Summary
It’s been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow, and therefore all possibilities that could happen do happen across alternate realities. In these divergent realms, known history is bent, like white light through a shattered prism -- broken into a boundless spectrum of what-might-have-beens. But in those myriad universes, what might have been... is what actually occurred.
Former Federation President Nilz Baris has died. After losing Sherman's Planet to the Klingons thanks to poisoned quadrotriticale, the agriculture undersecretary parlayed that defeat into years of political battles with the Klingon Empire, and eventually the Federation’s highest office. Now, the Federation News Service wants the story of his life, a quest that digs up many secrets -- including the mystery of why his final words were "Arne Darvin."
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Characters
- Nilz Baris • Tonia Barrows • Arne Darvin • Gaspard • Jaro Essa • Marta Jensen • Kira Nerys • Korax • Quark • Rom • Hikaru Sulu • Elizabeth Zaman • Kang • Mara
- Referenced only
- Pavel Chekov • Fitzpatrick • Lucienne • Montgomery Scott
References
Locations
- Alée du Palais • Atlanta • Bajor • Deep Space Station K-7 • Leander Bay • Mediterranean Sea • Nice • Nuevos Angeles Colony • Sherman's Planet • Terok Nor • Port Emily • Benecia • Benecia City • Zenith Colony • Zenith Lake • Carlton Bay
- Referenced only
- Tellun System • Dunwich • Talos (continent)
Starships and vehicles
Species
States and Organizations
- Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
Other
- Chateau Branc-Cantenac Margaux • egg • mint julep • pan-bagnat • pissaladiere • President of the United Federation of Planets • quadrotriticale • raktajino • Sherman's Orchid • tomato • tuna • Weeper
Appendices
Related stories
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: The Tears of Eridanus |
Shattered Light | Next novel: Last Story |
| Previous story: Among the Clouds |
Stories by: Scott Pearson |
Next story: TBD |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Not yet placed |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Not yet placed |