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The Devil's Heart.

Description[]

The Devil's Heart—a legendary object of unsurpassed power and mystery. Worlds that believe in magic consider it darkness's mightiest talisman; worlds of science consider it a lost artifact of some ancient and forgotten race. Some say the Heart enables its possessor to control people's minds and to amass wealth enough for a dozen lifetimes, while others think it capable of raising the dead, perhaps even changing the flow of time itself. But to all, the location of this fabled object has remained a mystery—until now.
An isolated archaeological outpost has suddenly stopped responding to repeated requests for information. Sent to discover why, the USS Enterprise-D crew finds a devastated outpost and a dying scientist, whose last worlds fall on disbelieving ears: the Devil's Heart has been found.
Now, as the quest for the Heart unfolds, Captain Jean-Luc Picard discovers the awful truth behind all the legends and age-old secrets: Whoever holds the Devil's Heart possesses power beyond imagining…

Summary[]

The Enterprise is on its way to Luxor IV so that work can be done on the ship's systems. The crew also wants to go there as there will be four other starships there - with five ships a fleet poker championship game can be held. These plans go awry when they are called to an archaeological dig at Atropos to take T'Sara - an elderly Vulcan woman believed to be suffering from Bendii Syndrome - back home to Vulcan. The crew arrives at the planet to find almost the entire archeological team dead, and only T'Sara left barely alive.

The crew learns that T'Sara had devoted a good portion of her life to discovering the Devil's Heart - a stone of immense power that had shaped many Alpha Quadrant civilizations, including the Klingons, Andorians, Vulcans, Romulans, Tkon, and Iconians. They realize that the Heart was more than a myth, and that T'Sara had found the actual Heart. When T'Sara's assistant Sorren let slip that they had found the stone in a message to Starbase 193, a corrupt technician passed it on to the El-Aurian Camenae. When Camenae in turn passed the information on to her underworld contacts, it touched off a deadly race to claim the Heart.

After leaving Atropos, the Enterprise is summoned by an automated Ferengi distress call to a wrecked Marauder. They discovered that the Ferengi had fought Orion mercenaries who sought to take the Heart from them - the Orion ship was destroyed and the Ferengi crew died when the Orion ship's weapons caused the electrical systems to overload. Picard beams on board and finds the Heart in the hands of the dead Ferengi DaiMon.

After Data attempts to analyze the stone, which raises more questions than answers, Picard keeps the Heart with him. The Heart tells Picard of its journeys by sending him the stories as dreams. The crew becomes more and more concerned about Picard's behavior, while others intent on regaining the Heart chase the Enterprise down. Picard becomes convinced that the stone has a mission to fulfill, and knows that if the Heart doesn't complete its mission, the Alpha Quadrant would face dire consequences.

References[]

Characters[]

AbellAkhanatosAnlew-IsAsadourianMarte BrengleCamenaeKeyda ChandatChiangBeverly CrusherJack CrusherD'AiroDaramadánDataDeemusDelDierDorgathDragerDurallDureghEtrajanEvallaGaramondGarethThomas GredeGuinanHalaylahIkajadánKanda Jiak (Iconian)Kanda Jiak (Ikkabar)J'rossKajimaKazagoWalker KeelKessecKieradánKiley-SmithKrtakkKrugerGeordi La ForgeLewisLorrisMaarcDiat ManjaAsao MatasuEstrella MiyakawaMohtrMycelliMiles O'BrienOomaloOrlevJean-Luc PicardPymerRamseyReyjadánWilliam RikerRo LarenSarekSathevSeemusSelarSendeiShaavShagretSkorretSohleSorrenSothStefStemonSurakSurellTaramukTarisTaylorT'ChalloTelegarTelevTessinThorinaT'LeiaTommasTorkDeanna TroiT'SaraT'Soronunnamed Andoriansunnamed Benzitesunnamed Orionsunnamed Romulansunnamed VulcansVedocViloffVitellusEmm WilkersonWorf
Referenced only
Aghlarren the MoteConradWesley CrusherGaninGowronJ.P. HansonCharles LoganNedecRobert PicardRoshamelSenegaSpock

Locations[]

AtroposDiWahnDo or DieDue or DieDynassiaIconiaIkkabarIshayaIsk'KahrMount SeleyaSmelter's HoldStarbase 75Starbase 193Vulcan
Referenced only
Luxor IVVaults of the Dead

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • IRW Haakona (D'deridex-class warbird)

Races and cultures[]

AndorianandroidEl-AurianFerengiHumanIconian (DiWahnunDiWahn) • IkkabarKlingonRomulanTkonVulcan
Referenced only
ArchitectsBelnarri

States and organizations[]

Clan Ghe'HaraFederationKlingon EmpireOrder of the FaithfulSpecial ProjectsRomulan Star EmpireStarfleetTkon Empire

Science and classification[]

alienastronomybiologycartographycommunicationsDevil's HeartGuardian of Forevermattermeasurementtechnology

Astronomy[]

galaxyplanetquadrantspacestarstar systemtimeuniverse

Biology[]

lifeformmedicine
Anatomy and medicine[]
psychology
Lifeforms[]
humanoidsehlat

Communications[]

The Ballads of Duralldistress signalLegends of the Iconian DiasporaOral Histories from the Andorian Middle Kingdom

Materials and substances[]

atmospherecrystaldilithiumgasliquidmetalsolidvellum

Cartography and measurement[]

centurydayhourminutesecondquadranttimelineyear

Technology and weapons[]

helmIconian gatewaystarshipsubspace radioviewscreen

Occupations and titles[]

ambassadorcaptaincommand divisioncommandercounselorcrewDaiMondoctorEmperor of the Romulan Star EmpireengineerensignFederation Starfleet ranksFederation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s)first officerlieutenantlieutenant commanderlordmedicmercenarymerchantnurseofficerphysicianranksciences divisionscientisttechnicianwaiter

Other references[]

Andorian Middle KingdomblackmailbookbootbridgecabincampsiteclothclothingThe CrossingemotionempathyFestival of Moonsfurnituregovernmenthairhomeworldlogicmind meldnecklacepokerready roomraces and culturesrobescholarshipscienceStarfleet uniformStarfleet uniform (2366-2373)statetitleuniform

Appendices[]

Background[]

  • U. K. hardcover ISBN 0671718339; Braille edition available through Amazon under ASIN B0006QS0GE

Images[]

Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
Imzadi
TNG unnumbered novels Next novel:
Dark Mirror
Previous novel:
Grounded
TNG novels Next novel:
The Romulan Prize
Previous novel:
Best Destiny
Star Trek hardcovers Next novel:
Shadows on the Sun
Previous novel:
Doomsday World
Novels by:
Carmen Carter
Next novel:
Last novel
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Shoulders of Giants
Three: Nyda
Pocket Next Adventure:
The Next Phase
Previous Adventure:
I, Borg
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
Next Adventure:
The Romulan Prize
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2368.
The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure:
Spock's World
Vulcan: Six
200 AD
Chapter 13
Next Adventure:
The Romulan Way
Chapter 2


Translations[]
1994
French : Le Cœur du démon, translated by Bruno Billion. (Presses de la Cité)
1999
German : Das Herz des Teufels, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)

External link[]

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