A Time to Sow

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Author:	Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
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Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	TNG
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Pages:	226
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Stardate:	Unknown
Reference #:	0743482999

Summary

From the book jacket

On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise has never been told.

Until now.

More than two centuries ago, the Dokaalan sent an unmanned probe into the void, bearing a distress call for anyone who could save their doomed world. But the message reached Federation space too late to save the planet or its people.

Or so it was believed....

Generations later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E are stunned to discover the last of the Dokaalan -- now only a colony fighting to stay alive in a decrepit asteroid mining complex. Although their home planet was destroyed long ago, the survivors hope to someday transform a nearby planet into a new home for their people. But bitter divisions exist among the Dokaalan, sowing the seeds of sabotage and terrorism -- and placing Picard and the Enterprise in the middle of an escalating crisis that can only lead to total destruction!

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Background Information

In the aftermath of the mission to the Rashanar Battle Site, the Enterprise-E is assigned to discover the fate of the Dokalaan.

Characters

CANON CHARACTER

• Beverly Crusher

  Chief Medical Officer of the Enterprise-E.

• Data

  Chief Operations Officer of the Enterprise-E.

• Geordi La Forge

  Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-E.

• Jean-Luc Picard

  Captain of the Enterprise-E.

• William T Riker

  First Officer of the Enterprise-E.

• Deanna Troi

  Counselor on the Enterprise-E.

• Worf

  Federation Ambassador to Klingon Empire.

• Kell Perim

  Conn officer of the Enterprise-E.

• Alyssa Ogawa

  Chief Nurse on the Enterprise-E.

• Taurik

  Vulcan engineer on the Enterprise-E.

• EMH

  Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I on the Enterprise-E.

• Alynna Nechayev

  Admiral at Starfleet Command. Orders the Enterprise to the Dokaalan system.

NON-CANON CHARACTER

• Christine Vale

  Tactical officer of the Enterprise-E.

• Tropp

  Denobulan doctor on the Enterprise-E.

• Giancarlo Wu

  Chief Aide to Ambassador Worf.

• Melorr

  Bolian security officer on the Enterprise-E.

• Zelev th'Chun

  Andorian security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign.

• McPherson

  Security officer on the Enterprise-E, ensign.

• Graham

  Security officer on the Enterprise-E. Friend of Ensign McPherson.

• Diix

  Andorian engineer on the Enterprise-E, lieutenant.

• Veldon

  Benzite engineer on the Enterprise-E, ensign.

• Leisner

  Engineer on the Enterprise-E, ensign.

• Hjatyn

  Dokaalan First Minister.

• Nentafa

  Dokaalan doctor.

• Creij

  Dokaalan Scince Minister.

• Nidan

  Dokaalan Security Minister.

• Ryndai

  Dokaalan council member.

• Faeyahr

  Dokaalan engineer.

• Alerott

  Dokaalan supervisior on terraforming station.

• Kalsha

  Spy

References

CANON REFERENCE

Jonathan Archer, USS Crazy Horse, Dominion War, emotion chip, Enterprise NX-01, First City, Maxwell Forrest, Genesis Project, Klingon Empire, Kolvoord Starburst, P'Jem, Promellian battle cruiser, Qo'noS, Alexander Rozhenko, Gideon Seyetik, Sheliak, Soval, Starfleet Academy, Surak-class, Tau Cygna V, Terraform Command, terraforming, Ti'Mur, Trill, Vanik, Velara III, Venus, Vulcan High Command, Vulcan Science Academy, IKS Ya'Vang

NON-CANON REFERENCE

Ballard

Shuttlecraft on the Enterprise-E.

Dokaa

God in Dokaalan mythology.

Dokaal

Dokaalan homeworld destroyed by seismic forces.

Dokaalan

Humanoid species native to the Dokaalan system.

Ijuuka

Planet in the Dokaalan system, site of terraforming project.

Jeluryn Sector

Region of space where the USS Crazy Horse discovered the second Dokaalan probe.

Outpost Takir

Dokaalan mining facility.

Skiff

Small maneuverable Dokaalan spacecraft.

Zahanzei Council

Ruling body of the Dokaalan people.

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