The Tempest is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Susan Wright. It was published in February 1997.
Description
- When a ferocious plasma storm strikes the entire Bajoran system, Deep Space Nine becomes a port under siege, filled to overflowing with stranded space travelers, unpredictable aliens, and Klingon smugglers. Worf and Odo find themselves tested to the limit as they struggle to control the chaos that has consumed the station.
- But even greater danger faces Dax and botanist Keiko O'Brien when they must fly a runabout into the very heart of the storm -- and encounter a strange new form of life!
Summary
Commander Worf is methodically inspecting a Sattar vessel that has docked at Deep Space 9, much to the annoyance of Senior Mate Cali. The Sattar Collective are subjects of the Klingon Empire and Odo’s security team detected evidence of solotine, an explosive. Worf finds no definitive proof, but is able to avoid a plasma burn from a defective conduit. Cali launches into a tirade about Klingons, while Worf grants permission for the vessel to depart.
Soon after, the scout ship Ceres is brought to the station after being attacked on the edge of a plasma storm. Worf wonders if the Sattar could be responsible, but other suspects could be the Klingons, the Dominion or the Maquis. One of the crew of the Ceres thinks that their attacker was a Klingon ship,
The crew study the plasma storm detected by the Ceres and while it appears it will not hit the station, shockwaves from the storm will. Life on the station continues as normal, with Keiko and Molly visiting from Bajor and Kasidy Yates visiting as well.
The storm changes course and starts to head for the station, with Commander Dax suggesting that it is bring drawn by the wormhole. Sisko orders the wormhole off limits to all ships and as a result the number of people aboard the station increases and some of the cargo bays are converted into shelters.
A Klingon vessel, the Katon, is detected near the station, but the Klingons refuse to dock, forcing Sisko to use a tractor beam to force them to do so. Worf wonders if the Klingon ship is responsible for the attack on the Ceres.
References
Characters
- Alons • Ari • Julian Bashir • Betenn Catrin • Betenn Krystal • Cali • Clan'cee • Col • Jadzia Dax • De Groodt • Drennela Fort • Iis • Kelly • Kira Nerys • Larah • Leeta • Mooh • Morn • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Ransi • Rom • Sebas • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Theosi • Ton • Worf • Kasidy Yates • Zeischner • unnamed Marlkins
- Referenced only
- Betenn Brucen • Curzon Dax • Tobin Dax • Gowron • Kaasin • Kij • Kurn • Lau • Meln • Mogh • Nesser • Nog • Jean-Luc Picard • William Riker • Alexander Rozhenko • Shakaar Edon • Shorci • Jennifer Sisko • Deanna Troi
Locations
- Bajoran sector • Deep Space 9 • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's
- Referenced only
- Andoria • Aruth • Badlands • Bajor (Denarii quarter) • Bajoran wormhole • Bernice Province • Betazed • Boreth • Cardassia • Celestial Temple • Cardassia • County Cork • Cybriss Valley • Earth • Gamma Quadrant • Khitomer • Qo'noS • Rw'arez sector • Starfleet Headquarters • Tantrus II • Transient Registration • Trill • Wizen-on-Kost
Starships and vehicles
- USS Ceres (Starfleet scoutship) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Hum'bernt (Bajoran tug) • IKS Katon (Klingon yacht) • Reaper (Klingon transport) • USS Rubicon (Danube-class runabout)
- Referenced only
- Andorian freighter • USS Enterprise-D • moon shuttle • sailship • SS Xhosa
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Betazoid • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Lurian • Marlkin • Risan • Sattar • Temmorian • Trill
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Borg • Cardassian • Delanian • Jem'Hadar • Prophets • Romulan
States and organizations
- Bajoran Militia • House of Maang • House of Napos • Klingon Empire • Sattar Collective • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Flight Control • Bajoran Resistance • Dominion • Federation Council • Ferengi Alliance • House of Mogh • Klingon High Council • Maquis • Starfleet Academy • Trill Symbiont Institute • University of Betazed
Science and technology
- airlock • Alfvén wave • anti-grav pallet • atmospheric intake vent • bomb • cloaking device • coma • computer • dexitrin • fusion generator • holosuite • hour • ion trail • mile • mine • navigational array • nitrogen • PADD • particle accelerator • particle sweeper • Planck's law • plasma • plasma storm • radiation • replicator • sensor • solotine • space • star chart • time • tractor beam • transporter • tricorder • universe • warp core breach • warp drive • warp nacelle
Ranks and titles
- captain • chief • commander • doctor • ensign • investigator • King of Aruth • lieutenant • Senior Mate • senior officer • smuggler • strategic operations officer • technician • warrior
Other references
- bat'leth • Battle of the Omarion Nebula • ba'zon • Bernitii • blimenny • bridge • cargo bay • catwalk • cheese sandwich • container • corridor • dabo • darts • equestrianism • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • government • Gratitude Festival • hull • Hum'taS • Klingonese • latinum • Noh • Occupation of Bajor • planet • pony • qu'vatlh • saucer section • sector • Serran • skeleton crew • Starfleet uniform • tubba • vacuum mite • war • weapon • week
Appendices
Background information
- The Tempest features the first appearances in a novel of Kasidy Yates and Leeta.
Related stories
- The events of "Fascination", "Destiny", Star Trek Generations, "Facets" and "The Way of the Warrior" are mentioned.
External link
- The Tempest article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Saratoga |
DS9 numbered novels | Next novel: Wrath of the Prophets |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Indiscretion |
Next Adventure: Rejoined | |
| Previous Adventure: Indiscretion |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Rejoined |