The Klingon Art of War: Ancient Principles of Ruthless Honor was a reference work about the Klingon civilization by author Keith R.A. DeCandido, published in 2014.
Description[]
- Klingons fight, but they do not merely fight. For Klingons, battle is a dance, a way of living with dignity and purpose. This is central to the concept at the heart of Klingondom: honor.
- The Klingon Art of War lays out the principles of the Klingon code that animates their entire culture. Each chapter introduces another part of the Klingon ethic and explores the ways it informs Klingon life, behavior, and history. Each chapter also celebrates famous Klingons, warships, and battles, and the role they've played in advancing the Klingon Empire.
References[]
Characters[]
- Amar • Antaak • Azetbur, daughter of Gorkon • Nanietta Bacco • Baka • B'alikk • B'Ennora • B'Elarana • B'Entra • B'Etor • Biroq • Blaq the Indestructible • B'Olara, daughter of Salka • Budlesh • B'Yra • Chang • Ch'gran • Jesus Christ • Chu'paq • Danqo • Ditagh • Duras, son of Ja'rod • Edronh • Annabella Falci • Fek'lhr • Gamnoq • Gantin the Mighty • Gendhet • Gijin • God • Golennoq • Goluk • Gorkon, son of Toq • Gorvon • Gorvon (ancient Klingon) • Gosek • Gowron, son of M'Rel • H'vis • Ja'rod • J'Dor • Kaarg • Kadi • Kahless the Unforgettable • Kahless, clone of Kahless • Kalavat • Kaldon • Kalfar • Kamlaq • Kam'pok • Kang • Kaprav • Kartok • Kas'l • Kavo • Kazko • K'dar • Keeba • Kenni • Khoss the Gigantic • Kimrek • Kilgore • James T. Kirk • Ki'Var • Kizhar • Klag, son of M'Raq • Klavek • Klay • K'mpec • Koghima • Kohn the Brilliant • Koloth • Kor, son of Rynar • K'Nera • Korga • Koroth • Kortar the Mighty • Korzol • Koshi • Kovatch • Kranx • K'Ratak • Kraviq • Kravokh • Krim • Krit • Kropar • K'Tal • K'Temoc • Kuro • K'vel'kar • K'Zin • L'Kaln • L'Pragh • Lukara • Lursa • Lyja • Lysar • Marta • Martok, son of Urthog • Martok (changeling) • Mav • Mavat • Mavlaq • Mazka • Migmek the Trickster • Mogh • Molor • Morath • Morjod • Mortas • Mozam • M'Raq • M'Rek • Qagh the Albino • Qaov • Qey'cho • Qorvak • QumwI • Qurrt • Pelgren • Phlox • Jean-Luc Picard • Pohm • Sonek Pran • Ralkror the Mighty • Reclaw • Benjamin Sisko • Skolar • Speaker of Death • Sturka • Surak • Taklat • Talak • Tangorq • Tarrant • T'nag • Toral, son of Duras • Torvol • Tygrak • Vargo • Vilik • Vis'Ar • Volagh • Wa'Joh'a • Woktar • Woliv • Worf, son of Mogh • Worik • Worna • Giancarlo Wu • Yakan • Yorif • Yorlak • Yorq • Zakorg • Min Zife
Fictional characters[]
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Andor • Archanis • Ardan IV • Bajoran wormhole • B'Alda'ar Base • Berengaria VII • Beta Lankal • Betreka Nebula • Bolarus • Boreth • Caleb IV • Cardassia • Cestus III • Delta Triangle • Devron • Donatu V • Earth • Fek'lhr's Belt • Forcas III • Fortran homeworld • the galaxy • Gamma Eridon • Gamma Quadrant • Gre'thor • Hanovra • Ikalia • Internment Camp 371 • Ionite Nebula • Kalandra Sector • Khitomer outpost • Klach D'Kel Bracht • Krios • Krios • Kromrat • listening post • Marcan V • Mars • Mizaria • Narendra system • Narendra VI • Nasat • No'mat • N'Vak colony • Organia • Pelosa Minor (ketracel-white facility) • Pheben III • Pheben system • Praxis • Qadyaq • Qal-Sor • Qolis • Q'Tahl Cluster • Qu'vat • Raknal V • relay station • River of Blood • Romii • Rura Penthe • Secarus IV • Sto-vo-kor • T'Gha • Ty'Gokor (Hall of Warriors • K'velera)
- Qo'noS
- Balduq Plains • Bazho River • Chu'paq Sea • Goqlath Castle • Goqlath Mountain • First City (Great Hall) • Hall of Heroes • Kall'ta • Kalranz • Hamar Mountains • Kang's Summit • Kastad • Ketha • Ketha Lowlands • Ketha Province • Kilgore Island • Kir • Klach D'Kel Bracht • Klin Valley • Kol'vat • Kopf's Cliff • Korma Pass • Krennla • Kri'stak • Kri'stak Mountains • Kri'stak valley • Kri'stak woodlands • Lukara Edifice • Pak'thar • Ni'Dan ridge • Qam-Chee • Qam-Chee River • Qa'varin • Qirak'a • Quin'lat • Tenka Plains • Soyqi • T'Ong Pass • Tong Vey • Valley of Hamar • Valley of the Wild
Starships and vehicles[]
- IKS Death's Hand • IKS Doj • USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise-A • USS Excelsior • IKS Gr'oth (D-7-class battlecruiser) • IKS HaH'vat • IKS HoH • IKS Klolode • IKS Klothos (D-7-class) • IKS Krim's Run • IKS K'tanco • IKS Ning'tao (K'vort-class) • raft • Romulan Bird of Prey • IKS Roney • IKS Sompek • IKS SuvwI' • Taal • IKS Voh'tahk • wind boat
Races and cultures[]
- Aenar • Andorian • Bajoran • Benzite • Betazoid • Bolian • Borg • Breen • Bynar • Cardassian • Changeling • Demiurge • Denobulan • Fortran • Human • Hur'q • Jem'Hadar • Kinshaya • Klingon (QuchHa') • Kreel • Mizarian • Pahkwa-thanh • Prophets • Romulan • Samnatti • Tellarite • Tholian • Trill • Tzenkethi • Vorta • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
- Borg Collective • Cardassian Union • Detapa Council • Dominion • Doragon University • Elite Command Academy • Elysian Council • Federation Diplomatic Corps • Forces of Kahless • Fordham University • Founders • Holy Order of the Kinshaya • House of Duras • House of Gorvon • House of K'Tal • House of Koghima • House of Kuzyk • House of Martok • House of Taklat • House of Zin'zeQ • Imperial Intelligence • Imperial University • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Diplomatic Service • Klingon Empire • Klingon Fifth Fleet • Klingon High Council • Klingon Imperial Guard • Klingon Second Dynasty • Klingon Seventh Fleet • Klingon Tenth Fleet • Maquis • McKay University • Order of the Bat'leth • Roman Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Typhon Pact • United Federation of Planets • vo'ruv'etlh
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • advocate • aide • ambassador • apprentice • Arbiter of Succession • artist • assassin • assayer • assisstant • author • baker • blacksmith • bodyguard • captain • Chancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empire • chief adviser • chef • chief aide • chief of staff • chief warrior • cleric • clerk • commander • commanding officer • computer analyst • construction worker • consultant • councillor • critic • Dahar Master • dancer • diplomat • doctor • emissary • Emissary of the Prophets • Emperor of the Klingon Empire • empress • ensign • farmer • Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire • first officer • fleet captain • general • healer • heir • ice sculptor • interrogator • investigator • janitor • jeghpu'wI' • junior councillor • king • Klingon Ambassador to Vulcan • lady • leader • lieutenant • musician • novelist • oligarch • opera composer • opera singer • peacemaker • philosopher • physician • pillager • pirate • pirate • politician • President of the United Federation of Planets • professor • publisher • QaS DevwI' • regent • scholar • scientist • scribe • sentry • sergeant • singer • skimmer pilot • soldier • student • tactician • teacher • traffic controller • trainee • traitor • tyrant • warlord • warrior
Science and technology[]
- alien • amphibian • animal • antidote • atom • archaeology • Augment virus • autopsy • biology • blood • cloaking device • communications relay • computer • cultural anthropology • Dir rop • egg • energy • energy dampening weapon • energy weapon • explosive • fang • farming • forcefield • forcefield generator • genetic engineering • hair • heart • humanoid • infection • iron • kellicam • Klingon disruptor • lung • matter • mining • missile • phaser • pistol • plague • poison • replicator • rust • shield • space • telepathy • tractor beam • uridium • vein • virus
Other references[]
- 2318 • 2364 • 2372 • 2375 • 2379 • 2383 • 23rd century • after-action report • Age of Ascension • Age of Inclusion • amphitheater • arena • armor • assassination • attic • avalanche • axe • bachelor's degree • B'aht Qul • Bajoran mythology • bakery • Barge of the Dead • bat'leth • bat'leth competition • battle • Battle of Caleb IV • Battle of Devron • Battle of Fek'lhr's Belt • Battle of Gamma Eridon • Battle of Ikalia • Battle of the Ionite Nebula • Battle of Khitomer • Battle of Klach D'Kel Bracht • Battle of Qal-Sor • Battle of Q'Tahl cluster • Battle of Romii • Battle of T'Gha • bird • bird of prey • blade • bolt-hole • Borg Invasion of 2381 • bribe • bush • bridge • cage • camouflage • Campaign at Kol'vat • candle • cave • century • Champion Standing • Christianity • chuSwI' • colony • coronet of Karatek • corruption • coup d'etat • crop • Daq • Day of Honor • decade • d'k tahg • doctorate • Dominion War • dungeon • Earth-Romulan War • epic poem • estate • factory • feast • Federation protectorate • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • fiefdom • First Right of Ascension • flora • flower • food • forest • fortress • gagh • ghIntaq • glob fly • god • Great Tree of the World/qo'sor • Greek mythology • HaDI'baH • Hall of Warriors • hegh'bat • helmet • house • hunting • Hur'q invasion • ice • icicle • interrogation • invasion • jInjoq bread • jungle • Khitomer Accords • Khitomer Conspiracy • Khitomer Massace • khrun • klin zha • Klingon flag • Klingon opera • klongat • Knife of Kirom • korvit • lava swamp • law • lingta • loincloth • lowborn • Lukara Edifice • master's degree • Mauk-to'Vor • mek'leth • mevak • military • millennium • minn'hor beast • mok'bara • monarchy • needle viper • ngeng roQ • ocean • paq'batlh • park • petaQ • poH bIrqu' SuvwI'pu' • prisoner exchange • qaDrav • qal yoj • Qeq ghIntaq • qeS'a' • qhonDoq • Qingheb • qo'Sor luQaw' qotar baqa je • qul naj • Qunpu' choS • qutluch • rake • ramjep bird • Rite of Ascension • road • R'uustai • scroll • The Search for the Historical Kahless • Siege of Jat'yln Pass • slime devil • song • spear • Star of Kahless • Starfleet uniform • statue • storm • The Story of the Promise • sword • tajtiq • tangqa' • tapestry • targ • tavern • tik'leth • toDSaH • tome • Tomed Incident • tornado • tova'dok • treason • tree • trigak • upper class • Victor Ranking trophy • village • vintner • wam serpent • wind • workshop • Year of Kahless • yobta yupma' • yoj nIyma' •
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The author includes information from Pocket Books novels, such as the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels The Left Hand of Destiny and his Star Trek: The Lost Era novel The Art of the Impossible.
Connections[]
External link[]
- The Klingon Art of War: Ancient Principles of Ruthless Honor article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.