Текст книги "New Frontier Omnibus (Books 1-4: "House of Cards", "Into the Void", "The Two Front War", "End Game")"

Автор книги: Peter David

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SECTOR 221-G

Location of the collapsed Thallonian Empire.

SELAR, DR.

Selar is the Vulcan chief medical officer of the U.S.S. Excalibur.A former member of Dr. Beverly Crusher's medical staff aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise,Selar is an accomplished physician but she has been accused of lacking bedside manner.

One of the most important moments in Selar's life was the death of her mate, Voltak, during the early moments of Pon Farr. This premature disruption of the Vulcan mating ritual resulted in a delayed-reaction mating urge, which forced Selar to resume Pon Farr less than three years after the death of Voltak.

Selar's delicate problem has not escaped the notice of her shipmate Burgoyne 172, who has made hish amorous intentions toward Selar quite clear. Selar has expressed no reciprocal interest in Burgoyne 172, but in truth she is conflicted on the matter.

SELINIUM

Capital city of the planet Nelkar.

SHELBY, COMMANDER ELIZABETH PAULA

Shelby has survived quite a bit of action in her time in Starfleet; she was part of an elite team assembled to study and find weaknesses in the Borg. That assignment landed her aboard the Enterprise 1701-Dduring the Battle of Wolf 359. Following the abduction of Captain Picard by the Borg and Commander William Riker's temporary promotion to acting captain of the Enterprise,Shelby was named Riker's first officer. After assisting in the rescue of Picard, Shelby graciously vacated the first officer's post for Riker, who found her to be both exasperating and highly skilled as a first officer.

Shelby is a tenacious, tough-as-nails officer who makes no secret of her ambitions—which included a desire to serve as captain of the U.S.S. Excaliburuntil that post was given to Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, who happens to be a former lover of Shelby's.

Shelby's previous intimate association with Calhoun has not interfered with her ability to serve under his command with distinction.

SIGMA TAU CETI

Intended destination of the freighter Cambonbefore it was disabled by cross fire in a region of the Lemax system known as the Gauntlet.

SIX-CARD WARHOON

A card game, similar to poker, and very popular on Mojov Station.

SKARM

A henchman of Zoran.

SOLETA, LIEUTENANT

Science officer aboard the Excalibur.Soleta is extremely good at her job and has previous experience in Thallonian space; she was captured on the planet Thallon while conducting geological research. She was rescued from a Thallonian prison by Spock, who was disguised as a Thallonian; on their way to safety they were intercepted by Thallonian prince Si Cwan—now Ambassador Si Cwan—who chose to facilitate their escape rather than sound the alarm. This was a favor Si Cwan eventually asked her to repay by smuggling him aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.

Because her mother was Vulcan but her father Romulan, she has occassional difficulty controlling her emotions.

STAITEIUM

A really dense, tough metal.

TEAM ROOM, THE

The main crew lounge aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur,located on Deck 7 in the rear of the saucer section. Its name was a holdover from a term used in the early days of space exploration.

THAL

The capital city of the destroyed planet Thallon.

THALLON

A disintegrated pile of rubble that was once the capital planet of the Thallonian Empire. It was never harmless.

THALLONIAN EMPIRE, THE

A wide-ranging autocratic empire that controlled most of the star systems in Sector 221-G until the empire's recent collapse.

TORELLI, ENGINEER'S MATE

An engineering crew member, working under Chief Engineer Burgoyne 172, aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.

TULAAN IV

Home to an aggressive religious sect known as the Redeemers, who are missionaries intent on spreading the word of the return of their primary deity, Xant.

TULLEAH, MOUNT

A high elevation located in the Gondi desert on Vulcan, Selar ascended Mount Tulleah many times during her youth, finding it a source of peace and contemplation. It exists in at least one very accurate holodeck simulation aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.

VOLTAK

A Vulcan archaeologist who was the husband and mate of Dr. Selar. He died of a coronary failure while consummating the Pon farrritual with Selar.

WATSON, POLLY

A transporter officer aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.

XENEX

A Class-M world located near the border of the

Thallonian Empire in Sector 221-G. It is the homeworld of the Xenexians and of Starfleet Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, a.k.a. M'k'n'zy of Calhoun, who in his youth led a revolt that ended the 300-year-long occupation and oppression of Xenex by the Danteri.

XENEXIANS

Indigenous inhabitants of the planet Xenex.

YATES, ENSIGN

An engineering crew member, working under Chief Engineer Burgoyne 172, aboard the U.S.S.

Excalibur.

YOZ, THALLONIAN CHANCELLOR

A leader of Thallon who attempted to apprehend Soleta for trespassing. Soleta managed to embarrass Yoz while she resisted arrest, trapping him under his own mount. Yoz later helped the people of Thallon overthrow the ruling class, including High Lord Si Cwan and his family.

YUKKA CHIPS

Small, greenish, curved, waferlike Thallonian delicacy.

ZANTOS

This world produces what is regarded as the best ale in the quadrant, better even than Romulan Ale and twice as difficult to obtain. A Starfleet survey team was captured on Zantos by local inhabitants, and the leader was subjected to harsh punitive measures. Allegedly, Starfleet Captain Mackenzie Calhoun snuck onto the planet's surface and absconded with a case of ale with the Zantos fleet in hot pursuit.

ZINA

An Orion slave girl who belonged to an Orion trader named Krassus. She originally was meant to be sold by Krassus to a buyer named Barsamis, but Krassus reneged on the deal and murdered Barsamis when he filed a protest. Krassus later lost Zina to Mackenzie Calhoun in a game of Six-Card Warhoon, but the loss turned out to be a ruse to allow Zina to distract Calhoun with her feminine charms while Krassus attempted to stab Calhoun from behind. Their plan failed. Miserably.

ZORAN SI VERDIN

A Thallonian agitator, a best friend turned worst enemy of deposed prince Si Cwan. Si Cwan described Zoran as being "almost insane in his hatred." Zoran laid a trap for Si Cwan aboard the science vessel Kayven Ryinby placing the name of Si Cwan's sister, Kalinda, on the ship's passenger manifest. Zoran later confessed to having murdered Kalinda, but subsequently recanted the statement.