Contents
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
