Silent Weapons

   

Silent Weapons

Publisher's description[]

From the back cover

The second book in a new trilogy by the national bestselling author ofStar Trek: Destiny!

A WAR OF LIES

Three years after the disastrous final Borg Invasion, a bitter cold war against the Typhon Pact has pushed Starfleet's resources to the breaking point. Now the rise of a dangerous new technology threatens to destroy the Federation from within.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and theEnterprise crew answer a distress call, only to become targets in a deadly game of deception. To protect a vital diplomatic mission, they must find a way to identify the spies hiding in their midst, before it's too late.

But Worf soon realizes the crew's every move has been predicted: Someone is using them as pawns. And the closer they get to exposing their enemy, the deeper they spiral into its trap....

Summary[]

A Federation patrol vessel detects unauthorized activity onTirana III: theSS Basirico is on the surface, excavating something. When they order theBasirico to stand down from their activities, the patrol vessel is attacked and destroyed by an unknown vessel.

Data is onOrion, continuing his search forEmil Vaslovik. However, when aSoong-type android is detected trying to break into theBank of Orion and Data'sStarfleet Intelligence contact is murdered, Data is taken into custody byStarfleet and held at theFederation Embassy.

TheUSSEnterprise-E is investigating the disappearance of the patrol vessel when they receive a distress call from Data and travel to Orion. There, they quickly learn the reason for the heightened security they find in-system:PresidentNanietta Bacco is on the planet, conducting secret talks with theGorn.

In fact, however, the Gorn are acting under instructions from the Breen to prolong the talks.Esperanza Piñiero is murdered and replaced with one of the Breen's Soong-type androids, who then fires on both Federation and Gorn personnel at a diplomatic function.Geordi La Forge manages to capture the android and examination by theEnterprise crew reveals it has not been fitted with a positronic brain but atelepresence system allowing the Breen to control it telepathically. With this evidence, Data is released.

Concerned that the Breen seem willing to sacrifice his people, GornImperatorSozzerozs informs Bacco of the duplicitous nature of the talks. The remaining Breen androids attack the bank where the delegates are located, but the Breen's supervisor prevents them firing a fatal shot and Data manages to destroy them both.

TheEnterprise follows the control signal to a planet inside Federation space and discovers the Breen operators dead. Starfleet begins tracking down the active but unprogrammed androids located in their space, but theEnterprise crew realise this is a diversion: The new ship movements have left a clear passage between Tirana III, where the patrol vessel was destroyed, and Breen space.

At Tirana III, theEnterprise discovers theBasirico excavating a vessel capable of generating artificial wormholes which crashed there after crossing from another reality. A Breen ship tries to get theBasirico away without revealing its true allegiance, butCaptainJean-Luc Picard opens fire, destroying theBasirico and the crashed ship, and forces the Breen to leave empty-handed. The BreenDomo,Brex, is deposed and replaced byPran, while the Gorn secretly continue talks with the Federation.

The business concluded, Data continues his search and locates his motherJuliana Tainer, only to be informed that Vaslovik has been abducted.

References[]

Characters[]

Enterprise-E personnel[]

Anders •Abby Balidemaj •Hailan Casmir •T'Ryssa Chen •Corinne Clipet •Beverly Crusher •Ravel Dygan •Dina Elfiki •Joanna Faur •Tamala Harstad •Geordi La Forge •Cyriaque Lamar •Jean-Luc Picard •Rene Jacques Robert Francois Picard •Ilana Reichert •Jill Rosado •Sal •Aneta Šmrhová •Taurik •Tropp •th'Verroh •Gary Weinrib •Worf

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Jasminder Choudhury •Havers •Hegol Den •Newitz •James Talenda •Taro Katín •Taro Trinell

Federation government and Starfleet personnel[]

Boaden Ackles •Nanietta Bacco •Marta Batanides •Morgan Bateson •Data •Cort Enaren •Sophie Fawkes •Treg mor Glov •Karithal •Alan Kistler •Kohl Chamiro •th'Neyloh •Peshtal-Azda •Esperanza Piñiero •Safranski •Sinkonnen •Hilar Tohm •Steven Wexler •Zsestoz

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Leonard James Akaar •Kitto •James T. Kirk •Alynna Nechayev •Or-Tal •Ra-ghoratreii •William T. Riker •Deanna Troi •T'Vos •Tzasiz

Breen[]

Berro •Brex •Dolon •Gren •Hain •Konar •Naaz •Olar •Pazur •Pran •Raas •Saav •Sair •Tran •Vess •Vog •Zadlo

Gorn[]

Azarog •Hazizaar •Oszor •Saroz •Sozzerozs •Szamra •Tezog •Togor

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Gozorra

Others[]

Bodell •Císol •Keilo Essan •Idina •Jarek (Major) •Jasser •Akili Kamar •Gell Kamemor •Siro Kinshal •Ramil Landar •Tesitera Levat •Kal Pollus •Juliana Tainer

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B-4 •Louis Blanchard •Jack Crusher •Wesley Crusher •Arthur Conan Doyle •Kellerasana zh'Faila •Kivas Fajo •Dixon Hill •Sherlock Holmes •Kahless •K'mtok •Lore •Martok •Nolon •Nolon •Edgar Allan Poe •Q •William Shakespeare •Shinzon •Noonien Soong •Emil Vaslovik, akaAhkarin,Johannes Brahms,Flint,Leonardo da Vinci •John Watson

Locations[]

Alpha Quadrant •Azeban V •Breen (Ansirranana) •Cestus III (Two Rivers) •Komatsu sector •Korwat •Linnavhava •Orion (Orion capital city •Kinarvon •Sieelek Medical Center •Sahalax Grand Oasis) •Pi-3 Orionis •Pyrithia •Pyrithia IV •Romulus (Hall of State,Ki Baratan) •Tirana •Tirana II •Tirana III •Tirana IV

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Andor •Azure Nebula •Ba'ku •Beta Aurealis •Betazed •Briar Patch •Cardassia Prime •Deep Space 9 •Earth (LaBarre,France •Palais de la Concorde,Paris •Ostrava,Czechoslovakia •Oxford University) •Gornar •Imperial Star Resort •Kora II •Mangala •Pike City •Ramatis •Salavat •Skarbow III •Tezwa •Tyberius Prime •Vulcan

Starships and vehicles[]

Archeus •USSAtlas (Sovereign-class) •SS Basirico (Mardiff-class) •USSEnterprise-E •hovercar •Mlotek (Breen warship) •ShiKahr (Memory Omegastarship) •Sirriam (interceptor)

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USSBozeman •USSCallisto •USSEnterprise-D •Hastur-zolis (Gornbattle cruiser) •USSNogura •USSOsiris •USSRoanoke (runabout) •Romulan warbird •Scimitar •USSStargazer •USSStarling

Races and cultures[]

Andorian •Argelian •Bajoran •Betazoid •Bolian •Breen (Fenrisal •Paclu) •Cardassian •Denobulan •Efrosian •Gorn •Grazerite •Human (Immortal) •Klingon •Miradorn •Orion •Rigelian •Romulan •Selay •Soong-type android •Tellarite •Thallonian •Trill •Vulcan

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Aenar •Amoniri •Borg •Caeliar •Changeling •Chelon •Ferengi •Hirogen •Jem'Hadar •Kinshaya •Nalori •Pakled •Tholian •Tzenkethi •Zibalian

States and organizations[]

Bank of Bolarus •Bank of Orion •Breen Confederacy •Breen Intelligence Directorate •Cardassian Union •Confederate Congress •Criminal Investigation Division •Federation Council •Federation Security Agency •Ferengi Alliance •Ferenginar Credit Exchange •Federation Embassy on Orion •Federation Security Service •Fellowship of Artificial Intelligences •Fesarian Federation •Gorn Hegemony •Gorn Imperial Guard •Gorn Imperial Senate •Judge Advocate General •Klingon Empire •Nizora •Officer Exchange Program •Orion Colonial Police •Orion Colonies •Pacifica United •Protection Detail •Royal Betazed •Ruling Conclave of the Tholian Assembly •Special Research Division •Spetzkar •Starfleet •Starfleet Academy •Starfleet Command •Starfleet Intelligence •Starfleet Medical •Tal Shiar •Thotaru •Typhon Pact •Tzenkethi Coalition •United Federation of Planets

Science and technology[]

android •artificial wormhole •chronometer •cloaking device •communicator •disruptor •force field •hologram •impulse drive •impulse engine •isolinear chip •padd •phaser •positronic matrix •quantum transmitter •replicator •sensors •shields •slipstream drive •subspace communication •telepresence drone ships •thruster •transponder •tricorder •turbolift •warp core

Ranks and titles[]

admiral •agent •ambassador •assistant chief medical officer •Autarch of the Tzenkethi Coalition •captain •chairman •Chancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empire •chief engineer •chief medical officer •chot •commandant •commander •communications officer •counselor •director •doctor •Domo of the Breen Confederacy •Emperor of the Klingon Empire •ensign •Federation Councillor •Federation Secretary of the Exterior •first officer •gith •glinn •governor •Imperator of the Gorn Hegemony •lieutenant •lieutenant commander •Majesty •major •nizor •Number one •Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire •President of the United Federation of Planets •Presidential Chief of Staff •second officer •security chief •sikta •thot •XO •wazir •Zulta-osol

Other references[]

23rd century •24th century •2366 •2372 •airlock •Argus Array •Berengarian raptor •Borg Invasion of 2381 •Breen Standard •bridge •city •credit •distress signal •DNA •Dominion War •engineering •frère Jacques •fútbol •gas giant •General Order 24 •glenget •Great Bird of the Galaxy •hail •Happy Bottom Riding Club •humanoid •Khitomer Conference •Koziol-zellos •metaphasic radiation •mining •moon •Operation Zelazo •orbit •planet •poker •rank •sakto •salvage •shuttle •sickbay •soccer •sohii •starbase •starship •terlo •thalaron radiation •transporter room •Treaty of Antos •violin •warp speed

Food and drink[]

Arcturian bitters •asparagus •chicken •coffee •Delovian nectar •honey •Jack Daniel's •kanar •maple syrup •oolong tea •orroyo •parsnip •prune juice •Saurian brandy •Saurian Slammer •tequila •wine

Materials and substances[]

aluminium •bioreactive acid •boridium •corvelite •duranium •gallicite •gold •kelbonite •kytherium •malachite •marble •mercury •molecular acid •monotanium •nickel •noranium •thermocrete •thorium •transparent aluminum •tricobalt •tritanium

Appendices[]

Background information[]

• The German translation of the novel was released by Cross Cult in 2015. It was translated by Wibke Sawatzki.

Related stories[]

• TNGnovel:The Persistence of Memory - The events from the previous novel are mentioned.
• TNGmovie:Insurrection - The regenerative powers of the rings ofBa'ku are mentioned.
• TNGepisode: "Cause and Effect" - CaptainBateson's backstory is seen in this episode.
• Typhon Pactnovels:Plagues of Night,Raise the Dawn - The destruction ofDeep Space 9 and the attempted creation of an artifical wormhole by theTzenkethi are mentioned.
• TNGepisodes: "Lonely Among Us", "The Big Goodbye", "Manhunt", "Clues" - Picard's love for Dixon Hill storys as seen in these episodes is mentioned.
• TOSepisode: "Requiem for Methuselah" - Previous identities ofthe Immortal are mentioned.
• Typhon Pactnovel:Zero Sum Game - TheBreen's previous attempts at creating aslipstream drive are is mentioned.
• ENTepisodes: "Babel One", "United", "The Aenar" - The Breen's method of controling the androids body's was previously used in these episodes.
• TNG -A Time to...novels:A Time to Kill,A Time to Heal - TheTezwa incident is mentioned.
• Star Trek: Destiny - TheBorg Invasion and its conclusion is mentioned.
• TNGepisode: "The Most Toys" - Data retells the story ofKivas Fajo kidnapping him for his personal colection.
• TNGepisode: "Coming of Age" - Picard failing the Academy entry test was first mentioned in this episode.

Timeline[]

This novel is set in March and June of2384. It begins four years and four months after the finalTNGmovie:Star Trek Nemesis.

Translations[]

2015

German :Lautlose Waffen, translated by Wibke Sawatzki. (Cross Cult)

External link[]

• Silent Weapons article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.