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The Search.

Description[]

From the front cover
The novelization of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's incredible two-part premiere!
From the back cover
The Dominion: The mysterious rulers of the worlds on the other side of the wormhole. The Dominion: a ruthless planet-conquering race unknown even to those they rule. The Dominion: the most dangerous foe the Federation may ever face.
At the edge of the wormhole, the space station Deep Space Nine and the planet Bajor sit on what will be the front line in any Dominion attack. To try and prevent the conflict, Commander Benjamin Sisko and his crew take a never-tested Federation warship through the wormhole to track down and confront the Dominion. If Commander Sisko fails, not only the Federation, but the Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, and all the worlds of the Alpha Quadrant will face an interstellar war they cannot win.

Summary[]

Sisko and the crew take a new starship into the Gamma Quadrant to contact the Founders of the Dominion.

References[]

Characters[]

Part I characters[]

Julian BashirJadzia DaxMichael EddingtonFemale ChangelingKira NerysTaylor MooreMiles O'BrienOdoOrnitharQuarkBenjamin SiskoJake SiskoT'Rul
Referenced only
Curzon DaxRomJennifer SiskoZek

Part II characters[]

Julian BashirBorathBroikJadzia DaxMichael EddingtonFemale ChangelingElim GarakJonesKira NerysAlynna NechayevMiles O'BrienOdoQuarkBenjamin SiskoJake SiskoRita TannenbaumT'Rul
Referenced only
Eris

Novelization characters[]

Julian BashirBorathJadzia DaxPaul EddingtonErisFemale ChangelingElim GarakJodKira NerysM'rakAlynna NechayevKeiko O'BrienMiles O'BrienOdoOrnitharQuarkBenjamin SiskoJake SiskoT'Rul
Referenced only
Benedict ArnoldKing ArthurCurzon DaxHelen of TroyJudas IscariotThomas JeffersonMolly O'BrienRomJennifer SiskoWalt WhitmanZek

Locations[]

Alpha QuadrantBajoran wormholeCallinonCallinon VIICallinon relay stationDeep Space 9Founder homeworldGamma QuadrantKaremmaOmarion NebulaOperations centerPromenadeQuark'sReplimatStation commander's officeWardroom
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AfricaBajorBajoran arcticCamus IICardassiaDublinEarthEarth coloniesFranceIrelandIstanbulNew BajorNew Paris colonyParisRigel systemRomulusSan FranciscoStarfleet HeadquartersThomas Jefferson Memorial Rose Garden

Starships and vehicles[]

Danube-class runaboutUSS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer) • Jem'Hadar fighterShuttle 01 (Type-18 shuttlepod)
Referenced only
BismarckGalaxy-class starshipUSS LexingtonUSS MekongUSS OdysseyUSS OrinocoUSS Rio Grande

Races and cultures[]

BajoranBolianCardassianChangelingFerengiHumanJem'HadarKaremmaRomulanTrillVorta
Referenced only
BorgKlingonProphetsTholianVulcan

Science and classification[]

Technology and weapons[]

airlockantigravity gurneyantiproton beamcloaking devicedocking clampescape podholosuitephaser bankquantum torpedoreplicatorwarp nacelle

States and organizations[]

Bajoran MilitiaDominionFoundersGreat LinkRomulan Star EmpireStarfleetStarfleet SecurityUnited Federation of Planets
Referenced only
Bajoran Provisional GovernmentBajoran ResistanceCardassian Central CommandFederation CouncilHundredNaziStarfleet Command

Other references[]

admiralanalgesicantibioticArbazan vultureBajoran religionbattle cruiserbattle drillbattle simulationbeanbloodcatalpa bushchain of commandcoffeecoffeehousecollision courseconcentration campConstitution historyCupiddaboDefiant historydirakdumplingEnterprise historyescortevasive maneuversfernfrigateGrand Nagus' staffgravyholodeckHood historyhull breachI'danian spice puddingInternational Space StationivykahluaKlingoneselatinumlimestonemicamonoformmoonflowermultiphasic shield generatorNo Second TroyOccupation of BajorOdo's pailphaserphotosynthesispolyduraniumpotatoprototyperibbongrassrogue planetsedumscience officershaleshield perimetersolidstargazer lilyStarfleet commissionsubcommandersubspace varianceSWATsynthalesyntheholtelekinesisThursdaytricordertulaberry winewarshipwaterwitchcraftWorld War IIYoruba mask

Appendices[]

Related media[]

Background[]

  • The USS Defiant (and the Defiant class) makes it first appearance in the series, as do the Romulans and Deep Space 9's wardroom.
  • Eddington makes his first appearance in "The Search, Part I", where he introduces himself as Michael Eddington. However, his first name is given as Paul in the novelization. Ron Moore named Eddington after Kirk Douglas's character (Paul Eddington) in the film In Harm's Way. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
  • The new style combadge makes its first on-screen appearance in the series after it was designed for Star Trek: Generations. As the first episode[s] of 2371, the current insignia (the arrowhead in front of a rectangular bar) debuted here. TNG novel: Intellivore occurred prior to The Search, but the older insignia was still in use during that novel.

Notable cast and crew[]

Images[]

Novelization images[]

Episode images[]

Part I episode images[]
Part II episode images[]

Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
Emissary
DS9 novelizations Next novel:
The Way of the Warrior
Previous episode:
The Jem'Hadar
DS9 episode produced Next episode:
The House of Quark
Previous episode:
The Jem'Hadar
DS9 episode aired Next episode:
The House of Quark
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Intellivore
Pocket Next Adventure:
The Best and the Brightest
"Year Three", Chapters 7-9
Previous Adventure:
The Second Artifact
Second Interlude
Deep Space Nine Adventures Next Adventure:
Proud Helios


Translations[]
1996
German : Die Suche, translated by Uwe Anton. (Heyne)

External links[]

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