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Tells the story of the Betreka Nebula Incident in connection with the Occupation of Bajor, the Battle of Narendra III, and the Khitomer Massacre.

Summary

From the book jacket

To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of honor. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires – euphemistically remembered in later years as the Betreka Nebula "Incident" – creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy, and counterintelligence that will define an age, and shape the future.

What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to preserve interstellar stability leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous peace – one that is not without opponents, including Lieutenant Elias Vaughn of Starfleet special ops.

But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the Betreka Nebula. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian Obsidian Order, Klingon Intelligence, and even the Romulan Tal Shiar, secret scales are being balanced – and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.

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Memorable Quotes

QUOTES

Background Information

This is the third novel in The Lost Era series.
Raknal V, the disputed planet in this novel, is listed on the title page as the location of one of Pocket Books' offices.

Characters

Corbin Entek
Rachel Garrett: Commander.
Gi'ral
Vance Haden: Captain.
Kahlest
Kang
Kell: Cardassian Legate.
K'mpec
Kor
Koval
K'Tal
L'Kor
Helena Rozhenko
Sergey Rozhenko
Sarek
Enabran Tain
Tokath
Ian Andrew Troi: Lieutenant
Lwaxana Troi
Capt. Uhura
Worf: General. Ancestor of Worf.
Mogh
Elias Vaughn
Lorgh
Kravokh
Ekron
Monor
Qaolin

References

Battle of Narendra III; Betreka Nebula Incident; Galor-class; Khitomer; Khitomer Massacre; Narendra III; Occupation of Bajor; USS Enterprise-C

External link

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+| image             = The Art of the Impossible.jpg
-| colspan="2" align="center" | [[[[Image:The_Art_of_the_Impossible.jpg|thumb|description]]]]
+| Author            = [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
-|-
+| Publisher         = [[Pocket Books]]
-| class="odd" | Author:
+| Series            = [[Star Trek: The Lost Era|The Lost Era]] #3
-| class="even" | [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]
+| Published         = {{d|1|October|2003}}
-|-
+| Pages             = 320
-| class="odd" | Publisher:
+| Year              = [[2328]]-[[2346]]
-| class="even" | [[Pocket Books]]
+| ISBN              = 0743464052 (paperback)<br />{{ASIN|B000FC0VDO}} (Kindle)
-|-
+}}
-| class="odd" | Series:
+Tells the story of the Betreka Nebula Incident in connection with the Occupation of Bajor, the Battle of Narendra III, and the Khitomer Massacre.
-| class="even" | [[Star Trek: The Lost Era|The Lost Era]] #3
-|-
-| class="odd" | Published:
-| class="even" | 2003-11
-|-
-| class="odd" | Pages:
-| class="even" | 320
-|-
-| class="odd" | Year:
-| class="even" | [[2328 to 2346]]
-|-
-| class="odd" | Stardate:
-| class="even" | ''Unknown''
-|-
-| class="odd" | Reference #:
-| class="even" | ISBN 074346401X
-|}
-The third in a six-part series collectively entitled "[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]," "The Art of the Impossible" tells the story of the Betreka Nebula Incident.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
+;From the book jacket:
-FROM THE BOOK JACKET: To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of honour. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires -- euphemistically remembered in later years as the Bretaka Nebula Incident -- creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy and counterintelligence that will define an age, and shape the future. What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to preserve interstellar space leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous peace -- one that is not without opponents, amongst them Lieutenant Elias Vaughan of Starfleet special ops. But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the Betreka Nebula. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian Obsidian Order, Klingon Imperial Intelligence, and even the Romulan Tal Shiar, secret scales are being balanced -- and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.
+:''To the [[Cardassian]]s, it is a point of pride. To the [[Klingon]]s, a matter of [[honor]]. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires &ndash; euphemistically remembered in later years as the [[Betreka Nebula Incident|Betreka Nebula "Incident"]] &ndash; creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy, and counterintelligence that will define an age, and shape the future.''
-==Background Information==
-MISC. NOTES
+:''What begins as a discovery that would enable the [[Klingon Empire]] to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding [[Cardassian Union]], which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the [[Federation]], whose desire to preserve interstellar stability leads [[Ambassador]] [[Curzon Dax]] to broker a controversial and tenuous peace &ndash; one that is not without opponents, including [[Lieutenant]] Elias Vaughn of [[Starfleet]] special ops.''
-===Memorable Quotes===
+:''But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the [[Betreka Nebula]]. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian [[Obsidian Order]], [[Klingon Intelligence]], and even the [[Romulan]] [[Tal Shiar]], secret scales are being balanced &ndash; and for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.''
+{{review}}
+== Memorable Quotes ==
 QUOTES
+== Background Information ==
+* This is the third novel in ''[[The Lost Era]]'' series.
+* Raknal V, the disputed planet in this novel, is listed on the title page as the location of one of [[Pocket Books]]' offices.
 ==Characters==
+; [[Corbin Entek]]
-*LIST CHARACTERS
+; [[Rachel Garrett]] : [[Commander]].
+; [[Gi'ral]]
+; [[Haden|Vance Haden]] : [[Captain]].
+; [[Kahlest]]
+; [[Kang]]
+; [[Kell (Legate)|Kell]] : [[Cardassian]] [[Legate]].
+; [[K'mpec]]
+; [[Kor]]
+; [[Koval]]
+; [[K'Tal]]
+; [[L'Kor]]
+; [[Helena Rozhenko]]
+; [[Sergey Rozhenko]]
+; [[Sarek]]
+; [[Enabran Tain]]
+; [[Tokath]]
+; [[Ian Andrew Troi]] : [[Lieutenant]]
+; [[Lwaxana Troi]]
+; [[Nyota Uhura|Capt. Uhura]]
+; [[Worf (Colonel)|Worf]] : General.  Ancestor of [[Worf]].
+; [[Mogh]]
+; [[Elias Vaughn]]
+; [[Lorgh]]
+; Kravokh
+; Ekron
+; Monor
+; Qaolin
-==References==
+== References ==
+[[Battle of Narendra III]]; [[Betreka Nebula Incident]]; {{Class|Galor}}; [[Khitomer]]; [[Khitomer Massacre]]; [[Narendra III]]; [[Occupation of Bajor]]; {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C|-C}}
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+==External link==
-==Other Books in Series==
+* {{NCwiki-title}}
-* [[The Sundered]]
-* [[Serpents Among the Ruins]]
-* [[Well of Souls]]
-* [[Deny Thy Father]]
-* [[Catalyst of Sorrows]]
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