Sacraments of Fire is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by author David R. George III that was published in June 2015. The novels follows two narratives; one set in 2385 after Revelation and Dust, and one set in 2376-7 that follows on from both Revelation and Dust and The Soul Key. It will be followed by the novel Ascendance.
Description
- Days after the assassination of Federation President Nan Bacco on Deep Space 9, the unexpected appearance of a stranger on the station raises serious concerns. He seems dazed and confused, providing—in a peculiar patois of the Bajoran language—unsatisfactory answers. He offers his identity as Altek, of which there is no apparent record, and he claims not to know where he is or how he got there. A quick scan confirms the visitor is armed with a projectile weapon — a firearm more antiquated than, but similar to, the one that took President Bacco’s life.
- But the Bajoran liaison to the station believes that Altek has been sent from the Prophets, out of a nearby wormhole. The last time such an event occurred, it was to reassure Benjamin Sisko of his place as the Emissary. For what purpose has Altek now been sent out of the Celestial Temple?
References
Characters
- Leonard James Akaar • Diana Althouse • Altek Dans • Aniq • Ernak gov Ansarg • Aridesh • Asarem Wadeen • Aslylgof • Ventor Bixx • Jefferson Blackmer • Pascal Boudreaux • Sam Bowers • John Candlewood • Cardok • Cenn Desca • Marguerite Clark • Ezri Dax • Vendora deGrom • Olivia Dellasant • Gregory Desjardins • Devla Fol • Zin Dezavrim • Fran Draco • Endos Vinik • Fajgin • Feg • Pifko Gaber • Iliana Ghemor • Allo Glessin • Stig Hallström • Hava Remaht • Barry Herriot • Itriuma • Kira Nerys • Ulu Lani • Shanradeskel ch'Larn • Grant Masner • Vigo Melijnek • Juno Mellias • Nelish Stoat • Nenzet • Nog • Norsa • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Orcam • Grenner P'Tross • Gwendolyn Plante • Pralon Onala • Atterace Prees • Bruce Prestridge • Pri'ak • Quark • Ed Radickey • Raiq • Ro Laren • Anxo Rogeiro • Scalin Resk • Selten • Seltiq • Shul Torem • Sandra Silverman • Benjamin Sisko • Rebecca Jae Sisko • Sivadeki • Zivan Slaine • Facity Sleedow • Srral • Stannis • Wheeler Stinson • T'Pret • Taran'atar • Neane Tee • Tellion • Prynn Tenmei • Tiros Remna • Torvan Pim • Costa Trabor • Travil Asand • Triv • Uteln • Elias Vaughn • Mayereen Viray • Ren Kalanent Viss • Votiq • Patrycja Walenista • Kasidy Yates • Zhang Suyin
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- Lenith Agreho • Akorem Laan • Aleco Vel • Jonathan Archer • Azeni Korena • Nanietta Bacco • Baras Rodirya/Ishan Anjar • Julian Bashir • Beren Togg • Brad-ahk'la • Brandis Tarn • Cawlder Losor • Cawlder Vinik • Chon Sibias • Coamis • Rhylie Crosswhite • Beverly Crusher • Dakahna Vaas • Jadzia Dax • Sarina Douglas • Skrain Dukat • Kay Eaton • Elren Dast • Enkar Sirsy • Corbin Entek • Female Changeling • Vic Fontaine • French • Gandal Traco • Rakena Garan • Iliana Ghemor (mirror) • Kaleen Ghemor • Tekeny Ghemor • Grenta Sor • Hetik • Infant Changeling • Itu • Keev Anora • Kira Meru • Kira Nerys (mirror) • Kira Taban • Valeska Knezo • Krim Aldos • Laas • Lenkit Casten • Los Nelatin Lovat • Phillipa Matthias • Aldany Menzies • Galdus Mon • Moon • Mora Pol • Morn • Novor Tursk • Ohalu • Opaka Sulan • Jean-Luc Picard • Prekka • Progenitor • Ranz Vecta • Ro Gale • Rotan'talag • Ataan Rhukal • Benny Russell • Shakaar Edon • Sharon • Shing-kur • Jake Sisko • Jennifer Sisko • Kellessar zh'Tarash • Thirishar ch'Thane • Onar Throk • Treir • Dakahna Vaas • Galif jav Velk • Veralla Sil • Weyoun • Winn Adami • Zek
Locations
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran wormhole • B'hava'el • Bajor (Ashalla) • Deep Space 9 • Deep Space 9 (II) • Earth (Golden Gate Bridge • San Francisco • San Francisco Bay) • Endalla (Security Outpost Endalla I) • Gamma Quadrant • Helaspont Nebula • Helaspont sector • Hub • Idran • Idran IV • Larrisint • Larrisint IV • Larrisint V • Nanietta Bacco Park • Newton Outpost • Plaza • Quark's • Sector General • stockade complex
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- Ab-Tzenketh • Alidosa's Fine Art • Aljuli • Alpha Centauri • Andor • Ardana • Badlands • Bajoran Space Central • Batrus • Bella's Confections • Beta Quadrant • Borvalo Falls • Brooklyn Bridge • Café Parisienne • Canal Grande • Capricorn Arday • Demilitarized Zone • Denorios Belt • Dionby IV • Empyrion VI • Enskith VI • Farius • Farius Prime • Fortress of the True • Founders' homeworld • Galador Corridor • Galion • Garon II • Glyrshar Canyon • Harkoum • Hedrikspool Province • Helaspont Station • Italia • Izar • Izar's Shroud • Jaros II • Joradell • Kingman River • Klaestron system • Kotaki • Kressari system • Letau • Lodontus III • Luna • Lyncar • Micsim IV • New York City • New Zealand • Nivoch • Omarion Nebula • Ops • Orion • Overne III • Palais de la Concorde • Pennington School • Petaria • Ponte di Rialto • Pra Menkar • Quark's • Regulus III • Replimat • Rexton Colony • Rindamil III • Saturn • Sahving Valley • Shavalla • Soaring Cliffs of Villisang • Sol • Sport & Recreation Reservation Office • Starbase 189 • Starlight Gems & Jewelry • Stratos • Tarkalea • Terev'oqu • Terok Nor • Titan • Université Panthéon-Assas • Vanadwan Monastery • Venezia • Vestel's Deep Space Night Club • Vestios • Vrynax II • Worlds Apart • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
Starships and vehicles
- USS Argus (Vigilant-class) • Bajoran scoutship • Bajoran transport • Comet (Type-6 shuttlecraft) • USS Defiant (II) (Defiant-class) • USS Elestan (Danube-class) • Even Odds • Even Odds dropship • Frunalian science vessel • USS Glyrhond (Danube-class) • Klaestron freighter • Oxis Dey • USS Robinson (Galaxy-class) • USS Tecyr (Danube-class) • Tyson (Type-10 shuttlecraft) • Tzenkethi harrier • Vellidon • USS Yolja (Danube-class) • unnamed Ascendant vessels
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- USS Aventine (Vesta-class) • Bajoran lightship • USS Endurance (Sovereign-class) • USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • USS Holana (Danube-class) • USS Mjolnir (Norway-class) • USS New York (Nebula-class) • USS Nova (Nova-class) • USS Perseverance • Renel'tsah • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class) • USS Rubicon (Danube-class) • USS Saratoga (Miranda-class) • Tzenkethi marauder • IRW Vetruvis (Mogai-class) • USS Wellington (Niagara-class) • Xhosa
Races and cultures
- Aarruri • Alonis • Andorian • Arbazan • Ascendant • Aurelian • Bajoran (Aleira) • Benzite • Bolian • Boslic • Caitian • Capellan • Cardassian • Changeling • Deltan • Eav'oq • Efrosian • Eline-dumayo • Ferengi • Filian • Frunalian • Gallamite • Hissidolan • Human • Jeflinic • Jem'Hadar • Karemman • Merdosian • Petarian • Prophets • Rentician • Rynosh • Stakoran • Tellarite • Tyrellian • Tzenkethi • Vulcan • Wadi
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- Alastron • Anders-vint-Notalla • Augment • Bajora • Borg • Breen • Ithenite • Klingon • Kressari • Lorillian • Lurian • Myshog • Overne • Paradan • Progenitor • Reskott • Rindamil • Romulan • Trelian • True • Vestian • Vorta • Yridian
States and organizations
- Ascendant Order • Bajoran Militia • Chamber of Ministers of the Third Republic of Bajor • Federation Department of Science • Judge Advocate General • Ohalavaru • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Typhon Pact • Tzenkethi Coalition • Vedek Assembly • United Federation of Planets
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- Augment Alliance • Bajoran Ministry of Defense • Bajoran Ministry of Justice • Bajoran Ministry of Science • Bajoran Ministry of State • Bajoran Resistance • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation Council • Federation Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Trade Council • Ferengi Alliance • Founders • Great Link • Hundred • Klingon Empire • Maquis • Mentosh Assembly • Nazi • Obsidian Order • Parliament Andoria • Progressive Caucus • Shakaar resistance cell • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Starfleet Headquarters • Starfleet Operations • Starfleet Tactical • Treishya • True Way • Veliki
Science and Technology
- anti-gravity engine • antigrav • astrophysics • baffle plate • bilitrium • biobed • boson star • cabrodine • chronometer • combadge • communications • computer • conductor • delta radiation • deuterium • dilithium chamber • disruptor • duranium • electron • EM field • environmental control • environmental suit • eugenics • falsework • hologram • holophoto • holosuite • impulse engine • infernite • insulator • ketracel white • medkit • navigation beacon • navigational deflector • optolythic data rod • padd • phaser • phaser cannon • photon • photon torpedo • physics • plasma • projectile weapon • quantum slipstream drive • quantum torpedo • replicator • shield • simulation tester • subspace • thermocrete • transport inhibitor • transporter • tricorder • tritanium • turbolift • universal translator • Wa • warp drive • wormhole
Ranks and titles
- admiral • Archquester • Bajoran Minister of Defense • Bajoran Minister of Justice • Bajoran Minister of State • captain • Castellan of the Cardassian Union • chief medical officer • chief of staff • colonel • commander • Commander-in-Chief of the Federation Starfleet • constable • crewman • dalin • doctor • Emissary of the Prophets • ensign • Fire of the Prophets • First Minister of the Third Republic of Bajor • Grand Archquester • Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance • gul • Hand of the Prophets • kai • knight • legate • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • major • minister • Minister of State of the Republic of Bajor • poet • President of the United Federation of Planets • President Pro Tempore of the United Federation of Planets • prylar • Quester • ranjen • Second Margrave • technician • vedek
Other references
- Alvont • argendi • asphyxia • assassination • asteroid • atheism • Bank of Luria • Bank of Orion • BASE jumping • baseball • Battle of Wolf 359 • Bitter Children • blood flea • blood screening • Borg Invasion of 2381 • brig • cockpit • court martial • dabo • Daronan spring water • dashiki • D'jarra • dog • Dominion War • dom-jot • Drensaar relics • eelwasser • End Time • Eye of Fire • Federation-Cardassian Treaty of 2370 • Ferengi Ledger of Galactic Space • First Republic of Bajor • Final Ascension • Flower of Knowledge • glowpane • insect • Kaladrys Valley crystal • kanar • Khitomer Accords • Lokar bean • Long and Lonely Sojourn • mapa bread • Mendicum Stone • mollusk • moon • Occupation of Bajor (Years of Deliverance) • Odo's bucket • Orb • Orb of Destiny • Orb of Prophecy and Change • Orb of Wisdom • parachute • Path of the Final Ascension • The Pearls of Descan • Petalune • petalune • poker • pooncheen • pooncheenee • port • rafting • ratamba stew • rens'takin • Rules of Acquisition • Sahving Valley port • Second Republic of Bajor • shepherd moon • skydiving • springball • springwine • solid • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • suicide • surfing • Tarkalean hawk • Temporal Prime Directive • Third Republic of Bajor • tibia • tokka • Trakor's First Prophecy • tube grub • Tzenkethi War • Unnameable • Vulcan Love Slave • When the Prophets Cried • worm • wyscot • Year of the Petalune
Appendices
Related stories
- DS9 episode: "Accession"
- DS9 novel: Rising Son
- DS9 novel: Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Three ("The Dominion: Olympus Descending")
- DS9 novel: Warpath
- DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry
- DS9 novel: The Soul Key
- ST - Typhon Pact novel: Rough Beasts of Empire
- ST - Typhon Pact novel: Plagues of Night
- ST - Typhon Pact novel: Raise the Dawn
- ST - The Fall novel: Revelation and Dust
- ST - The Fall novel: A Ceremony of Losses
- ST - The Fall novel: The Poisoned Chalice
- ST - The Fall novel: Peaceable Kingdoms
- DS9 novel: Ascendance
Connections
Template:DS9relaunch
Published Order | ||
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Previous novel: The Missing |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Next novel: Ascendance |
Previous story: One Constant Star |
Stories by: David R. George III |
Next story: Ascendance |
External link
- Sacraments of Fire article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.