The Big Game is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the pseudonym Sandy Schofield. It was published in 1993.
Description[]
- When Quark holds a poker tournament on Deep Space 9, someone from almost every sentient race—Klingons, Cardassians, Romulans, Vulcans, Ferengi—shows up for what is sure to be the highest-stakes game of all time. But when one player is killed, the stakes get higher than even these big-money players had counted on.
- With the station rocked by subspace waves that threaten its destruction, Commander Sisko and Security Chief Odo must hunt down the killer in time to save the players, a killer who has information that can save those onboard Deep Space 9 from the invisible enemy they do not even know they face. A killer who holds all the cards…
Summary[]
DS9 has been hit by several power fluctuations and the situation only gets worse, with the station soon being hit by damaging shockwaves from an unknown source. Also damaged by the shockwaves is a Ferengi ship carrying Grand Nagus Zek, but Major Kira is able to transport Zek, Maihar'du and Zek's son Krax aboard the station.
Meanwhile, Quark is about to hold a poker tournament on the station. The players are not exactly known for their respect for the law, with their number including Berlinghoff Rasmussen, Lursa and B'Etor and the Ktaran operative Etana Jol. Also among the players are Romulans, several more Klingons, Humans and other alien races. During a blackout caused by the power fluctuations, the Romulan woman Naralak is murdered.
The commander of a Cardassian ship that was also damaged by the shockwaves soon contacts the station, alleging that DS9 was the source. Sisko tells the commander they were not responsible and are investigating, the Cardassian warns more shockwaves will bring a military response.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Baun • B'Etor • Carter • Danar • Darak • Sergei Davidovich • Jadzia Dax • Elim Garak • Grouk • Harding • Haurk • Etana Jol • Cynthia Jones • Kinsak • Kira Nerys • Krax • Litna • L'sthwan (Klar) • Lursa • Maihar'du • Morn • Nam • Naralak • Nog • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Pera • George Primmin • Quark • Berlinghoff Rasmussen • Rom • Sarlak • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Teppo • Xator • Xiao • Zek • unnamed Freepery • unnamed Grabanster • unnamed Irits • unnamed Meepod • unnamed Sligiloid • unnamed Totozoid
- Referenced only
- Gral • Paul Higginbotham • Jim Kiser • Geordi La Forge • Molly O'Brien • William T. Riker • Jennifer Sisko • Zind
Starships and vehicles[]
- Galor-class • USS Ganges (Danube-class runabout) • USS Rio Grande (Danube-class runabout)
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • USS Idaho • USS Madison • USS Saratoga
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Station commander's office
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Earth • Hoffman colonies • Howen Desert • Miridious Belt • Oltion IV • Patterson Belt • Risa • Sifts IV • Starbase 5 • Titanias III • Tokyo • Vukcevich sector • Vulcan
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Espiritu • Ferengi • Freepery • Grabanster • Human • Hupyrian • Irits • Klingon • Ktarian • Meepod • Romulan • Sligiloid • Totozoid • Trill • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Borg • Ktaran • Oltonion • Pletanion • Risan • Tharethian
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Bajoran Planetary Defense • Bajoran Provisional Forces • Ferengi Alliance • Ghost Riders • House of Duras • Starfleet • Starfleet Security • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Children's Fund • Bajoran Resistance • Klingon High Council • Starfleet Academy Medical School
Science and technology[]
- anionic beam • caffeine • cloaking device • environmental control • holosuite • interphase cloaking device • operations situation table • phase shifter • photon torpedo • replicator • solitrium wave • starship • subspace • tractor beam • turbolift
Ranks and titles[]
Other references[]
- beer • cappuccino • chess • chocolate • chocolate cake • coffee • dabo • Davesian goose • Deluvian coffee • Evarian beer • Falconian Licorice Slimmer • Ferengi cigar • Federation-Cardassian Treaty of 2366 • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • The First Annual Deep Space Nine Poker Tournament • grub beetle • Japanese • latinum • liccie bug • lingerie • logic • Norellian twist bread • Occupation of Bajor • poker • Romulan ale • Ruthvian salad • saki • sherry • solitrium wave • spaghetti • stout • Sturgan vulture • tobacco • tribble • tuxedo • Ulian wine • Zileanian Wars
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The events of "The Game", "A Matter of Time", "The Next Phase", "Past Prologue" and "The Nagus" are mentioned.
- The Big Game features the first appearances of the Klingons and Romulans in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Bloodletter |
DS9 numbered novels | Next novel: Fallen Heroes |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Circle |
Next Adventure: Gambit | |
| Previous Adventure: The Circle |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: The Siege |
Translations[]
- 1994
- German : Das grosse Spiel, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)
- 1999
- French : Le Grand Jeu, translated by Bruno Guévin. (Ada)
- 2001
- Japanese : 究極のゲーム, translated by Masayuki Niwa. (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko)
External link[]
- The Big Game article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.