Star Trek: Typhon Pact is a series of eight novels set in the universe of the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. It features a series of crossovers between several different series of novels, including The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Titan. The Typhon Pact itself has been compared to the Warsaw Pact as a Cold War situation begins in the Star Trek Universe, and one of the books in the series has been described as an allegory for the Arab Spring.
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| Author | Various |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Published | 2010–2012 |
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| No. of books | 8 |
| Preceded by | Star Trek: Destiny |
| Followed by | Star Trek: The Fall |
Production edit
The Typhon Pact concept was created by editor Marco Palmieri, and first introduced in Keith DeCandido's novel A Singular Destiny.[1]
The covers of the novels in the series were redesigned prior to their German language release in June 2013.[2]
Plot summary edit
The Typhon Pact Series follows the events of the Destiny (2008) trilogy by David Mack, along with the stand-alone novel A Singular Destiny (2009) by Keith DeCandido, and features crossovers between several series of Star Trek novels. The plot describes the formation of the "Typhon Pact"—an alliance of several alien civilizations against the Federation following the defeat of the Borg in 2381. These races include the Romulans, Breen, Tholians, Gorn, Tzenkethi, and the Kinshaya.
In response to these developments, the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union, and Ferengi Alliance form a new collective security organization, similar to NATO, later referred to as the Khitomer Accords Alliance. With the two power blocs now opposed to one another, a cold war descends upon the galaxy as events and incidents described in the novels illustrate the actions taken on both sides of the conflict. Characters from the Star Trek Universe are seen conducting secret actions ranging from intelligence gathering, to covert operations and sabotage, with a particular focus on the Pact's efforts to acquire the quantum slipstream drive.[3] These escalate to the level that Deep Space Nine is destroyed as part of an attempt by the Pact to access the Bajoran wormhole as part of a plan to access Dominion technology to develop a quantum slipstream drive, but ultimately the Pact abandon their efforts to steal the drive, concluding that their own efforts have caused more damage to peace than if they had done nothing.
While the first few books of the series act as stand alone novels, the final three act as a trilogy entitled The Khitomer Accords Saga.[4] The novels feature the Enterprise-E under Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the Titan under Captain William T. Riker and the Aventine under Captain Ezri Dax.[5]
Reception edit
Empire magazine considered the Typhon Pact to be the franchise's version of the Warsaw Pact, with the Federation playing the part of NATO. They also described it as "extraordinary" that no one had considered the storyline previously.[3]
Other elements of the miniseries have been compared to real world events, with the plot of The Struggle Within compared to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 by the website WhatCulture!, and the Arab Spring in general.[6]
Novels edit
Typhon Pact is a continuation of the Destiny (2008) miniseries. Many storylines conclude in The Fall (2013–14). The Struggle Within (2011) was released as an ebook exclusive. The Khitomer Accords Saga (2013), also an ebook exclusive, collected the concluding trilogy.
| No. | Title | Author | Released | ISBN |
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| 1 | Zero Sum Game | David Mack | October 26, 2010 | 978-1-4391-6079-4 |
| 2 | Seize the Fire | Michael A. Martin | November 30, 2010 | 978-1-4391-6782-3 |
| 3 | Rough Beasts of Empire | David R. George III | December 28, 2010 | 978-1-4391-6081-7 |
| 4 | Paths of Disharmony | Dayton Ward | January 25, 2011 | 978-1-4391-6083-1 |
| 5 | The Struggle Within ◊ | Christopher L. Bennett | October 4, 2011 | 978-1-4516-5142-3 |
| 6 | Plagues of Night | David R. George III | May 29, 2012 | 978-1-4516-4955-0 |
| 7 | Raise the Dawn | June 26, 2012 | 978-1-4516-4956-7 | |
| 8 | Brinkmanship | Una McCormack | September 25, 2012 | 978-1-4516-8782-8 |
| The Khitomer Accords Saga ◊ (omnibus, Book 6–8) | David R. George III and Una McCormack | January 22, 2013 | 978-1-4767-3334-0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "David R. George III - New Trek Novels, Part 1". www.startrek.com. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Leao, Gustavo (2013-01-23). "TrekWeb.com - UPDATE : New German Covers for Entire Typhon Pact Novel Series". trekweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ a b Williams, Owen (2013-05-08). "Expanded Universe: Star Trek". Empire. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "Chris Bennett Previews Typhon Pact: The Struggle Within". www.startrek.com. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "Star Trek Magazine Issue #29 Preview". www.startrek.com. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Putman, John (2012-04-18). "Star Trek Novel Explores Arab Spring". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
External links edit
- Official website
- Star Trek: Typhon Pact series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Star Trek: Typhon Pact at Memory Alpha