As the Rebellion plans to strike the Alliance with a newly constructed fleet, Intendant Kira plots to take back Bajor - and more.
Publisher's description[]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: One fallen dictator's struggle to regain her power leads to the discovery of a bold rebel plan for a decisive military strike that will bring down the Alliance, once and for all. But while Kira Nerys navigates the tangle of politics, sex, and military intrigue that she believes will allow her to reclaim her station, cracks form in the rebel leadership, leading to a showdown that will change the course of the mirror universe.
Summary[]
While Intendant Kira avoided being captured by the Alliance, as was Regent Worf, she lost her position and has been made a slave of Worf's successor, Martok. Martok has had a request from Bajor to send Kira home to Bajor in disgrace, to be dealt with by the new Intendant, Ro Laren.
Meanwhile, the Terran Rebellion have obtained a Romulan cloaking device and have equipped it on the Defiant. With the cloaking ability, they are able to attack Cardassian vessels at will, although Miles O'Brien is uneasy at taking the lives of those whose deaths may mean little to change the course of the war.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Beqar • Zim Brott • Skrain Dukat • Sarina Douglas • Duras • Michael Eddington • Garvig • Cal Hudson • Keiko Ishikawa • Kira Nerys • Krona • Kurn • Leeta • Li Nalas • Martok • Enrique Muñiz • Lisa Neeley • Miles O'Brien • Qeyhnor • Reese • Ronak • Ro Laren • Sakonna • Sito Jaxa • Luther Sloan • Tahna Los • Ezri Tigan • Kasidy Yates • Zek
- Referenced only
- Bareil Antos • Jadzia Dax • Demrik • Yeroff Fuchida • Hervog • Kira Meru • Mogh • George Primmin • Hoshi Sato III • Lenaris Holem • Sirella • Benjamin Sisko • Spock • Stevens • Janel Tigan • Norvo Tigan • Yanas Tigan • T'Lara • Worf
- Primary universe references
- Julian Bashir • Kira Nerys • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Benjamin Sisko • Zek
Locations[]
- First City • Terok Nor • Empok Nor • Qo'noS • Trivas • Vareth Dar
- Referenced only
- Ajilon • Algira • Almatha • Amleth IV • Amleth Nebula • Badlands • Bajor • Bajor VII • Bajor VIII • Bardeezi Prime • Betreka Nebula • Bynaus • Cardassia • Coranum • Cuellar• Cuellar IV • Ferenginar • Goralis • Korma II • Korvat • Loval • Mount Kola • New Sydney • Parek Tonn • Rakal system • Sappora • Sappora VII • Torr
Starships and vehicles[]
- Capital Gain (Defiant-class) • Defiant (Defiant class) • Jadzia (Defiant class) • IKS Negh'Var • (Negh'Var-class) • Terra Victor (Defiant class) • IKS Ya'Vang (Vor'cha-class)
- Referenced only
- Vesuvius
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Bolian • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Trill • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Denobulan • Orion • Romulan • Tellarite
States and organizations[]
- Alliance Council • Alliance News Network • Bajoran Parliament • House of Mogh • Klingon-Cardassian Alliance • Klingon Ninth Fleet • Terran Rebellion
- Referenced only
- Breen Confederacy • Cardassian Union • Detapa Council • Imperial Intelligence • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon High Council • New Sydney Security • Obsidian Order • Orion Syndicate • Talarian Republic • Terran Empire • Tholian Assembly • Tigan Mining Consortium • Tzenkethi Coalition
Other references[]
- ablative armor • Alvanian brandy • antimatter • astronomical unit • Blessed Exchequer • Circassian fig • cloaking device • deuterium • dilithium • Divine Treasury • d'k tahg • duranium • escape pod • Fek'lhr • fusion core • fusion reactor • Grand Nagus • Gre'thor • He'mesh • holovid • industrial replicator • intendant • Intendant of Bajor • jossa flower • kelbonite • Klingonese • light year • mauk-to'Vor • mevak • Rakantha marbled cheese • Pel'hath • petaQ • pergium • phaser • pressure door • qapla' • qelI'qam • quadrotriticale • quantum torpedo • raktajino • regent • Rhombolian butter • springwine • taHqeq • Tera • Terran • Tholian silk • ToDSaH • Treaty of Regulon • turbolift • uridium • Vulcan mollusk • warnog • warp drive • yIntagh • Yolava
Appendices[]
Background information[]
- David Mack chose to be credited as Sarah Shaw as he had already written The Sorrows of Empire. [1]
Related stories[]
- Saturn's Children begins shortly after the DS9 episode: "The Emperor's New Cloak" and runs to around the same time as "What You Leave Behind". Later stories include Rise Like Lions.
External links[]
- Saturn's Children article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Mirror Universe publications and stories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Novels | The Sorrows of Empire • Rise Like Lions | |
| Novellas | Glass Empires | "Age of the Empress" • "The Sorrows of Empire" • "The Worst of Both Worlds" |
| Obsidian Alliances | "The Mirror-Scaled Serpent" • "Cutting Ties" • "Saturn's Children" | |
| Short stories | Shards and Shadows | "Nobunaga" • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • "The Black Flag" • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "Bitter Fruit" • "Family Matters" • "Homecoming" • "A Terrible Beauty" • "Empathy" • "For Want of a Nail" |
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Cutting Ties |
Mirror Universe | Next novel: Fearful Symmetry |
| Previous novel: Warpath |
DS9 novels | Next novel: Fearful Symmetry |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: A Terrible Beauty |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Fearful Symmetry |