"The Sleeping God" was a Star Trek short story by Jesco von Puttkamer, published in The New Voyages 2 in January 1978. The story's beginning was conceptually very similar to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which was in pre-production at the time, and was released with a credit for von Puttkamer as an advisor to the movie scriptwriters. In this story, the Enterprise investigates attacks on inhabited worlds by a planet-sized alien computer, finding surprise help from a powerful telepath.
Summary[]
- Captain's log, stardate 5828.3
- While en route to conduct reconnoiter and rescue operations in the Altair system, the Enterprise was diverted to Raga's Planet to pick up the mutant Singa, the Sleeper, also known as the Sleeping God. The diversion was ordered by what at first appeared to be Admiral Olaf Sondergaard of Starfleet Command. I have now determined that it was a fake. The order, in actuality, came from Singa himself, who had decided to save Raga's Planet from destruction, and to take a hand in a game which might have meant galactic destruction without him. There is reason to believe that the mutation's capabilities include almost unlimited clairvoyant, telepathic and telekinetic powers.
References[]
Characters[]
- Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Endercott • James T. Kirk • M'Benga • Manda-Rao • Leonard McCoy • Hans Mueller • Nagha • Montgomery Scott • Singa • Olaf Sondergaard • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Cody (scout) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Excelsior (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Republic • Columbus • Nagha sphere • unnamed Klingon starships (Klingon expeditionary ship)
Locations[]
Shipboard locations[]
- USS Enterprise
- auxiliary bridge • bridge • Communications Center • engineering • quarters (the captain's) • shuttlebay • sickbay • shuttlecraft maintenance shop • transporter room
Stations and outposts[]
Planets and planetoids[]
Stellar locations[]
- Altair system • Cannella system • Federation Treaty Exploration Territory • Milky Way galaxy • sector 6 • Universe
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Council of Elders of Raga • Elders of Raga • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • communications • dimension • dimensional gate • Doppler shift • energy • extrasensory perception • hyperspace • lifeform • matter • measurement • medicine • radiation • technology • telekinesis • telepathy • time • universe • weapon
Astronomy[]
- black hole • orbit • planet • space • star • star system • yellow-white star
Communications[]
- subspace communications • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2269 • distress call • log entry • ship's log
Lifeforms[]
- cat • Christmas tree • humanoid • goose • hawk • lion
Materials and substances[]
Measurement[]
Medicine[]
Technology and weapons[]
- astrogator • battery • cesium maser • chronometer • computer • cryogenic suspension • deflector shield • emergency distress buoy • holographic optics • hydraulic elevator • intercom • phaser • phaser bank • photon torpedo • robot • sensor • shuttlecraft • starship • subspace radio • telescope • transporter • warp drive • Wheatstone bridge • viewscreen
Occupations and titles[]
- admiral • captain • chief medical officer • chief engineer • chief of staff • command division • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medic • navigator • officer • operations division • physician • rank • science officer • security • specialist • tactical officer • weapons officer • sciences division
Other references[]
- boot • clothing • game • god • government • insignia • jumpsuit • logic• nation state • pants • philosophy • races and cultures • red alert • science • seegh • Seegh Factor • self destruct • starbase • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • title • tunic • uniform • Vulcan lyrette
Chronology[]
- millions of years ago
- In another universe, the Nagha awakens.
- 300,000 years ago
- The Nagha, having conquered her entire universe, set about trying to find a way into ours.
- 2160s
- Singa is born.
- 2180s
- On a space mission, Singa survives intense radiation and develops mutant abilities. Now called "the sleeping god", he enters suspended animation on Raga's Planet.
- 2260s
- The Nagha enters the Federation, destroying worlds, causing Singa to reach out and trick the Enterprise crew into retrieving him.
- 2269, stardate 5828.3
- The USS Enterprise saves our Universe from the Nagha. (in-story)
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Background[]
- The Nagha spheres were large (200 meters in diameter), but still smaller than Borg spheres (600 meters in diameter).
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: The Procrustean Petard |
The New Voyages 2
|
Next story: Elegy for Charlie |
| Previous story: first Star Trek story |
Stories by: Jesco von Puttkamer |
Next story: last Star Trek story |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Crisis on Centaurus |
Next Adventure: The Way to Eden | |
| Previous Adventure: Mirror Universe: The Sorrows of Empire |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Way to Eden |
Translations[]
- 1983
- Japanese : 眠れる神, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)