Gods of Night

Gods of Night is the first novel in the Star Trek: Destiny crossover trilogy, written by David Mack. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in September 2008. The trilogy is set in February 2381.

Summary[]

From the book jacket

Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation – and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.

Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their Humanity.

From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains – Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise, William Riker of the USS Titan, and Ezri Dax of the USS Aventine – that some destinies are inescapable.

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Background information[]

• Mack began work on the manuscript in July 2007, delivering it in September 2007.
• Material from the novel was included in the Star Trek - Convention Special – along with material from Greater than the Sum and Kobayashi Maru – at the New York Comic-Con in mid-April 2008.
• A solicitation cover – featuring an image from the 2005 Ships of the Line calendar, and carrying the inaccurate title "Gods of the Night" – was presented at Amazon.com in early May 2008 (see below); however, author Mack noted that the cover did not reflect the final design. [1] The finalized cover was revealed at the Shore Leave convention on 11 July 2008.
• Benjamin Sisko, Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax make cameo appearances at the beginning of the novel. Their appearance takes place after "Children of Time".
• In the novel's inner title page, the fifth city listed under Pocket Books is Erigol, the name of the planet the Caeliar inhabit during this novel.
• An extract from the novel appeared in Star Trek Magazine issue 140.

Cover gallery[]

Characters[]

Columbia NX-02 (β)[]

Captain Hernandez (β)

commanding officer

Commander Veronica Fletcher (β)

executive officer

Lieutenant Commander Kalil el-Rashad (β)

second officer, science officer

Lieutenant Karl Graylock (β)

chief engineer

Lieutenant Johanna Metzger (β)

chief medical officer

Lieutenant Kiona Thayer (β)

senior weapons officer

Ensign Sidra Valerian (β)

communications officer

Major Stephen Foyle (β)

MACO commander

Lieutenant Vincenzo Yacavino (β)

MACO second-in-command

Sergeant Gage Pembleton (β)

MACO first sergeant

USS Enterprise-E (β)[]

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (β)

commanding officer

Commander Worf (β)

executive officer

Commander Miranda Kadohata (β)

second officer, operations officer

Commander (Geordi La Forge (β)

chief engineer

Commander Beverly Crusher (β)

chief medical officer

Lieutenant Hegol Den (β)

senior counselor

Lieutenant Jasminder Choudhury (β)

chief of security

Lieutenant Dina Elfiki (β)

senior science officer

Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen (β)

contact specialist, flight control officer

USS Titan (β)[]

Captain William T. Riker (β)

commanding officer

Commander Christine Vale (β)

executive officer

Commander Tuvok (β)

second officer, tactical officer

Commander Deanna Troi (β)

diplomatic officer, senior counselor

Commander Xin Ra-Havreii (β)

Efrosian chief engineer

Lieutenant Commander Shenti Yisec Eres Ree (β)

Pahkwa-thanh chief medical officer

Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru (β)

chief of security

Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar (β)

Elaysian senior science officer

Lieutenant Pral glasch Haaj (β)

Tellarite counselor

Lieutenant Huilan Sen'kara (β)

Sti'ach counselor

Ensign Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv (β)

Choblik engineer

USS Aventine (β)[]

Captain Ezri Dax (β)

commanding officer

Commander Samaritan Bowers (β)

executive officer

Lieutenant Commander Gruhn Helkara (β)

Zakdorn second officer, senior science officer

Lieutenant Lonnoc Kedair (β)

Takaran chief of security

Lieutenant Simon Tarses (β)

chief medical officer

Lieutenant Mikaela Leishman (β)

chief engineer

Lieutenant Oliana Mirren (β)

senior operations officer

External link[]

• Gods of Night at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works