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| Author = [[Peter David]] |
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| Artist = [[Keith Birdsong]] |
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| Pages = 256 |
| Pages = 256 |
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| Year = [[2366]] |
| Year = [[2366]] |
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| − | | ISBN = 0671733893 |
+ | | ISBN = 0671733893 (paperback)<br />{{ASIN|B000FC0T4K}} (Kindle) |
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| AB = Yes |
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| ABReadBy = [[Majel Barrett]] and [[John de Lancie]] |
| ABReadBy = [[Majel Barrett]] and [[John de Lancie]] |
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| ABPublisher = [[Simon and Schuster Audioworks]] |
| ABPublisher = [[Simon and Schuster Audioworks]] |
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| ABPublished = {{d|1|April|1992}} |
| ABPublished = {{d|1|April|1992}} |
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| ABRunTime = 90 minutes |
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| − | | ABISBN = 0671759582 |
+ | | ABISBN = 0671759582 (cassette)<br />{{ASIN|B0000547G9}} (Audible) |
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''Two of the most powerful forces in the galaxy are about to collide.'' |
''Two of the most powerful forces in the galaxy are about to collide.'' |
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==Memorable Quotes== |
==Memorable Quotes== |
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| + | "''Why are you saddling yourself with this artificial bereavement? It's a pointless tradition.''"<br /> |
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| + | "''My dear, anyone can uphold traditions that have meaning. Upholding the pointless traditions - that, Deanna, takes style.''" |
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+ | : - '''Deanna Troi''' and '''Lwaxana Troi''' |
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"''You are a Tzarin, of the House of Shinbun?''"<br /> |
"''You are a Tzarin, of the House of Shinbun?''"<br /> |
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"''I am Data. Of the ''Enterprise''.''"<br /> |
"''I am Data. Of the ''Enterprise''.''"<br /> |
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| + | "''Permission to bounce uninvited guest, Captain.''"<br /> |
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| + | "''You'll have to forgive Worf. He's just discovered opposable thumbs and he's feeling overconfident.''" |
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| + | : - '''Worf''' and '''Q''' |
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"''Into the jaws of death rode the three hundred...''" |
"''Into the jaws of death rode the three hundred...''" |
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+ | : - '''Picard''', before entering Lwaxana's guest quarters for a formal dinner |
| − | + | {{bginfo|Note that he is quoting incorrectly from "[[The Charge of the Light Brigade]]", a poem by [[Alfred Tennyson|Alfred, Lord Tennyson]]. It should be "six hundred". The line was later quoted correctly in {{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}}.}} |
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==Background== |
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==Characters== |
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;Clapp : Lieutenant. |
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;Jackson : [[Technician]]. |
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;[[Sex]] : Wesley very nearly consummates ownership of a blue-skinned alien girl given him as a gift. He asks for Troi's advice. |
;[[Sex]] : Wesley very nearly consummates ownership of a blue-skinned alien girl given him as a gift. He asks for Troi's advice. |
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| − | ;Tizarin : Humanoid space-based species. Their society is divided into Houses, distinguished by colors. |
+ | ;Tizarin : Humanoid space-based species. Their society is divided into Houses, distinguished by the skin and hair colors unique to each family line. |
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Revision as of 22:34, 21 March 2014
Template:Realworld Two of the most powerful forces in the galaxy are about to collide.
Summary
- From the book jacket
- When two powerful rival families of the spacefaring merchant race called the Tizarin are to be joined through marriage, the USS Enterprise-D is chosen as the site for the wedding. Though Captain Picard is pleased by the happy duty, his pleasure is cut short by the arrival of the Federation delegate from Betazed: Lwaxana Troi – the mother of ship's counselor, Deanna Troi.
- Despite Lwaxana Troi's romantic overtures toward the captain, the celebration seems to go smoothly until the situation is further complicated by the arrival of the notorious and all powerful being called Q – who has come to examine and challenge the human concept of love. Suddenly, the festivities are in turmoil, the powerful Tizarin families are on the verge of war, and Lwaxana Troi is determined to teach Q a lesson in love that he will never forget...
Memorable Quotes
"Why are you saddling yourself with this artificial bereavement? It's a pointless tradition."
"My dear, anyone can uphold traditions that have meaning. Upholding the pointless traditions - that, Deanna, takes style."
- - Deanna Troi and Lwaxana Troi
"You are a Tzarin, of the House of Shinbun?"
"I am Data. Of the Enterprise."
- - Data, mistaken for a Tzarin
"Permission to bounce uninvited guest, Captain."
"You'll have to forgive Worf. He's just discovered opposable thumbs and he's feeling overconfident."
- - Worf and Q
"Into the jaws of death rode the three hundred..."
- - Picard, before entering Lwaxana's guest quarters for a formal dinner
Note that he is quoting incorrectly from "The Charge of the Light Brigade", a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It should be "six hundred". The line was later quoted correctly in DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels".
"She's really beating the stuffing out of him. What do you think we should do?"
"Sell tickets"
- - Riker and Worf, talking about a retaliation against Q
"Picard, get some hair. Your brain has caught cold."
- - Q
Background
- Q and Lwaxana Troi appear in the same story.
- An audio adaptation is available on compact disc or cassette, read by John de Lancie and Majel Barrett Roddenberry. The actors take turns as narrator, voice their own characters, and divide the remaining characters up by gender. Also available as a download from the iTunes Store.
- In another example of Shakespeare and Star Trek, two feuding houses are joined when offspring from each family fall in love. Romeo and Juliet is brought up for comparison, with Picard discussing the differences between the two stories.
Characters
- Jean-Luc Picard
- Q
- Lwaxana Troi
- Wesley Crusher
- Deanna Troi
- Guinan
- Miles O'Brien
- Cohen
- Lieutenant.
- Clapp
- Lieutenant.
- Jackson
- Technician.
- Q2
Dr Beverly Crusher
References
- Ambassador shuttle
- Long-range passenger spacecraft of Lwaxana Troi, which ferried her from Betazed.
- Sex
- Wesley very nearly consummates ownership of a blue-skinned alien girl given him as a gift. He asks for Troi's advice.
- Tizarin
- Humanoid space-based species. Their society is divided into Houses, distinguished by the skin and hair colors unique to each family line.
External link
- Template:NCwiki-title
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