"Unexpected Honor" is a Star Trek Online short story by Christine Thompson appearing in Star Trek Magazine #167 UK/#40 US. It was the first of 20 stories set in the STO continuity that were published in Star Trek Magazine between 2012 and 2016, the first of ten by Christine Thompson, and the first of 16 collected in Titan Magazines' STO omnibus: The Short Story Collection in 2022.
Description[]
- Data offers some advice to Va'Kel Shon, the new captain of the USS Enterprise.
Summary[]
Va'Kel Shon visits Data to discuss the command of the Enterprise, which he has been offered. Data attempts to convince Shon that Shon's tactical mindset is needed now.
Memorable quotes[]
- "I don't look at the galaxy like you do. You see experiences - I see potential threats. I'm a tactical officer, not an explorer."
- —Va'Kel Shon
References[]
Characters[]
- B4 • Data • Va'Kel Shon
- Referenced only
- Bruce Maddox • Jean-Luc Picard • Montgomery Scott (implied) • Sama • Tress Shra • Deanna Troi
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise-E • USS Enterprise-F
Locations[]
- Earth (Oxford University)
- Referenced only
- Andoria • Daystrom Institute • Earth Spacedock • Fluidic space • Starbase 36 • Starfleet Academy • Vega colony
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Starfleet (Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command) • Federation
- Referenced only
- Undine task force
Science and classification[]
- circuitry • clock • cybernetics • holodeck • laboratory • PADD • positronic brain • replicator
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • crewmember • diplomat • professor • soldier • tactical officer
Other references[]
- book • Earl Grey • emotion • first contact • flagship • food • the galaxy • glass • oak • paper • quadrant • tea • war
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- STO short story: "Shakedown" – A story featuring the USS Enterprise-F's shakedown cruise.
- STO - The 2800 mission: "Boldly They Rode" – One of Shon's first missions aboard the Enterprise.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
published order | ||
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Previous story: first story |
STO short stories | Next story: Shakedown |
Previous story: first story |
Stories by: Christine Thompson |
Next story: Shakedown |
Publication history[]
- 8 May 2012
- First printed in Star Trek Magazine #167 UK/#40 US. (Titan Magazines)
- 8 November 2022
- Reprinted in The Short Story Collection omnibus. (Titan Magazines)