Summary
Captain Benjamin Sisko is entrusted by the Metrons, whose race is dying, to help preserve their knowledge for future generations. The Dominion also seek to obtain the knowledge.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Jadzia Dax • Li Kashiggo • Kira Nerys • Koletta • Miles O'Brien • Benjamin Sisko • S'alath • Worf
- Referenced only
- Curzon Dax • James T. Kirk • Odo • Spock
Locations
- Alpha Quadrant • Restricted Sector One-Four-Bravo • Venexar • Venexar IV
- Referenced only
- Bajoran wormhole • Cestus III • Deep Space 9 • Demilitarized Zone • Wolf 359
Starships and vehicles
- USS Amhurst • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Jem'Hadar warship
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Dominion • Gorn Alliance • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Gorn Autarchy • Starfleet Academy
Other references
- antimatter containment field • chion particle radiation • cloaking device • drydock • Emissary of the Prophets • escape pod • Frontier Accord • General Order • holocommunicator • Kobayashi Maru scenario • neutrino • particle flux • pattern buffer • proximity charge • tylatium • warp nacelle • warp signature
Chronology
Appendices
Related stories
- "Arena" (TOS episode)
- "Trials and Tribble-ations" - Sisko notes to Dax that he would like to ask Kirk about fighting the Gorn on Cestus III. "Where I Fell Before My Enemy" takes place before that episode.
- The disease that is killing the Metron species is referenced in another SNW story, "Guardians", where it is called the Metron Psycho-Plague.
Connections
| published order | ||
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| Previous story: Life's Lessons |
Strange New Worlds I
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Next story: Good Night, Voyager |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Basics, Part 2 |
Next Adventure: Day of Honor Then: One Year Ago | |
