Author(s):	Charles Pellegrino & George Zebrowski
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TNG #50
Published:	April 1999
Pages:	235
Stardate:	47321.6 (2370)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0671541730 (paperback) ASIN B000FC0NRS (Kindle)

A cosmic artifact faces total destruction!

Summary Edit

From the book jacket

Two hundred million kilometers across, with a surface area that exceeds that of a quarter-billion worlds, the Dyson sphere is one of the most astounding discoveries the Federation has ever made. Now the USS Enterprise has returned to explore the awesome mysteries of the sphere. Intrigued by what is possibly the greatest archaeological treasure of all time, Captain Jean-Luc Picard hopes to discover the origin of humanoid life throughout the galaxy – or perhaps the ultimate secret of the Borg.

But when a neutron star approaches on a collision course with the sphere, a mission of discovery becomes a desperate race against time. The many sentient species inhabiting the sphere face extinction – can even the Starship Enterprise save them all?

Memorable Quotes Edit

"Well, there's something you don't see every day. Your archaeological site comes to life and starts fighting with another archaeological site."

- Captain Dalen

Background Information Edit

• This novel is a sequel to TNG: "Relics".
• The cover image of the USS Enterprise-D leaving the Dyson sphere is taken from a scene in "Relics". The image has been turned sideways.

Characters Edit

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket TNG characters.

Regular and recurring Edit

Jean-Luc Picard

Guinan

References Edit

Dyson sphere

Horta

Neutron star

Sarpeidon Nebula

Darwin 

Horta vessel

Dalen 

Horta captain

Great Wall/Cave of Stars 

Two hundred light year wide void created by removal of solar systems as material for the sphere's construction.

External link Edit

• Dyson Sphere (novel) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works