Sword of Damocles

The newest Star Trek: Titan novel.

Summary

 * Blurb


 * Fate: It is an idea as old as life itself. Do our choices shape the future, or is it the other way around? And if the path we walk is predestined – if the way we are to meet our end is knowable – what might that knowledge compel us to do?


 * Titan's travels take it to a world at the edge of reason. Orisha is a planet whose people have lived for centuries beneath an unfathomable celestial body in their sky. From the moment it first appeared, the object was thought to be something unnatural, an ill omen that has made them feel watched, exposed, vulnerable – provoking a primal fear that has steered the course of their civilization. The Orishans call it "the Eye," and because it has consistently defied every scientific attempt to decode its true nature, many are convinced it represents an intelligence that is studying their world...and perhaps waiting to destroy it.


 * But the secret behind the Eye threatens Titan as well as Orisha... and it holds a special meaning for one member of Captain Riker's crew in particular, whose lifelong quest to balance faith and scientific truth is tested against the harsh, unblinking glare of inevitability.

Memorable Quotes
"We speak it here, 'neath starlight's sheen,

One truth that all who live must learn,

From first to last and all between,

Time is the fire in which we burn."
 * - 'El-Aurian proverb

Background Information

 * The cover of the novel features the winning design from the Titan design competition created by Sean Tourangeau. The 3D mesh used for the cover was created by Ellery O'Connell.
 * An extract from this novel appeared in Star Trek Magazine issue 135.

Regular and recurring characters

 * William T. Riker
 * Captain
 * First officer
 * Deanna Troi
 * Diplomatic Officer/Counselor
 * Tuvok
 * Security and Tactical officer
 * Chief medical officer
 * Chief engineer
 * Melora Pazlar
 * Stellar Cartography
 * Irriol species; Engineering
 * Selenean species; Communications
 * Stellar Cartography
 * Irriol species; Engineering
 * Selenean species; Communications
 * Selenean species; Communications
 * Selenean species; Communications

External link


Schwert des Damokles