Introduction (blurb)
Revealed at last! The lost years between Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.
The Starship Enterprise 1701-D has been destroyed, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard finds himself without a command. While waiting for his new ship, Captain Picard has gone with Lieutenant Commander Worf on a delicate diplomatic mission to the Cardassian Empire.
As Picard conducts high-level negotiations for the return of Federation prisoners of war, the Starship Enterprise 1701-E is being constructed under the supervision of Captain Morgan Bateson, a veteran of the twenty-third century who spent nearly ninety years in a pocket universe. Commanding this new Enterprise on what was supposed to be a short shakedown cruise, Captain Bateson has an idea of his own. In defiance of Starfleet Command, he will take Starfleet's newest, strongest ship and strike at the heart of the newly aggressive Klingon Empire.
Captain Picard's negotiations proceed smoothly -- until he discovers that a hate-crazed Klingon commander -- Captain Bateson's archenemy from ninety years ago -- has taken the Enterprise from Bateson and launched a vicious attack on Cardassia Prime. To save the ship and preserve intergalactic peace, Picard must ally himself with his former Cardassian torturer, rely on the legendary skills of one Montgomery Scott, and draw new strength and inspiration from the memory of James T. Kirk...
Ship of the Line reveals an unforgettable lost chapter in the ongoing saga of Star Trek that will thrill readers of every generation.
Characters
- Morgan Bateson • Gabriel Bush • Beverly Crusher • Data • Kaycee Fernando • James T. Kirk • Geordi La Forge • Madred • Jil Orra • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Worf
- Referenced only
- Benjamin Sisko
References
Locations
- Referenced only
- Deep Space 9
Starships
- USS Bozeman • USS Bozeman • USS Durant • USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise
- Referenced only
- USS Defiant
Starship classes
Other
- Antimatter injector • Corn flake • Decapus • Dilithium crystal • Rum
Connections
- Ship of the Line article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: Kahless |
TNG unnumbered novels | Next novel: Triangle: Imzadi II |
| Previous novel: Vulcan's Forge |
Star Trek hardcovers | Next novel: New Frontier |
| Previous novel: Day of Honor, Book 1: Ancient Blood |
Novels by: Diane Carey |
Next novel: The Captain's Table, Book 4: Fire Ship |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Maneuvers |
Next Adventure: Letting Go Section 1 | |
| Previous Adventure: Deep Domain |
The Continuing Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Chapters 1-5 |
Next Adventure: Wagon Train to the Stars |
| Previous Adventure: Cause and Effect |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) Chapters 6-7 |
Next Adventure: The First Duty |
| Previous Adventure: The first adventure |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) |
Next Adventure: Slings and Arrows: A Sea of Troubles |
| Previous Adventure: Second Contact |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) Chapter 26 |
Next Adventure: Section 31: Rogue Prologue, Epilogue |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2372. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in three other timeframes: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Wagon Train to the Stars Three Months Earlier |
2278 Chapters 1-5 |
Next Adventure: Family Matters |
| Previous Adventure: Cause and Effect |
2368 Chapters 6-7 |
Next Adventure: The First Duty |
| Previous Adventure: Star Trek: First Contact |
2373 Chapter 26 |
Next Adventure: Making a Difference |