The Romulan Stratagem

   

The return of Picard's nemesis means danger for the Federation!

Summary Edit

From the book jacket 

On a mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon-Romulan border, the USS Enterprise travels to the planet Eloh to negotiate Federation membership. But upon arrival, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his diplomatic team find themselves face to face with Commander Sela, an old Romulan enemy -- who's there to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Empire.

When a series of fatal incidents casts suspicion on both delegations, Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela to prove the innocence of the Starship Enterprise crew -- or lose a strategic stronghold to the Federation's greatest enemy.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Gregori Andropov • Ben • Beverly Crusher • Daithin • Data • Dona • Jenna D'Sora • Guinan • Michael Hagen • Ilena • James Kelly • Lan Kris • Geordi La Forge • Larkin • Robin Lefler • Luth • Pater • Jean-Luc Picard • Plactus • William T. Riker • Ro Laren • Sela • Elizabeth Seward • Simave • Rick Taylor • Telorn • Deanna Troi • Waln • Worf

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Arthur Conan Doyle • Edgar Allen Poe • Marguerite Nipar • Rakal • William Shakespeare • Spock • Stelin • Toreth • Lance Woods • Tasha Yar

LocationsEdit

Eloh • Romulan Neutral Zone • Starbase 211 • Vulcan

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Bajor • Earth • Maryland • Narenda III • Remus • Romulus

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • Khazara (D'Deridex-class) • N'ventnar (D'Deridex-class)

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USS Cochrane

Races and culturesEdit

android • Bajoran • Betazoid • El-Aurian • Elohsian • Human • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan

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Cardassian • Corvallen • Orion

States and organizationsEdit

Dar • Federation • Federation Diplomatic Office • Klingon Empire • Populists • Romulan Senate • Romulan Star Empire • Romulan Star Navy • Starfleet • Tal Shiar

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Starfleet Academy

Science and technologyEdit

alien • buzzer • communicator • computer • control panel • deep space station • hair • holodeck • humanoid • plant • star system • starship • time • turbolift • universal translator • viewscreen • VISOR • warp drive

Ranks and titlesEdit

captain • commander • ensign • governor • lieutenant • officer • politician • premier • social scientist • teacher • waiter

Other referencesEdit

21st century • architecture • belt • book • bowl • bridge • cargo bay • century • ceramic • chair • civil war • corridor • death • dip • diplomacy • Dixon Hill • Earth-Romulan War • Eugenics Wars • first contact • food • government • handshake • herb • history • history book • homeworld • incense • jumpsuit • language • menu • military conflict • Newcomer's Ball • noodle • observation lounge • Occupation of Bajor • planet • pocket • politics • Prime Directive • puppy • races and cultures • red alert • restaurant • Romulan language • salad • school • Second World War • soup • star chart • stardate • table • technology • terrorism • treaty • vegetable • war • weapon • xenopsychology

TimelineEdit

20th century 

Earth' technology in the 20th century was analogous to the development of Eloh in the 24th century.

mid-22nd century 

The closing days of the Earth-Romulan War see a non-aggression pact that bars Human-allied and Romulan-allied ship from orbiting planets belonging to the opposite power.

2319 

On the planet Eloh, the civil war undergoes a resurgence as the Populists and the Dar clash.

2366

USS Cochrane surveys Eloh.

2368 

The Elohsian people end centuries of war, finally establishing a unitary planet-wide government, after they become aware of alien life outside of their star system.

2369

• Counselor Troi spends a harrowing time aboard the warbird Khazara posing as a Tal Shiar agent.
• USS Enterprise-D picks up personnel at Starbase 211. One of the 14 families brought aboard includes young James Kelly.
• Commander Sela is assigned to make progress towards bringing the Elohsians into the Romulan Star Empire.

stardate 46892.6 (later in 2369) 

The Enterprise-D visits Eloh and finds Commander Sela's warbird there.

AppendicesEdit

BackgroundEdit

• The historian's note places this novel a few months after the events of "Face of the Enemy".

Related storiesEdit

• TNG episodes: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Redemption", "Ensign Ro", "Unification", "Face of the Enemy"

External linkEdit

• The Romulan Stratagem article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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