Dukat returns from the Fire Caves. The crews of Deep Space 9 and the Enterprise-E face the end of the universe.
Summary[]
Kasidy Yates and her son Jonathan have been kidnapped by the Cult of the Pah-wraiths and taken to a planet in the Badlands. Kira Nerys, now a captain in Starfleet, has brought the USS Defiant to the planet, where she, Julian Bashir and Odo, who has returned from the Dominion to help, attempt a rescue.
In America in the 1950s, Benny Russell has decided to write his final Star Trek story.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Ezri Dax • Skrain Dukat • Elim Garak • Lester Johnson • Kira Nerys • Geordi La Forge • Nia Manning • McCray • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Jean-Luc Picard • Richards • Benny Russell • Benjamin Sisko • Jonathan Sisko • Worf • James Wykoff • Kasidy Yates
- Referenced only
- Jadzia Dax • Willie Hawkins • Cassie Johnson • Quark • Roy Ritterhouse • Nyota Uhura
Locations[]
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Voyager
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Pah-wraith • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Cult of the Pah-wraiths • Dominion • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Federation Department of Temporal Investigations
Other references[]
- ablative armor • chroniton • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder • Orb of Vengeance • orbital weapon platform • Prometheus • transpectral sensor array • trilithium
Appendices[]
Background information[]
- The short story takes place five years after "What You Leave Behind", as well as after Star Trek Nemesis.
- Like other SNW stories, this story is separate from the continuity of the contemporary Pocket Books novels.
Related stories[]
- DS9 episode: "Far Beyond the Stars"
- DS9 episode: "Shadows and Symbols"
- DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind"
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: The Manhunt Pool |
Strange New Worlds 2016 | Next story: The Last Refuge |
| chronological order | ||
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2380. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in two other timeframes: | ||
| Previous Adventure: From History's Shadow, Chapters 13-15 |
March 3 to April 9 1959 | Next Adventure: Future's End, Prologue |
| Previous Adventure: Articles of the Federation, Chapters 7-12 |
2380 | Next Adventure: Resistance |