Author(s):	Greg Cox
Artist(s):	Dru Blair
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TNG #48 Q Continuum #2
Published:	August 1998
Pages:	270
Stardate:	500146.3 (2374)
Reference(s):	ISBN 067101921X (paperback) ASIN B000FC0T86 (Kindle)

The mystery of Q's past unfolds!

Summary Edit

From the book jacket

The puckish super-being called Q has bedeviled Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise since their first encounter at Farpoint Station. But little was known of Q's enigmatic past or that of the transcendent plane where he sometimes dwells. Now Picard must discover Q's secrets for the sake of all that exists.

While the Enterprise struggles to survive an alien onslaught, Captain Picard has been kidnapped by Q and taken on an astounding journey back through time to that immeasurably distant moment when the Continuum faced its greatest threat. But far more is at stake than simply the mysteries of the past, for an ancient menace is stirring once again, endangering the future of the galaxy, and neither Q nor Starfleet may be able to stop it!

Memorable QuotesEdit

"That wasn't a test... that was bloodsport."

- Young Q

Background information Edit

• This is the second part of the Q Continuum miniseries.

• During this novel, Picard learns the truth about the final fate of the ancient Tkon Empire, destroyed as part of 0's "tests".

Characters Edit

• Q
• Q (female)
• q
• Jean-Luc Picard
• William T. Riker
• Data
• Calamarain

Non-canon

• O
• The One
• (*)
• Lem Faal
• Milo Faal
• Kinya Faal

External link Edit

• Q-Zone at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works