Description
In a continuum where Spock died during childhood, an Andorian named Thelin became Captain Kirk's stalwart friend and first officer. But at the moment of Khan's final defeat, history takes an even stranger turn, and the emerging potential of Project Genesis is revealed as the galaxy's greatest hope . . . and its most ominous threat.
References
Characters
- Aratenik • Azetbur • Chang • Pavel Chekov • Croy • Thali sh'Dani • Caithlin Dar • Arne Darvin • Dralath • Jonathan Esteban • Gorkon • Kamarag • Mack Kane • Kerla • Daniel Kilmer • Jennifer Kilmer • Sarah Kilmer • James T. Kirk • Kruge • Lee • Maltz • Carol Marcus • David Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Harold Morrow • Pardek • Patel • Ra-ghoratreii • Robert • Hiram Roth • Saavik • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Sentek • Lawrence Styles • Hikaru Sulu • Sybok • T'Pragh • Torg • Penda Ubuntu • Nyota Uhura • Thelin th'Valrass • Patrick West • Zheva
- Referenced only
- Jedda Adzhin-Dall • Lance Cartwright • Charvanek • Frankenstein • God • Amanda Grayson • Vance Madison • Delwin March • Nanclus • Prometheus • Salok • Khan Noonien Singh • William Smillie • Spock • St. John Talbot • Thori • Uzaveh
Starships and vehicles
- B'rel-class • USS Copernicus • USS Enterprise • USS Excelsior • USS Grissom • IKS Katai • USS Reliant • USS Saratoga • USS Shepard • Starfleet One • USS Yorktown
Locations
- Alpha Quadrant • Andoria • Beta Quadrant • Earth • France • India • Khitomer • Le'Tenya Camp • Mutara Nebula • Mutara sector • Palais de la Concorde • Paris • Praxis • Qo'noS • Rigel X • Romulus • San Francisco • ShiKahr • Sol system • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Alpha Centauri • Archanis sector • Betazed • Deep Space Station K-7 • Gamma Eri • Gre'thor • Hellguard • Khyzhon Sea • Klingon Neutral Zone • Laibok • Mars • Nimbus III • Pacifica • Sherman's Planet • Regula One • Romulan Neutral Zone • Tarsus IV • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards • Weytahn • Weyzhiss Mountains
Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Organian
States and organizations
- Aenar Ministry of Health • Andorian Science Institute • Chancellor of the Klingon Empire • Continuing Committee • Eveste Elders • Federation Council • Federation News Service • Federation Secretary of Defense • Judge Advocate General • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Romulan Star Empire • Spacedock Command • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- V'Shar • Vulcan High Command • Vulcan Science Academy
Science and classification
- antimatter • antimatter pod • blood • bloodstream • Cetacean Probe • cloaking device • communicator • copper • cordrazine • disruptor • DNA • duranium • food synthesizer • galaxy • Genesis Device • hyronalin • impulse engine • inertial dampener • intermix chamber • iron • kelbonite • liquid • maneuvering thruster • mind-sifter • oxygen • parsec • phaser • Project Genesis • protomatter • radiation • shield emitter • shields • snow • subspace • tentacle • terraforming • time • torpedo • translator • transporter • tricorder • tritanium • turbolift • warp core • warp drive
Ranks and titles
- admiral • ambassador • cadet • captain • doctor • first officer • mentor • officer • Praetor • Presider of the Council • soldier
Other references
- ale • Altair water • Andorian redbat • bottle • bridge • brig • cabinet • cacti • chair • drink • engineering • Genesis War • glass • government • homeworld • intensive care ward • jolan'tru • kahs-wan • kitchen • marriage • morgue • no-win scenario • Operation Olympius • Organian Peace Treaty • petaQ • planet • province • red alert • Romulan ale • shelthreth • shuttlebay • sickbay • sleeve • transporter room • tribble • Trojan Horse • Vulcan death grip • Vulcan mind meld • Vulcan nerve pinch • wine rack • year • zhavey
Appendices
Related media
TAS episode: "Yesteryear" - Thelin was first introduced in this episode of The Animated Series as Kirk's first officer in a timeline were Spock died in an accident during his childhood.
| Myriad Universes publications and stories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prose | Infinity's Prism | "A Less Perfect Union" • "Places of Exile" • "Seeds of Dissent" |
| Echoes and Refractions | "The Chimes at Midnight" • "A Gutted World" • "Brave New World" | |
| Shattered Light | "The Embrace of Cold Architects" • "The Tears of Eridanus" • "Honor in the Night" | |
| Comics | The Last Generation | "Do Not Close Your Eyes" • "No Cure For That" • "What Happens Now" • "Inevitability" • "The End of History" |
Background
Thelin, an illustration accompanying an extract from this story in the Star Trek Magazine
- Star Trek Magazine #139 included an excerpt from this story, including an introduction by the author and an illustration of Thelin.
- This story takes its name from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II, Act III.
- The contributors to this wiki and Memory Alpha are thanked by the author.
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: first story |
Echoes and Refractions | Next novel: A Gutted World |
| Previous novel: Seeds of Dissent |
Star Trek novels | Next novel: A Gutted World |
| Previous story: Suicide Note |
Stories by: Geoff Trowbridge |
Next story: TBD |
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Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: not yet placed |
