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'''Greater Than The Sum''' is a forthcoming [[Pocket TNG]] [[novel]] by [[Christopher L. Bennett]], scheduled for release in {{m|August|2008}}. According to [[Marco Palmieri]], who announced the title at the 2007 Shore Leave convention, the novel will pick up on the events of the preceeding "[[Before Dishonor]]", and see "the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|Enterprise]]'' [embark] on a dangerous mission, while dealing with personal upheavals that will define the characters’ lives forever after".
 
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| image = Greater than the Sum cover.jpg
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| Author = [[Christopher L. Bennett]]
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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| Series = [[Pocket TNG]]
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| Published = {{d|29|July|2008}}
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| Pages = 368
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| Year = [[2380]]
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| ISBN = 1416571329 (paperback)<br />ISBN 1416572163 (eBook)<br />{{ASIN|B0010SEOGM}} (Kindle)
 
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'''''Greater than the Sum''''' is a [[Pocket TNG]] [[novels|novels]] by [[Christopher L. Bennett]]. The novel picks up on the events of the preceding ''[[Before Dishonor]]'', and sees "''the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|Enterprise]]'' [embark] on a dangerous mission, while dealing with personal upheavals that will define the characters' lives forever after''", leading to the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy.
   
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== Summary ==
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;From the book jacket
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:''The Starship ''Rhea'' has discovered a cluster of carbon planets that seems to be the source of the quantum energies rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen &ndash; a half-Vulcan &ndash; makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the Rhea comes under attack from the ''Einstein'' &ndash; a Starfleet vessel now controlled by the Borg. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.''
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:''A quantum slipstream &ndash; instantaneous transportation &ndash; is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the ''Einstein'' cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.''
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:''Starfleet Command gives Captain Picard ''carte blanche'': do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the ''Einstein'' no matter the cost.''
   
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== Background Information ==
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*The novel's title was announced at the Shore Leave convention in {{m|July|2007}}.
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*Material from the novel was included in the ''[[Star Trek - Convention Special]]'' - along with material from ''[[Gods of Night]]'' and ''[[Kobayashi Maru (ENT novel)|Kobayashi Maru]]'' - at the New York Comic-Con in mid-{{m|April|2008}}. The final cover for the novel - which was identical to that solicited in the Pocket Books catalog, and reuses the cover art from the [[Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2003)|2003 ''Ships of the Line'' calendar]] - was revealed at this event.
| class="prev" | Previous novel:<br />[[Before Dishonor]]
 
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* Most of this book takes place during ''[[Articles of the Federation]]''.
| class="topic" | [[Novels]]<br />[[Pocket TNG]]<br />
 
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* This book also takes place before ''[[Sword of Damocles|Star Trek Titan: Sword of Damocles]]''
| class="next" | Next novel:<br />''To be announced''
 
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* This book also takes place just before ''[[Gods of Night|Star Trek Destiny Book 1: Gods of Night]]''.
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== External links ==
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* {{NCwiki-title|Greater Than the Sum}}
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*[http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett/GTTSAnnot.html Author's annotations]
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|nextchrono = ''[[Star Trek: Destiny|Destiny]]'': ''[[Gods of Night]]''
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Revision as of 22:48, 8 March 2014

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Greater than the Sum is a Pocket TNG novels by Christopher L. Bennett. The novel picks up on the events of the preceding Before Dishonor, and sees "the crew of the Enterprise [embark] on a dangerous mission, while dealing with personal upheavals that will define the characters' lives forever after", leading to the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy.

Summary

From the book jacket
The Starship Rhea has discovered a cluster of carbon planets that seems to be the source of the quantum energies rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen – a half-Vulcan – makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the Rhea comes under attack from the Einstein – a Starfleet vessel now controlled by the Borg. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.
A quantum slipstream – instantaneous transportation – is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the Einstein cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.
Starfleet Command gives Captain Picard carte blanche: do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the Einstein no matter the cost.

Background Information

External links


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Before Dishonor Pocket TNG
Unnumbered novels
Losing the Peace
(post-Destiny)
As release order Chronological order Destiny: Gods of Night