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An awesome weapon from the past returns to menace a new generation!

The Genesis Wave, Book One is a Pocket TNG novel – the first novel in The Genesis Wave series – written by John Vornholt. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in hardback in August 2000.

Summary

From the book jacket: Intended to create life from nothingness, the Genesis Device had the potential to become a weapon of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging matter and life energy on a planetary scale. After the cataclysmic explosion of the Genesis Planet, and the Klingon Empire's attempt to steal the top-secret technology, Starfleet wisely decided to destroy all data and records on Project Genesis, hoping to bury its deadly secrets forever.

But now a mysterious wave of energy is sweeping across the Alpha Quadrant, transforming matter on a molecular level to create bizarre new landscapes and life-forms. Billions of living beings and hundreds of inhabited worlds lie in the path of the mutagenic wave, which is expanding outward toward Earth.

To discover the origin of the wave, Captain Picard and his crew must probe long-buried mysteries. But even if he can uncover the shocking history of the Genesis Wave, is there any way to save the future from its unleashed fury?

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Background information

The audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.
This novel, along with its follow-up, was collected in a Science Fiction Book Club-exclusive omnibus, The Genesis Wave.

Cover gallery

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard: Starfleet captain of the USS Enterprise-E.

Leah Brahms: Federation scientist.
Tejeda: Captain of USS Sovereign.
Landwaring: Captain of Neptune.
Baldoru: Captain of freighter Rich Prize.

Tomalak: Romulan commander.
Jagron (β): Romulan commander.
Damarkol: Romulan commander.
Horek: Romulan commander.
Carol Marcus
Maltz

References

Balboa: Enterprise-E shuttle (Stellar-class).
D'Arvuk: Romulan D'deridex-class warbird, commanded by Commander Jagron.

Enterprise interphase decloaking — The *Terix*

USS Enterprise-E: Sovereign-class Federation starship.
USS Farragut (β)
G'Anohok: Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Damarkol.
HoS (β): Klingon attack cruiser. Leah Brahms was given command.
Jaj (β): Klingon starship.
Livex: Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Horek.
USS Neptune (β): Defiant-class starship, commanded by Captain Landwaring, destroyed.
Rich Prize: Ferengi freighter, commanded by Baldoru.
USS Sovereign (β): Sovereign-class.
IRW Terix (β): Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Tomalak.

External link

The Genesis Wave, Book 1 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-''An awesome weapon from the past returns to menace a new generation!'' (Part 1 of 3)
+''An awesome weapon from the past returns to menace a new generation!''
+'''''The Genesis Wave, Book One''''' is a [[Pocket TNG]] novel &ndash; the first novel in ''[[The Genesis Wave]]'' series &ndash; written by [[John Vornholt]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in hardback in {{m|August|2000}}.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
 ;From the book jacket
-:''Intended to create [[lifeform|life]] from nothingness, the [[Genesis Device]] had the potential to become a [[weapon]] of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging [[matter]] and life [[energy]] on a [[planet]]ary scale.  After the cataclysmic explosion of the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]], and the [[Klingon Empire]]'s attempt to steal the top-secret [[technology]], [[Starfleet]] wisely decided to destroy all data and records on Project Genesis, hoping to bury its deadly secrets forever.''
+:''Intended to create [[lifeform|life]] from nothingness, the [[Genesis Device]] had the potential to become a [[weapon]] of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging [[matter]] and life [[energy]] on a [[planet]]ary scale. After the cataclysmic explosion of the {{dis|Genesis|planet|Genesis Planet}}, and the [[Klingon Empire]]'s attempt to steal the top-secret [[technology]], [[Starfleet]] wisely decided to destroy all data and records on Project Genesis, hoping to bury its deadly secrets forever.''
 :''But now a mysterious wave of energy is sweeping across the [[Alpha Quadrant]], transforming matter on a [[molecule|molecular]] level to create bizarre new landscapes and life-forms. Billions of living beings and hundreds of [[inhabited planets|inhabited worlds]] lie in the path of the mutagenic wave, which is expanding outward toward [[Earth]].''
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-==Background Information==
+== Background information ==
 * The audiobook version was abridged by [[George Truett]].
+* This novel, along with its follow-up, was collected in a [[Science Fiction Book Club]]-exclusive omnibus, ''{{dis|The Genesis Wave|omnibus}}''.
+=== Cover gallery ===
+<gallery>
+File:The Genesis Wave Book One audiobook cover, US cassette edition.jpg|Audiobook cover, US cassette edition
+File:The Genesis Wave Book One audiobook cover, CD edition.jpg|Audiobook cover, CD edition
+File:The Genesis Wave Book One audiobook cover, digital edition.jpg|Audiobook cover, digital download edition
+</gallery>
-==Characters==
+== Characters ==
-;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Starfleet captain of {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}.
+;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : Starfleet captain of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}.
 [[File:Leah Brahms.jpg|thumb|Leah Brahms]]
 ;[[Leah Brahms]] : [[Federation]] scientist.
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 [[File:Tomalak.jpg|thumb|Tomalak]]
 ;[[Tomalak]] : [[Romulan]] [[commander]].
-;Jagron : Romulan commander.
+;{{mb|Jagron}} : Romulan commander.
 ;Damarkol: Romulan commander.
 ;Horek: Romulan commander.
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 ;[[Maltz]]
-==References==
+== References ==
 ;''Balboa'' : ''Enterprise''-E shuttle (''Stellar''-class).
-;''D'Arvuk'' : Romulan {{ShipClass|D'deridex}} [[warbird]], commanded by Commander Jagron.
+;''D'Arvuk'' : Romulan {{class|D'deridex}} [[warbird]], commanded by Commander Jagron.
 [[File:USS Enterprise-E, aft.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise''-E]]
 [[File:Enterprise interphase decloaking.jpg|thumb|The ''Terix'']]
-;{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} : {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} Federation [[starship]].
+;{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} : {{class|Sovereign}} Federation [[starship]].
-;{{USS|Farragut|Excelsior class}}
+;{{mb|USS Farragut (NCC-1647)|{{USS|Farragut|Excelsior class}}}}
 ;''G'Anohok'' : Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Damarkol.
-;''HoS'' : [[Klingon]] [[attack cruiser]]. Leah Brahms was given command.
+;{{mb|IKS HoS|''HoS''}} : [[Klingon]] [[attack cruiser]]. Leah Brahms was given command.
-;''Jaj'' : Klingon starship.
+;{{mb|IKS Jaj|''Jaj''}} : Klingon starship.
 ;''Livex'' : Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Horek.
-;USS ''Neptune'' : {{ShipClass|Defiant}} starship, commanded by Captain Landwaring, destroyed.
+;{{mb|USS Neptune|USS ''Neptune''}} : {{class|Defiant}} starship, commanded by Captain Landwaring, destroyed.
 ;''Rich Prize'' : Ferengi freighter, commanded by Baldoru.
-;{{USS|Sovereign}} : ''Sovereign''-class.
+;{{mb|USS Sovereign (prototype)|{{USS|Sovereign}}}} : ''Sovereign''-class.
-;''[[Terix]]'' : Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Tomalak.
+;{{mb|IRW Terix|{{IRW|Terix}}}} : Romulan warbird, commanded by Commander Tomalak.
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