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"The Expanse" is a novelization of the Enterprise episode of the same name.
 
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{{Sidebar novel|
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| image = Theexpansenovel.jpg
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| Author = [[J.M. Dillard]]
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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| Series = [[Pocket ENT]]
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| Published = {{m|October|2003}}
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| Year = [[2153]]
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| Stardate = [[April|24 April]]
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| ISBN = 0743484851
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}}
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After a devastating attack on Earth by an alien probe of unknown origin, ''Enterprise'' is recalled and given a new, more vital mission.
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==Summary==
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Taken from the back cover:
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:''High above the [[planet]] [[Earth]], an [[alien]] [[probe]] appears - and in an unspeakably horrific instant, releases a deadly blast that strafes the planet's surface, leaving a miles-wide, smoldering crater of destruction in its wake. Millions die in [[Florida]], [[Cuba]], and [[Venezuela]], their lives blotted out in a blazing millisecond.''
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:''Just as swiftly, the probe implodes and crashes on the planet surface, but the remnants provide no clue as to its origin. Who are the attackers, and what provoked them?''
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:''Aboard the [[Starship]] ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'', [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] learns of the destruction. His ship is called home; it is uncertain whether its mission of [[space]] exploration will continue.''
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:''But before ''Enterprise'' reaches Earth, Archer is abruptly kidnapped from the [[bridge]] by the [[time-travel]]ing enemies he has encountered before. He finds himself aboard a [[Suliban]] vessel, face-to-face with his old nemesis, [[Silik]], a high-ranking individual in a battle known only as the [[Temporal Cold War]]. Silik leads him to [[Humanoid Figure|his master]], a mysterious [[humanoid]] from the far future.''
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:''The humanoid claims that the attack on Earth was just a test; and the next attack will destroy Archer's [[homeworld|home planet]]... unless he and the ''Enterprise'' crew stop it.''
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:''To do so, they must enter a region of space called [[Delphic Expanse|The Expanse]] - an area so dangerous that no ship has ever emerged from it unscathed. [[Vulcan]] crews were driven to bloodthirsty madness, [[Klingon]] crews were [[anatomy|anatomically]] inverted, their internal organs exposed outside their bodies... while they still lived. Many vessels were lost, never to be heard from again.''
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:''Archer faces the greatest crisis of his career: should he believe Silik's time-traveling master, and expose his ship and crew to the perils of The Expanse, in hopes of saving Earth from destruction? And can he convince [[Starfleet Command]] and the [[Vulcan High Command|Vulcan High Council]] to let ''Enterprise'' go to face her biggest challenge?''
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==Background Information==
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* Novelization of {{ENT|The Expanse}} and {{ENT|The Xindi}} by [[J.M. Dillard]], based on the the teleplays written by [[Rick Berman]] and [[Brannon Braga]].
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=References=
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==Locations==
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[[Los Angeles]],
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[[Chicago]],
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[[Miami]],
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[[Gulf of Mexico]],
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[[Florida Keys]],
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[[Manta Ray]]
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==Characters==
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[[Liz Tucker]]
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[[Charles Tucker III]]
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==Species==
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[[Xindi]]
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|series = [[Pocket ENT]]<br />Novelizations
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|prev = ''[[Shockwave (novel)|Shockwave]]''
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|next = {{final|novel}}
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[[Category:Novelizations|Expanse, The (novel)]]

Revision as of 18:31, 7 December 2013

Template:Realworld

After a devastating attack on Earth by an alien probe of unknown origin, Enterprise is recalled and given a new, more vital mission.

Summary

Taken from the back cover:

High above the planet Earth, an alien probe appears - and in an unspeakably horrific instant, releases a deadly blast that strafes the planet's surface, leaving a miles-wide, smoldering crater of destruction in its wake. Millions die in Florida, Cuba, and Venezuela, their lives blotted out in a blazing millisecond.
Just as swiftly, the probe implodes and crashes on the planet surface, but the remnants provide no clue as to its origin. Who are the attackers, and what provoked them?
Aboard the Starship Enterprise, Captain Jonathan Archer learns of the destruction. His ship is called home; it is uncertain whether its mission of space exploration will continue.
But before Enterprise reaches Earth, Archer is abruptly kidnapped from the bridge by the time-traveling enemies he has encountered before. He finds himself aboard a Suliban vessel, face-to-face with his old nemesis, Silik, a high-ranking individual in a battle known only as the Temporal Cold War. Silik leads him to his master, a mysterious humanoid from the far future.
The humanoid claims that the attack on Earth was just a test; and the next attack will destroy Archer's home planet... unless he and the Enterprise crew stop it.
To do so, they must enter a region of space called The Expanse - an area so dangerous that no ship has ever emerged from it unscathed. Vulcan crews were driven to bloodthirsty madness, Klingon crews were anatomically inverted, their internal organs exposed outside their bodies... while they still lived. Many vessels were lost, never to be heard from again.
Archer faces the greatest crisis of his career: should he believe Silik's time-traveling master, and expose his ship and crew to the perils of The Expanse, in hopes of saving Earth from destruction? And can he convince Starfleet Command and the Vulcan High Council to let Enterprise go to face her biggest challenge?

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Background Information

References

Locations

Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Manta Ray

Characters

Liz Tucker Charles Tucker III

Species

Xindi


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