Rise Like Lions

   

Rise Like Lions

Rise Like Lions is a2011Star Trek: Mirror Universe novel by authorDavid Mack.

Publisher's description[]

IN THEMIRROR UNIVERSE . . .

Miles "Smiley" O'Brien struggles to hold together hisweary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of theKlingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels onTerok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand.

Light-years away,Mac Calhoun and hisRomulan allies harassKlingon forces with devious hit-and-run attacks. But Calhoun has a grander ambition: he intends to merge his fleet with the Terran Rebellion and lead it to victory—or die trying.

Meanwhile, a bitter feud threatens to shatter the Alliance from within. The old rivalry between the Klingons and theCardassians erupts into open warfare as each vies for the upper hand in their partnership.

Manipulating events from its hidden redoubts,Memory Omega—the secret operation initiated bySpock a century earlier—sees its plans come to fruition sooner than expected. But striking early means risking everything—and if the revolution fails, Spock's vision for the future will be lost forever.

Summary[]

The Terran Rebellion are preparing to flee into theBadlands whenIliana Ghemor informs them thatBajor is about to leave the Alliance but wants the rebels to defend it against reprisals. O'Brien and his people put up a defense against a Cardassian fleet that attacks them and manages to stop them conquering Bajor but Terok Nor is destroyed in the process.

Meanwhile, Calhoun and his Romulan allies manage to destroy a large Klingon fleet that attempts to ambush them. The failure allowsKlag to challenge and killMartok and take over asregent. Soon after,Memory Omega agents telepathically cause many of the Cardassians to turn on each other, includingDamar, who publicly assassinatesDukat. Damar eventually realizes the cause and has every alien slave in the Cardassian Union put to death.

O'Brien and Calhoun meet to discuss pooling their resources but are unable to agree who should lead an alliance. Memory Omega, who have amassed a large number of starships capable of generating wormholes, convinceLuc Picard to take command of their flagship,Enterprise, and take control of the rebels. With their new technology, the rebels are able to simultaneously destroy a Klingon shipyard and liberateEarth, although several people are killed in the process.

Memory Omega also cause the Klingons to turn on each other, forcing Klag to have their slaves killed as well. With both Klingons and Cardassians facing rivalry from theTaurus Pact, a union of theGorn,Tholian, andBreen, theFerengi recognise the new Terran state. Klag retaliates by using atrilithium explosive to destroyFerenginar's sun. The dishonorable act allows Memory Omega agentDuras to kill him in a duel and replace him, before ordering a peace with the Terrans. Klingon and Cardassian fleets fight to mutual destruction over control of a strategic monitoring site.

Renegade KlingonKrona attempts to destroy Bajor's sun and only fails thanks to a suicide run from theExcalibur, withMcHenry transporting the rest of the crew to safety and transferring his own consciousness to a Romulan ship's computer. A group ofObsidian Order ships also attack the fleet.Kes, a prisoner on one of the rebel ships, convincesTuvok to let her use her mental powers to destroy the Cardassians then attempts to gain control herself, only to be killed when her power inhibitor explodes.

Memory Omega DirectorSaavik proposes an all-out war against the devastated but defiant Cardassian forces but O'Brien refuses. Instead, Iliana convinces Damar, a follower of theOralian Way, to bring the movement out of hiding and turn Cardassia towards peace, making a truce with the Terrans. The former Terran states are recognized as theGalactic Commonwealth and the Romulans granted sovereignty.

With the war over, O'Brien retires to Earth withKeiko, leavingEddington as Earth's representative in the new government andEzri in charge of theDefiant and allowing the imprisonedWorf an honorable suicide. Saavik helps Ezri join with theDax symbiont, kept alive inCurzon, the last surviving joinedTrill. Unknown to anyone, however, theDominion have just discovered thewormhole.

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Characters[]

Ajur •Azrene •Reginald Barclay •Sam Bowers •Boratus •M'k'n'zy of Calhoun •Chu'lak •Corat Damar •Trekal Darhe'el •Curzon Dax •Anthony DeCurtis •Skrain Dukat •Duras •Michael Eddington •Edoka •Eris •Iliana Ghemor •Goluk •Gor •Gorta •Gulal •Hiren •Keiko Ishikawa •Edward Jellico •Kaybok •Kes •Alan Kistler •Klag, son of M'Raq •K'Ehleyr •K'mtok •Kopek •Krona •Leeta •Robin Lefler •Pythas Lok •L'Sen •Martin Madden •Martok •Mark McHenry •Miral •Enrique Muñiz •Neelix •Miles O'Brien •Opaka Sulan •Parn •Kirsten Perez •Luc Picard •Saavik •Selar •Seska •Luther Sloan •Soleta •Lon Suder •Rebecca Sullivan •Enabran Tain •Taran'atar •Taurik •Prynn Tenmei •Ezri Tigan •T'Lana •T'Pel •Deanna Troi •Tuvok •Steven Wexler •Winn Adami •Worf •Min Zife •Zogozin

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Julian Bashir •B'Elanna •B'Etor •Broca •Caretaker •Kal Dano •Elim Garak •Gowron •Cal Hudson •Jabin •Ja'rod •K'mpec •Kabor •Kahless •Kira Nerys •Kurn •Lursa •M'Rod •Alynna Nechayev •Molly O'Brien •Quark •Ratlik •Diego Reyes •Ro Laren •Rogan'agar •Benjamin Sisko •Spock •Surak •T'Prynn •Janel Tigan •Norvo Tigan •Yanas Tigan •Tora Ziyal •Kestra Troi •Lwaxana Troi •Vash •Kasidy Yates •Zek

Primary universe references

Iliana Ghemor •Kira Nerys

Locations[]

Alpha Quadrant •Arachnid Nebula •Athos IV •Badlands •Bajor (Elemspur Monastery) •Cardassia •Earth •Gamma Pavonis III •Gamma Quadrant •Ireland •Japan •Klach D'Kel Bracht •Kora II •Maldives •Okara •Okinawa •Qo'noS •Raknal Station •Tammeron (Okara spaceport) •Terok Nor •Tranome Sar •Vulcan •Zeta Serpentis

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Ashalla •Argolis Cluster •Betazed •Capella •Drema IV •Elas •Joch'chal Nebula •Koralis •Olmerak Prime •Orias •Primary universe •Rolor Nebula •Romulus •Rudellia •Rura Penthe •Romulus •Sarpedion •Vareth Dar

Starships and vehicles[]

Ardent (Memory Omegastarship) •IKSBortas (Vor'cha-class) •Calypso (Trilloutrider) •Courageous (Memory Omegastarship) •Defiant (Defiant-class) •Enterprise (Memory Omegastarship) •Excalibur (Xenexianstarship) •Geronimo (Condor-class) •Intrepid (Memory Omegastarship) •CDSKoranak •Ostrava (Cardassianstarship) •IKSYa'Vang (Vor'cha-class)

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Capital Gain •ISSEnterprise •Independence •Kearsarge •Ketaras •Mostar •IKSNegh'Var •Prisika •Stargazer •OSOsskol •Yolja

Races and cultures[]

Andorian •Bajoran •Benzite •Betazoid •Bolian •Breen •Caitian •Cardassian •Denobulan •Gorn •Jem'Hadar •Klingon •Ocampa •Romulan •Talaxian •Tellarite •Terran •Tholian •Trill •Vorgon •Vorta •Vulcan •Xenexian

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Borg •Danteri •Changeling •Grigari •Iconian •Kazon •Kinshaya •Prophet •Talarian

States and organizations[]

Breen Confederacy •Cardassian Union •Dominion •Galactic Commonwealth •Klingon-Cardassian Alliance •Klingon Empire •Memory Omega •Taurus Pact •Terran Rebellion •Tholian Assembly •Vedek Assembly

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Bajoran Parliament •Ferengi Alliance •Kazon-Ogla •Romulan Star Empire •Talarian Republic •Terran Empire •Terran Republic •Tzenkethi Coalition

Other references[]

annular confinement beam •artificial wormhole •bahgol •Battle of Bajor •Cardassian lifeboat •cytozine •deuterium •dilithium •duranium •Emissary of the Prophets •fistrium •jaunt drive •kai •kanar •ketracel-white •krada •metaphasic radiation •operations situation table •Oralius •racht •Raknal Accords •regent •targ •Terran •topaline •Tox Uthat •warnog •zenite

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Related Stories[]

• The next major novel to take place in the mirror universe is theST -Section 31novel:Disavowed.

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