Second Self

   

Second Self

Description[]

A thrilling untold adventure based on the acclaimedStar Trek: PicardTV series!

Following the explosive events seen inseason one ofStar Trek: Picard,Raffi Musiker finds herself torn between returning to her old life as aStarfleet Intelligenceofficer or something a little more tame — teaching at theAcademy, perhaps. The decision is made for her though when a message from an old contact — aRomulan spy — is received, asking for immediate aid. With the help ofCristóbal Rios andDr.Agnes Jurati, and assistance fromJean-Luc Picard, Raffi decides to take on this critical mission — and quickly learns that past sins never stay buried. Finding the truth will be complicated, and deadly…

Summary[]

Raffi Musiker has rejoinedStarfleet but is unsure what assignment to take. She has been offered a return toStarfleet Intelligence butJean-Luc Picard has also offered her a position at theAcademy, where he has just accepted thevice-chancellorship. First, however, he asks her andElnor to travel toOrdeve, aCardassiancolony that she visited in the aftermath of theDominion War, where she prevented theRomulans from massacring the colony's population. TheBajorans have been attempting toextradite a Cardassian forcrimes committed during theoccupation but he has disappeared. His last sighting was on Ordeve.

Seeking a cover story for her visit, Musiker agrees to look into the plight of Romulan refugees on theplanet: The Cardassians are refusing to let them bring in any more people or expand their settlement. She and Elnor meet up withNuvu Sokara, aTal Shiaragent that assisted her on her previous visit there, and with a Bajoranarchaeologist,Toze Falus. Musiker's quarry isElim Garak: During the Bajoran Occupation, he was on Ordeve as a youngObsidian Order agent and discovered that the Bajoran colony on the planet was being used as a supply base by theresistance. He had the adults rounded up and the colony burnt to the ground, but the colony's children disappeared, along withVedekSaba Taan.

Exploring avalley that everyone has always considered out of bounds, Musiker's group discover Garak, disguised as a Bajoran. Toze reveals himself to be an agent ofKoma Tath, a Bajoran organization dedicated to tracking downwar criminals. Since aforce field is preventing them leaving the valley, the group press on and discover the Bajoran children, now grown to adulthood. It slowly becomes clear that Garak was Saba Taan. Using theOrb of Restitution, hidden in the valley, theProphets transport him back in time to save the children from his younger self and spend years ensuring their safety and setting things in motion for his past self, eventually dying among them.

The Cardassians recognize the Bajoran colony and the Romulans are allowed to settle with them. Musiker chooses to join Picard and Elnor at the Academy.

References[]

Characters[]

Antek •Avarak •Byrne •Elnor •Entrek •Feji Apra •Furukawa •Elim Garak/Saba Taan •Mas Gherrod •Gheta •Jae Hwang •Iloba •Khenet •Shecol Khrill •Kovar (Ensign) •Lafleur (engineer) •Laris •Ijin Mesat •Mila •Raffaela Musiker •James Northey •Number One (dog) •Vazreen Pella •Jean-Luc Picard •Logar Prill •Eksa Prok •Avek Rignor •Cristóbal Rios •Nuvu Sokara •Enabran Tain •Tanwar •Toze Falus •Tradall •Turan •Zhol •Kebil Zi

Referenced only

Assott •Julian Bashir •Damar •Fusot •Gabriel Hwang •Agnes Jurati •Eleta Kalis •Iliana Ma'tan •Eleta Preloc •Prospero •Zhaban

Elnor.

Elim Garak.

Zhaban andLaris.

Mila.

Raffi Musiker.

Number One.

Jean-Luc Picard.

Cristóbal Rios.

Enabran Tain.

Starships and vehicles[]

USSGráinne •USSStargazer (Sagan-classcruiser)

Referenced only

Corat Damar •USSVerity (Verity-subclassOdyssey-classstar cruiser)

USSStargazer.

Locations[]

Akantha •Caanta valley •Ghenic •Merna •Ordeve •Parset

Earth (Solstarsystem,sector 001,treaty boundaryquadrant 0,the galaxy'sAlpha Quadrant)

Arc de Triomphe •France •Gare du Nord •La Barre •Los Angeles •Paris

Referenced only

Ab-Tzenketh •Bajor •Cardassia Prime •Kashgar •Kelvas V •Mars •New Berlin •Ses'erakh •Starbase 211 •Starfleet Academy

Races and cultures[]

android •Bajoran •Betazoid •Cardassian •Human •Jem'Hadar •Romulan •Trill •Vorta •Vulcan

Referenced only

Prophets

States and organizations[]

Bajoran Intelligence •Cardassian Affairs •Cardassian Union •Dominion •Federation •Klingon Empire •Koma Tath •Obsidian Order •Qowat Milat •Romulan Affairs •Romulan Star Empire •Starfleet Intelligence •Tal Shiar •University of Ashalla

Referenced only

Bajoran Resistance •French Resistance

Science and classification[]

astronomy •energy •force field •lifeform •matter •technology •weapon

Astronomy[]

space •planet •star •star system •universe

Materials and substances[]

atmosphere •blood •gas •drink •metal

Food and drink[]

kanar

Technology and weapons[]

force field •starship

Occupations and titles[]

admiral •agent •archaeologist •command division •Federation Starfleet ranks •Federation Starfleet ranks (2386-2400s) •intelligence agent •officer •rank •vedek •vice chancellor

Other references[]

boot •clothing •colony •crime •crimson shadow •Dominion War •extradition •government •jumpsuit •Occupation of Bajor •Orb of Restitution •Papaver ordeviensis •races and cultures •science •Starfleet uniform •Starfleet uniform (2390s)/Starfleet uniform (2400s) •state •title •uniform •valley •war •World War II

Chronology[]

2399/2400

Appendices[]

Related media[]

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • DS9episode: "What You Leave Behind"

Images[]

Cover image.

Raffi Musiker.

Elnor.

Jean-Luc Picard.

Connections[]

Star Trek: Picard (PIC)
episodes	season 1	"Remembrance" • "Maps and Legends" • "The End is the Beginning" • "Absolute Candor" • "Stardust City Rag" • "The Impossible Box" • "Nepenthe" • "Broken Pieces" • "Et in Arcadia Ego"
	season 2	"The Star Gazer" • "Penance" • "Assimilation" • "Watcher" • "Fly Me to the Moon" • "Two of One" • "Monsters" • "Mercy" • "Hide and Seek" • "Farewell"
	season 3	"The Next Generation" • "Disengage" • "Seventeen Seconds" • "No Win Scenario" • "Imposters" • "The Bounty" • "Dominion" • "Surrender" • "Võx" • "The Last Generation"
prose(novels)		The Last Best Hope •The Dark Veil •Rogue Elements •Second Self •Firewall
comics		Picard: Countdown ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3") •Picard: Stargazer ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3")
audio originals		No Man's Land

Timeline[]

Translations[]

2023

German :Zweites Ich, translated by Stephanie Pannen. (Cross Cult)

External link[]

• Second Self article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.