Proud Helios is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Melissa Scott. It was published in 1995.
Introduction[]
From the back cover: The free flow of traffic to the Gamma Quadrant is vital to the recovery and survival of the planet Bajor and to Federation interests as well. When a mysterious cloaked ship begins raiding wormhole shipping, cleaning out holds and killing entire crews, Commander Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space Nine acts at once to stop the menace.
Commander Sisko has unexpected aid: the cloaked vessel has been striking Cardassian ships as well, and the Cardassian commander Gul Dukat intends to destroy the ship at all costs. Their unlikely alliance works well - until two of Sisko's crewmen are captured by the raiders. Gul Dukat will stop at nothing to gain his victory; now Sisko must locate the predator ship, hold off the Cardassians long enough to rescue his people - and prevent an interstellar war.
Summary[]
The pirate vessel Helios has been raiding Cardassian ships for several months, leading to the Cardassian military stepping up efforts to stop them. Captain Demaree Kolovzon decides to start raiding near Bajoran space, particularly on ships using the wormhole. The Helios has the advantage of having a cloaking device, but needs to obtain material for repairs completed first.
The Helios starts attacking shipping and attack a Xawe merchant vessel whose distress call is picked up by Deep Space 9. Major Kira and Dr. Bashir take the runabout Ganges to assist the Xawe vessel, but the ship is destroyed by the Helios before they can reach it.
Constable Odo starts to interview freighter captains about the pirate vessel, and meets a woman called Diaadul who arrives on the station aboard such a freighter. Diaadul’s late husband had dealings with Quark, and she wants to complete them. Odo is suspicious, and asks Commander Sisko’s permission to monitor Diaadul and Sisko assigns Kira to do so.
In Cardassian space, the Helios is attacked by a patrol lead by Gul Dukat. Captain Kolovzon orders the ship to use the metaphasic shielding that that stole from the Ferengi and the ship hides within a star’s corona until they can escape from the Cardassian ships. They travel to the Denorios belt, near Deep Space 9.
Garak passes useful information to Bashir, who reports it to Sisko, who informs Admirals Angerich and Ledesma. The admirals order Sisko to bring in the pirates alive, for trial in the Federation. Dax discovers that someone on the station is sending information to the Helios.
Two gunrunners, Vilis Möhrlein and Kerel Tama, dock their ship, the Carabas, at the station, to Odo’s annoyance. He has had dealings with the pair in the past, and even though the pair supplied weapons to the Bajoran Resistance, Odo wants to see them pay for their crimes. The pair meet with Diaadul in Quark’s, a meeting that Odo spies on. Odo learns that Diaadul is working for the Helios. When Diaadul tries to board the Carabas, Sisko, Kira and Odo are waiting with a security team. Möhrlein and Tama surrender, but Diaadul flees, with Kira in pursuit. Diaadul transports to the lower core, where she takes Chief O’Brien hostage. Kira arrives, but is shot by Diaadul, who contacts the Helios, who transport all three onboard.
References[]
Characters[]
- Estellan Angerich • Julian Bashir • Carter • Jadzia Dax • Diaadul • Dijmas • Dukat • Arrishan fin'Yrach • Elim Garak • Cytryn Jarriel • Kira Nerys • Demaree Kolovzon • Joachim Ledesma • Liebowitz • Macauslan • Merid • Vilis Möhrlein • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Radath Keiy • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Sorv • Chris Swannig • Takel • Kerel Tama • Tesshan • Tobor • Zhou • unnamed Andreazna • unnamed Gemurra • unnamed Sardonians
- Referenced only
- Torrie Aimatsu • Aimoto • Jaan Ashe • Curzon Dax • Idris • Innaris • Marquis of Carabas • Nog • Philips • Jean-Luc Picard
Locations[]
- Bajor sector • Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Denorios Belt • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's
- Referenced only
- Aden • Anabasi • Ansterra sector • Bajor • Ballimae • Geroldin • Mars • Miranuri asteroid belt • Sheraona colony • Trehan • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards • Xawen • Yrigar
Starships[]
- CDS Avenger • Carabas (Delta-class) • USS Ganges (Danube-class) • Gift of Flight • Heartless • Helios (starship) • Onslaught • Reprisal • Shannar • Sticky Fingers • Vindicator
- Referenced only
- CDS Counterblast • USS Defiant • USS Enterprise-D • USS Hammurabi • T'Marisu
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Andreazna • Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Farruna • Ferengi • Gemurra • Human • Sardonian • Trehanna • Trill • Xawe
- Referenced only
- Aniona • Azhaeri • Kaldanni • Klingon • Romulan • Tuareg • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Six Branch • Starfleet • Starfleet Intelligence • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Resistance • Starfleet Command
Science and technology[]
- airlock • anhydric shock • atmosphere • cargo transporter • cartography • Cherenkov radiation • chronometer • cloaking device • communicator • corona • dataclip • docking tube • engine • EPS system • fusion reactor • gravity shadow • hair • handprint scan • holosuite • hydrator • inertial damping system • lifepod • liquid • metaphasic shield • microtorpedo • minute • phaser • photon torpedo • photon torpedo launcher • power conduit • power plant • reactor • reactor chamber • replicator • retinal scan • series transformer • starship • star • time • tooth • transfer node • transformer • universal translator • ventilator
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • captain • cargo handler • chief • chief of operations • commander • deputy • engineer • free-trader • gul • major • pirate • princess • smuggler • technician • tourist • trader • waiter
Other references[]
- anterium • ashikhan • bar • beer • chair • chameleon • chess • clothing • condition red • condition yellow • corridor • credit • credit stick • day • distress call • docking bay • drink • duranium • engineering • fairy tale • Federation-Cardassian War • glass • gold-pressed latinum • gravis • holographic seal • hull • humanoid • Jeffries tube • Kalmr claret • lizard • metal • Occupation of Bajor • piracy • planet • pocket • Puss in Boots • quarters • scout • spider • Starfleet uniform • tax • Terrevani tea • thorium • tithe • tool kit • trade fair • tram • tritanium • Trojan horse • verrior • war • weapon • year • yeast
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- Garak passing information to Bashir was first seen in “Past Prologue”.
- Garak and Dukat’s rivalry was established in “Cardassians”.
- Jadzia recalls the events of "If Wishes Were Horses", specifically the double that Bashir's imagination created of her.
- While a reference to the Defiant would place the events of the novel in the third season, the appearance of the runabout Ganges would indicate the novel takes place in the second season.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Antimatter |
DS9 numbered novels | Next novel: Valhalla |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Peacemakers |
Next Adventure: Star Trek: Day of Honor #1: Ancient Blood | |
| Previous Adventure: The Search |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: The House of Quark |
Translations[]
- 1996
- German : Der Pirat, translated by Bernhard Kempen. (Heyne)
External links[]
- Proud Helios article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Proud Helios article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.