Introduction (blurb)
Before the twenty-fourth-century adventures of David Gold, Sonya Gomez, and the crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci came the more rough-and-tumble S.C.E. of the twenty-third century. In the wake of an incident involving the Starship Enterprise and the infamous Delta Triangle, Lieutenant Commander Mahmud al-Khaled and the crew of the run-down U.S.S. Lovell must "open" the Triangle -- and also find a lost generation ship that was last seen entering the phenomenon. But the mission grows even more complex when the Gorn arrive, demanding -- at gunpoint -- that the Gorn criminals inside the Triangle be returned to them.
A gripping new twenty-third-century drama in the tradition of Foundations!
Summary
References
Characters
- Carol Abramowitz • Mahmud al-Khaled • Curtis Danhauser • Devna • Jessica Diamond • Robert Fox • Glind • David Gold • Sonya Gomez • Susan Haznedl • Kelthos • Byron Komack • Lahr • Magen • Moves-With-Burning-Grace • Daniel Okagawa • Folanir Pzial • Araev zh'Rhun • Sasha Rodriquez • Royano • Saraven • Sivok • Fabian Stevens • T'Laen • Molan lek Xav • Xerius
- Referenced only
- Zefram Cochrane • James T. Kirk • Maltim • Christopher Pike • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Robert Wesley
Starships and vehicles
- USS da Vinci • Duroc-class cargo freighter • Gorn minelayer vessel • Gorn protector vessel • USS Lovell (Daedalus-class) • Mizuki (shuttlecraft) • Phylosian vessel • Rigelian border frigate • USS T'Saura (Antares-class)
- Referenced only
- Ares IV • boat • SS Bonaventure • (DY-500 class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • • IKS Klothos (D7-class) • USS Lexington • SS Mariposa • Talarian battlecruiser • Valzhan colony ship
Locations
- Delta Triangle
- Referenced only
- Bellatrix • Cestus III • Earth • Eristas • FGC-82659 • Kera • Kessik • Mars • Neutral Zone • Nimbus III • Omega Cygni • Phinda • Qualor II • Valzhan • Warp Five Complex
Races and cultures
- Andorian • Cygnian • Gorn • Klingon • Human (Masai • Terran) • Orion • Phylosian • Rigelian • Romulan • Tellarite • unnamed races and cultures • Valzhan • Vulcan
States and organizations
- Ancestral Commission • Clan Briphachi • Clan Iggrazo • Elysia • Elysian Council • Federation Diplomatic Corps • Gorn Hegemony • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Starfleet Intelligence • United Federation of Planets
Other references
- 2268 • 2376 • 21st century • 22nd century • admiral • alien • alternate universe • ambassador • anchor • animal • artist • asteroid • astrophysicist • atmosphere • bridge • briefing room • bulkhead • captain • cat • century • chief engineer • Christmas tree • chronometer • cloaking device • colony • command chair • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • computer • copilot • dampening field • data bank • database • day • decade • deflector dish • deflector shield • dilithum crystal • diplomat • Earther • Earth-Romulan War • engineer • engineering • ensign • fire • fireworks • first contact • first officer • fish • flower • galaxy • gemstone • Gorn language • government • gravitic mine • Guardian • hair • hawk • helmsman • historian • history • hologram • homeworld • hour • humanoid • indicator • inertial dampener • insect • intercom • jelorakem • keypad • kilometer • klaxon • language • lawyer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • light-year • maintenance worker • map • marker buoy • meter • mine • minute • monitor • month • moon • nation • navigator • officer • ore • outpost • padd • phaser • pilot • planet • polaron • politician • psionics • recorder-marker • red alert • reptilian • rock • scholar • science • science officer • second • sensor • shield generator • space • space station • space-time continuum • stabilizer fin • star • starbase • star chart • stardate • starship • star system • stellar cartography • subspace • subspace beacon • technician • technology • Third World War • time • time travel • transporter • tricorder • turbolift • uniform • universal translator • universe • viewscreen • warp drive • warp factor • warp nacelle • water • weapon • weapons officer • wormhole • year
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Paradise Interrupted |
SCE eBooks | Next novel: The Art of the Deal |
| Previous story: Grand Designs |
Stories by: Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore |
Next story: Distant Early Warning |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Worlds of DS9: Andor: Paradigm |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: The Art of the Deal |
| Previous adventure: The Soul Key Chapter 3 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: The Art of the Deal |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2376. The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: The Time Trap |
2270 Delta Triangle backstory |
Next adventure: More Tribbles, More Troubles |
Appendices
Related media
- This story is a direct sequel to the animated series episode "The Time Trap".
- This is the first story after Foundations to feature the 23rd century SCE team of the USS Lovell.
Background
- The ebook release of this story gives the date for the framing story as stardate 54200.9, Earth year 2377. In the print compilation Creative Couplings, this is changed to stardate 53800.9, Earth year 2376.
Images
Connections
| Media featuring the USS Lovell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Star Trek: Corps of Engineers | Foundations • Where Time Stands Still • Distant Early Warning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Star Trek: Vanguard | Summon the Thunder • Reap the Whirlwind • Open Secrets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Characters | Daniel Okagawa • Araev zh'Rhun • Mahmud al-Khaled • Moves-With-Burning-Grace • Molan lek Xav | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||