"The Specter of Jamestown" is the third of four short stories from the water portion of the New Worlds, New Civilizations anthology released by Pocket Books in November 1999. It was written by Michael Jan Friedman and illustrated by George Pratt.
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Summary[]
A reporter for the Starfleet News Service joins an away team from the USS Crockett to search for Maquis survivors on radiation-doused Prussura IV. No lifesigns are detected, and they find the colony empty, with a child's doll and other possessions abandoned without explanation. They are unable to solve the mystery, likening it to a lost colony in North America on Earth.
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Characters[]
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Badlands • Prussura IV
- Referenced only
- Earth • Jamestown, Virginia
Races and cultures[]
- Cardassian • Human
- Referenced only
- French
States and organizations[]
- Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation • Maquis • Starfleet • Starfleet News Service • Starfleet Regulatory Agency
Science and classification[]
- class M planet • containment suit • disruptor mine • helmet • lifesign • PADD • phaser rifle • radio • sensor • tricorder
Occupations and titles[]
- commander • lieutenant • mercenary • officer • rebel • reporter • scientist • security officer • smuggler
Other references[]
- animal • asteroid belt • bed • brush plant • chair • clothing • doll • Dominion War • egg • electromagnetic field • food • hell • jewelry • light year • metal • meter • minute • moon • mountain • orbit • oxygen • penal colony • planet • plankton • plasma • plasma storm • plastic • radiation • research colony • rock • snow • space • starship • targ • tea • Treaty of 2370 • World War II
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Related media[]
- TNG episode: "Journey's End" – The founding of the Demilitarized Zone in 2370 reconfigured the border between Cardassian Union and the Federation, prompting the formation of the Maquis resistance group.
- DS9 episode: "Blaze of Glory" – Maquis bases in the Badlands were overrun by the Dominion.
Errata[]
- This story references Jamestown, Virginia as a "lost colony". Jamestown was never lost.
- Roanoke Colony (the first one) was the "lost colony".
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Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous story: The Footfalls of Tradition |
New Worlds, New Civilizations | Next story: Aversion |
| Previous story: The Footfalls of Tradition |
Other short stories | Next story: Aversion |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Footfalls of Tradition |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Aversion |
| Previous adventure: The Footfalls of Tradition |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Aversion |