas Greycloud • Melli • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odin • O'Shaugnessy • Roberta Plummer • Sarjenka • Sear • Solomon • Noonien Soong • Joshua Stern • Surak • Targ • Thor • Lwaxana Troi
Starships and vehicles
- Referenced only
- Skylark
Locations
- Referenced only
- Beta Arcturus • Celestra
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- The Little Mothers • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
Science and technology
Ranks and titles
- captain • commander • counselor • first officer • king • Number one • teacher
Other references
- away team • bridge • classroom • crown • day • G'luuc'taha • gym • planet • quarters • scented candle • science • shoe • T'ai Chi • technology • water • year
Appendices
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: The Romulan Prize |
TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Here There Be Dragons |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Pathways Chapter 2, Section 12 |
Next Adventure: A Man Alone | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2369. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Romulan Stratagem |
2369 Epilogue |
Next Adventure: Second Chances |
Images
External Links
- Guises of the Mind article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.