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Summary
- From the book jacket
- He is perhaps the ultimate human acheivment: a sentient life-form; self-aware, self-determining, possessing a mind and body far surpassing that of his makers, and imbued with the potential to evolve beyond the scope of his programming. Created by one of the most brilliant and eccentric intellects the Federation has ever known, the android Data has always believed he was unique, the one true fulfillment of a dream to create children of the mind.
- But is he?
- Investigating the mysterious destruction of a new android created by Starfleet, Data and the crew of the USS Enterprise uncover startling secrets stretching back to the galaxy's dim past. That knowledge is coveted by beings who will stop at nothing to control it, and will force Data to redefine himself as he learns the hidden history of artificial intelligence.
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Background Information
- This was the final numbered TNG novel published by Pocket Books, but no number is given on the cover or spine of the book.
Characters
- Reginald Barclay
- A member of the android development team, with Vaslovik and Bruce Maddox
- Flint, under the guise of Emil Vaslovik
- Part of the survey team to Exo III, the creator of Rhea
- Ira Graves
- Part of the survey team to Exo III
- Bruce Maddox
- Member of the android development team, heavily injured in the storm that supposedly killed Vaslovik and destroyed the android.
- Rhea McAdams
- Security chief on the Enterprise-E, android
- Commander Heyes
- A new addition to the Enterprise crew, watch officer for beta shift.
- Keru
- Rowan
- Ubango
- Po
- Maury Sullivan
- Tellisar
- Casciato
- Tolman
- Ensign Wells
- Ensign Rixa
- Sam
References
- Exocomp
- Flint owns two exocomps, Winken and Blinken, who help him control the station
- Galor IV
- Wolf 359
- DS9
- Mok'bara
- Anbo-jytsu
Episodes
- TOS:
- TNG:
- "The Schizoid Man"
- "The Offspring"
- "The Measure Of A Man"
- "Elementary, Dear Data"
- "Ship in a Bottle"
- "The Quality of Life"
- "Datalore"
- "Descent"
- "Descent, Part II"
- Star Trek Generations
- Star Trek: First Contact
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