Four Thousand Throats...

   

Klingons: Four Thousand Throats...

Description[]

TheKlingons say: "Four thousand throats may be cut in a single night by a running man." But where does the saying come from?Kang—captain, husband,Dahar Master—tells three different versions of the story at three key points in his life.

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Characters[]

Fron'chak •John Harriman •J'Laq •Jurva •Kang •Kralos •Kraviq •Krim •Mara •Mazka •Ralkror •Demora Sulu •Tork •Torvid •Tygrak •Ylda •unnamed Fortrans

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Dax, son of Kang •Kahless the Unforgettable •James T. Kirk •Koloth •Kor •Qagh •Hikaru Sulu

Starships and vehicles[]

USSEnterprise-B •IKSK'tanco •IKSRoney •IKSVoh'tahk

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USSEnterprise •USSEnterprise-A

Locations[]

Fortra •Goqlath Castle •Qadyaq •Qo'noS

Races and cultures[]

Fortran •Klingon

States and organizations[]

House of Taklat •Klingon Empire •United Federation of Planets

Other references[]

science

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Related media[]

• Errand of Mercy (TOSepisode) — The first story's framing-sequence takes place shortly after the events of that episode, with references to the Organians enforcing a stop to the war from that episode.
• Day of the Dove (TOSepisode) —Kang andMara first appeared in this episode.
• Blood Reign O'er Me (TOScomic) — The ship nameIKSVoh'tahk and the crew membersFron'chak andJurva come from this fourth issue of theKlingons: Blood Will Tell.
• Blood Oath (DS9episode) — The death of Kang'sfirst-born (along with those ofKor andKoloth) was established in this episode, as was Kang's hunt for his killer,the Albino, including his taking in of "one of the Albino's discarded wives."
• Excelsior: Forged in Fire (TOSExcelsiornovel) — The background for "Blood Oath,"Qagh's name was established in this novel, as wasYlda's.
• Mere Anarchy:The Blood-Dimmed Tide (TOSnovella) — The name of Kang's Klingon battlecruiser, theIKSK'tanco, was first officially established in this novella, although the name canonically originates in a deleted scene from the DS9 episode "The Sword of Kahless."
• Star Trek: Generations (TOS/TNGmovie) —John Harriman andDemora Sulu of theUSSEnterprise-B were established in this film.
• Serpents Among the Ruins (The Lost Eranovel) — Demora ascending to the position of first officer of theEnterprise-B was established in this novel.
• Diplomatic Implausibility (TNGnovel) — The story ofKrim and the battle atGoqlath Castle was first referenced in this novel.

Images[]

Cover image.

TheIKSRoney.

TheFortrans'Klingon prisoners.

Mara.

Connections[]

Timeline[]

The story consists of three short stories, each with their own framing story, placing events in six different time periods. The book opens in2267, shortly after "Errand of Mercy", which frames a flashback to eventsseven years previous. The story then skips ahead through Kang's life to2310, seventeen years afterThe Undiscovered Country—Kang has just returned from a mission, and informs his wife of recent events in the flashback story. The final story is framed in2370, shortly before "Blood Oath," with a flashback to a story from the age of Kahless.

External link[]

• Four Thousand Throats... article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.