Summary[]
It’s been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow, and therefore all possibilities that could happen do happen across alternate realities. In these divergent realms, known history is bent, like white light through a shattered prism -- broken into a boundless spectrum of what-might-have-beens. But in those myriad universes, what might have been... is what actually occurred.
"Mister Worf -- fire." With those words, William T. Riker defeated the Borg -- and destroyed Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Now, a heartsore Captain Riker must carry on the legacy of the commanding officer and friend whose death he ordered. But crises face him at every turn, from Cardassian aggression to the return of Data's creator, Noonien Soong. But it is Data's creation of a daughter, Lal, that may prove to be everyone’s undoing....
This article or section is incomplete |
---|
This article is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this expansion. |
References[]
Characters[]
- Beverly Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Data • Gregory Desjardins • Anthony Haftel • J.P. Hanson • Geordi La Forge • Fortin • Lal • Laresk • Matthew Lueke • Macet • Benjamin Maxwell • Thadiun Okona • Alfonse Pacelli • Jean-Luc Picard/Locutus • William T. Riker • Nekar Rovilg • Elizabeth Shelby • Sokar • Noonien Soong • T'Kren • Trask • Deanna Troi • Darien Wallace • Worf • Veridantha zh'Kal
- Referenced only
- Aristotle • DeGiglio • Kivas Fajo • Guinan • Haden • Tom Handy • Phillipa Louvois • Bruce Maddox • W. Somerset Maugham • Michelangelo • Nguyen • Pinocchio • Jean-Paul Sartre • William Shakespeare • Shanthi
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • USS Galatea • Jovis • USS James T. Kirk • USS Melbourne • USS New York • USS Phoenix • USS Teton • CDS Trager (Galor-class)
Locations[]
- Callendra Station • Cour du Mai • Dre Mirale • Galor IV • Hauts-de-Seine • Îlse de la Cité • Palais de Justice • Paris • River La Seine • Starbase 133 • Starbase 211 • Starbase 234
- Referenced only
- Alderamin • Alpha Centauri • Cuellar system • Eltanin • Errai • Galtinor Prime • Jouret IV • Kalorna system • Kelrabi system • Kochab • La Barre • Moulismes • Nedboi II • Neural • New Providence • Omicron Theta • Polaris • Renevant VI • San Francisco • Sector 23 • Starbase 173 • Starfleet Academy • Terlina III
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Arkenite • Bolian • Borg • Cardassian • Denobulan • Human • Klingon • Orion • Soong-type android • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Cadecian • Noophian • Tellarite • Zibalian
States and organizations[]
- Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian Union • Daystrom Institute • Federation News Service • Judge Advocate General • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Research and Development • Starfleet Tactical • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Gorn Hegemony • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire
Other references[]
- 2364 • "Beyond Antares" • broccoli • Burkhardt's disease • cauliflower • Cepheus • Chevalier de Bayard • Crystalline Entity • Draco • emotion chip • Ethika Nikomacheia • Filian python • Fourier series • Fundamental Declarations of the Martian Colonies • Hamlet • Huis Clos • imzadi • La Défense • Prime Directive • raktajino • Setlik III Massacre • spaghetti • Statutes of Alpha III • Ursa Minor • Vulcan Bill of Rights • Wilkes-Takiyah Normalized Behavior Model • Zylo eggs
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
Connections[]
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" |
Timeline[]
published order | ||
---|---|---|
Previous novel: First Story |
Shattered Light | Next novel: The Tears of Eridanus |
Previous novel: Losing the Peace |
TNG novels | Next novel: Paths of Disharmony |
Previous story: The Star to Every Wandering |
Stories by: David R. George III |
Next story: Rough Beasts of Empire |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: Not yet placed |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Not yet placed |