Summary
From the back cover: The mischievous creature who calls himself Q has subjected Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise to many of their strangest experiences. But little had been known of Q's curious existence or that of the advanced dimension from which he comes. But now Picard knows more than he ever dreamed about an ancient conflict whose consequences might spell the doom of the entire galaxy.
The galactic barrier has fallen and Q's oldest enemy is free once more. Captain Picard and his crew find themselves in the middle of a cosmic war between vastly powerful entities. The future of the Federation may be at stake, but how can mere mortals turn the tide in such a superhuman battle? Picard has to find a way, or neither the Q Continuum nor the galaxy will survive.
References
Characters
- 0 • Reginald Barclay • Sondra Berglund • Breslin • Clarze • Beverly Crusher • Data • Kinya Faal • Lem Faal • Milo Faal • Sonya Gomez • Gorgan • Kuros • Geordi La Forge • Sumi Lee • Baeta Leyoro • Alyssa Ogawa • The One • Jean-Luc Picard • Caitlin Plummer • Q • Q2 • Q (female) • Q (Junior) • Quinn • William Riker • Royel • Daniel Sutter • Deanna Troi • Jim Yang
- Referenced only
- Roga Danar • Kathryn Janeway • Prospero • Amanda Rogers • Sebastian • Benjamin Sisko • Vash
Locations
- Alpha Quadrant • Bajor
- Referenced only
- Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Sherwood Forest • Tagus III
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Voyager
Races and cultures
- Android • Angosian • Bajoran • Betazoid • Deltan • Human
- Referenced only
- Borg • Changeling • Pah-wraith • Prophets
States and organizations
- Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Dominion • Starfleet Science
Science and technology
Ranks and titles
Other references
- Altonian brain teaser • bantaca • BOV • D'jarra • Reckoning • sword • Sword of Damocles
Information
Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Q-Zone |
TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Dyson Sphere |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Q-Zone |
Next Adventure: Prey | |
| Previous Adventure: Q-Zone |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) |
Next Adventure: The Gorn Crisis |
Translations
- 2001
- German : Der Widersacher, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)
External link
- Q-Strike article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.