Infection is a TNG novel by John Gregory Betancourt.
Description[]
- Like the twisted strands of mutant chromosomes, an insidious alien conspiracy winds its way through the entire Alpha Quadrant, just as it stretches across several years of Starfleet history—beginning near the very start of Captain Picard's command of the starship Enterprise!
- It is only the first year of the USS Enterprise-D's ongoing mission when a virulent epidemic strikes the populace of Archaria III, endangering the lives of thousands and provoking acts of mob violence against those believed responsible for the spread of the disease. While Data and Natasha Yar team up to uncover the true origins of the virus, Dr. Crusher finds that the implacable sickness resists all her efforts to find a cure. The desperate quest for a cure becomes even more urgent when Deanna Troi succumbs to the dreaded plague… again and again.
References[]
Characters[]
- Anders (Nurse) • Barran • Cherbach • Clarke (Ensign) • Crane (Ensign) • Beverly Crusher • Clarence Darling • Data • Detek • Jenni Dricks • Charles Ehrhart • the General • Gorman (Captain) • Habbib • Icolah • Kirk Jordan • Karqq • Krot • Geordi La Forge • Ian McCloud • Newkirk • Norman (Ensign) • Miles O'Brien • Macus Onetree • Brother Paul • Jean-Luc Picard • William Riker • Schultz (USS Enterprise-D) • Armand Sekk • Skall • Smith (USS Enterprise-D) • Solack • Solomon (24th century) • Benjamin Spencer • Ian Tang • Berke Teague • Joshua Teague • Deanna Troi • Jules van Osterlich • Father Veritas • Worf • Wrenn • Natasha Yar
- Referenced only
- Bili Beller • Jack Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Edmund Deere • Dracula • David Dricks • Derek Dricks • Jason Dricks • Thomas Dricks • Vera Dricks • John Glenn • God • Silas Jones • Neelam • Denny Sekk • Derek Sekk • Eric Sekk • Mira Sekk • Robin Sekk • T'Pona • Tr'grxl-gn'ta • Zedeker
Starships and vehicles[]
- aircar • USS Constitution (Galaxy-class explorer) • USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • Event Horizon (T'Poy-class) • Falcon's Talon • Halibut • Hemlock • Junco Jett • Klingon freighter • Langley • Middlemarch • Nesfa • Paladium • planet-hopper • Prax cruiser • Prushnikov • truck
- Referenced only
- Alpha Queen • Aspen • Belgrade • Brillman's Dream • Zythal's Revenge
Locations[]
- the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant: Earth (Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Headquarters)
- Archaria III (Archaria star system): Archo City • Archo City Hospital • Archo City Library • Archo City Spaceport • Delos
- Referenced only
- Cardassia • Ferenginar • Farpoint • Gentree • Kra'togh IV (Kra'togh) • Lomax • Parvo IV (Parvo) • Rigel Colony (Rigel) • Risa • Starbase 40
Races and cultures[]
- Alpha and Beta Quadrant races and cultures
- android • Betazoid • Bolian • Human (Archarian • Roman) • Klingon • Peladian • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Eshashu • Etrarian • Ferengi • Praxx • Romulan • Tholian
States and organizations[]
- The Brotherhood • Purity League • Starfleet • Teague Luxury Aircars • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Clayton-Dvorak Consortium • House of Mok • Interstellar Corn and Grain Combine • Orion Syndicate
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • communications • containment field • energy • force field • hurricane • level-1 containment field • lifeform • magnetism • magnetic lock • matter • measurement • medicine • technology • teleportation • time • weapon • xenobiology
Astronomy[]
Communications[]
- access code • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise-D • captain's log, USS Enterprise-D, 2364 • combadge • comm unit • communicator • data padd • database • diagram • Hamlet • identification tag • language • log entry • magnetic lock • monitor • security scrambler • slang • subspace transmitter
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • blood • duracrete • durasteel • gas • metal • NXA protein strand • particle • pentium xolinate • prion • subviral particle • Tricillin PDF • water
Food and drink[]
- blood wine • breakfast • Double Bergamot Earl Grey • melon • Saurian brandy • tea
Measurement[]
- astrometrics • chronometer • hour • minute • quadrant • stardate • week • year
Medicine[]
- anatomy • antiviral drug • biobed • biofilter • blood • blood sample • chromosome • containment field • contamination suit • dioxymosis converter (F) • endochronic thiotimoline pump • follicle stimulator • hospital • level-1 containment field • medical computer • medical tricorder • morgue • mutant • NXA protein strand • prion • quarantine • sickbay • subviral particle • thermo-entogram modulator B-6 • Tricillin PDF • virus
Anatomy[]
- throat • skull
Medical conditions[]
- AIDS • cancer • coma/comatose • disease • plague • Plimpton's disease • polio • Rhulian flu • Stigman's disease
Technology and weapons[]
- chronometer • biobed • biofilter • combadge • comm unit • computer • containment field • contamination suit • data padd • database • dioxymosis converter (F) • disruptor • endochronic thiotimoline pump • follicle stimulator • helmet • key • level-1 containment field • medical computer • medical tricorder • mek'leth • microscanner • monitor • motorized cart • nanotechnology • nuclear missile • phase resonance detector • phaser • phaser rifle • replicator • security scrambler • starship • subspace transmitter • tactical nuclear missile • thermo-entogram modulator B-6 • transporter • transporter buffer • tricorder • turbolift
Occupations and titles[]
- body processor • captain • command division • commander • commanding officer • doctor • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2360s) • general • governor • janitor • nurse • officer • operations division • peace officer • prisoner • rank • sciences division • security officer • soldier
Other references[]
- alien • backwater • beach house • beard • bench • boot • bridge • catcall • city • clothing • colony • conspiracy • corridor • cup • curfew • empathy • execution • government • history • jumpsuit • jungle • mixer • nightmare • noroid • pocket • prejudice • races and cultures • racism • science • sock • Sondarian fret • sophomore • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2350s-2366) • state • survival test • terrorism • title • Trojan horse • uniform • war
Chronology[]
- 2102
- Archaria III is settled by a group of Human fundamentalists. At the same time, the Peladians also establish a colony on the planet, but neither side would become aware of each other for several years.
- 2109
- After eight years, Human and Peladian settlers finally encounter each other on Archaria III. A series of small wars follow.
- 2354
- William T. Riker's sophomore year Starfleet Academy survival test had him endure a hurricane for six days on a jungle planet.
- stardate 41211.0, 2364 (2360s chronology, Enterprise-D voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Archaria.
Appendices[]
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Dyson Sphere |
TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Vectors |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Naked Now |
Next Adventure: Code of Honor | |
| Previous Adventure: The Naked Now |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) |
Next Adventure: Code of Honor |
Translations[]
- 2012
- German : Infektion, translated by Stephanie Pannen. (Cross Cult)
External link[]
- Infection article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.