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| Author = [[Christopher L. Bennett]]
 
| Author = [[Christopher L. Bennett]]
 
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
 
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
 
| Series = [[Pocket TNG]]
 
| Series = [[Pocket TNG]]
 
| Published = {{d|29|July|2008}}
 
| Published = {{d|29|July|2008}}
| Pages = 384
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| Pages = 368
| ISBN = 1416571329<br />ISBN 1416572163 (eBook)
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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 forthcoming [[Pocket TNG]] [[novel]] by [[Christopher L. Bennett]]. According to [[Marco Palmieri]], the novel will pick up on the events of the preceding ''[[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", leading to the ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' trilogy.
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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 ==
 
== Summary ==
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;From the book jacket
;From the [http://www.simonsays.com/assets/imprint/427726/CT10_427726.pdf Pocket Books catalogue]
 
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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.''
:''Believing that the destruction of the Borg controlled ship ''Einstein'' will wipe out the Borg forever, Starfleet Command sends out the ''Enterprise'' - only to discover how very wrong that decision is...''
 
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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.''
:''One lone ship, the former science vessel ''Einstein'', has been taken over by the Borg. Cut off from the rest of the Collective, if the ship can be found and destroyed, the Federation could rest easy. The discovery of a system-wide slipstream that could enable the ''Einstein'' to reach the Collective, or worse, give the Borg the ability of instantaneous transportation, convinces Starfleet to send the ''Enterprise'' to stop the ''Einstein'' once and for all. Although it's only one ship, the Borg have evolved and are more determined than ever to make Earth, and the Federation, theirs.''
 
   
 
== Background Information ==
 
== Background Information ==
 
*The novel's title was announced at the Shore Leave convention in {{m|July|2007}}.
 
*The novel's title was announced at the Shore Leave convention in {{m|July|2007}}.
*Material from the novel was included in a special 'sampler' - along with material from ''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' 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 catalogue - was revealed at this event.
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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.
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* Most of this book takes place during ''[[Articles of the Federation]]''.
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* This book also takes place before ''[[Sword of Damocles|Star Trek Titan: Sword of Damocles]]''
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* This book also takes place just before ''[[Gods of Night|Star Trek Destiny Book 1: Gods of Night]]''.
   
== External link ==
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== External links ==
*{{NCwiki|Greater Than the Sum}}
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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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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

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