Post by Astroruss on Oct 8, 2009 11:11:16 GMT -5
Star Trek Mirror Universe; Glass Empires.
By David Mack, Greg Cox, Mike Sussman, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dulmore.
This novel is actually three stories written into one book, like three facets of an epic. The events take place in the mirror universe, an alternate reality that exists as an almost exact physical replica of our own universe. However, though the Mirror Uni is physically the same as our own, its history has evolved great differently. It is largely considered an evil universe, one dominated by cruel, tyrannical empires. All the characters of Star Trek appear in this novel, but with substantially different personalities and life histories.
The first centers on the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise. The main character, Hoshi Sato, though the science officer on Enteprise, she exists as the recently self appointed Empress of the Terran Empire. She is able to do so by eliminating Captain Archer and, gaining the support of many of the officers including Mayweather, and by aligning with the Andorian military. The Terrans and Andorians become consolidated allies in the empire, both races equal while subjugating others. Key to Hoshi’s success is her control over the starship from the future, the Defiant. This small starship is two centuries ahead of its time in firepower and technology, and enables Hoshi to control the imperial worlds through fear, and the keep the Klingons at bay with it. No other warship can face Defiant.
Hoshi faces enemies and betrayal all around her, and must constantly keep watch her enemies and her allies.
The second part of the novel centers around the ISS Enterprise 1701. Spock has killed Kirk and proclaimed himself the Emperor of the Terran Empire. Spock sees the handwriting on the wall; the Terran Empire cannot endure on its present course. The subjugated worlds of the empire will rise up and tear it apart. Spock sees only one solution; he and his wife, the Empress Marlena, must take steps to ensure the empire’s fall under a complex, long term plan on their own making. The empire will fall, but the Terrans and their previously enslaved races will eventually rise again to overtake it’s abhorrent replacement tyranny.
In the end, Spock abdicates as emperor in favor of the newly created Terran republic. This republic lasts for barely a year until the combined Klingon and Cardassian Alliance rises up to overthrow it, just as Spock had predicted. However, Spock also predicted that the Alliance also would not last, that it would overthrown a unity of Terrans, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellariets, etc and instate a tolerant confederation to observe the rights of all.
The third section deals with the Terran archaeologist Jean Luc Picard, nearly 70 years after the fall of the Terran Empire. Picard, working for Gul Madred, travels throughout gathering lost artifacts for his private cardassian patron. Picard discovers a small cell of Terran rebels, gets into hot water with them, and now must run away to stay alive. Picard does assist in the battle against the invading Borg warship, but this heroic act does not absolve him from his crimes against the Alliance, and so must become an outlaw.
The stories of the Mirror Universe do not end here. Other books have come out as well, and some are being written as we speak. This new endeavor into the Mirror realities fascinates me. I enjoy reading a new and different side to the Star Trek epics. All the characters still exist, yet they are radically different and often surprising.
By David Mack, Greg Cox, Mike Sussman, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dulmore.
This novel is actually three stories written into one book, like three facets of an epic. The events take place in the mirror universe, an alternate reality that exists as an almost exact physical replica of our own universe. However, though the Mirror Uni is physically the same as our own, its history has evolved great differently. It is largely considered an evil universe, one dominated by cruel, tyrannical empires. All the characters of Star Trek appear in this novel, but with substantially different personalities and life histories.
The first centers on the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise. The main character, Hoshi Sato, though the science officer on Enteprise, she exists as the recently self appointed Empress of the Terran Empire. She is able to do so by eliminating Captain Archer and, gaining the support of many of the officers including Mayweather, and by aligning with the Andorian military. The Terrans and Andorians become consolidated allies in the empire, both races equal while subjugating others. Key to Hoshi’s success is her control over the starship from the future, the Defiant. This small starship is two centuries ahead of its time in firepower and technology, and enables Hoshi to control the imperial worlds through fear, and the keep the Klingons at bay with it. No other warship can face Defiant.
Hoshi faces enemies and betrayal all around her, and must constantly keep watch her enemies and her allies.
The second part of the novel centers around the ISS Enterprise 1701. Spock has killed Kirk and proclaimed himself the Emperor of the Terran Empire. Spock sees the handwriting on the wall; the Terran Empire cannot endure on its present course. The subjugated worlds of the empire will rise up and tear it apart. Spock sees only one solution; he and his wife, the Empress Marlena, must take steps to ensure the empire’s fall under a complex, long term plan on their own making. The empire will fall, but the Terrans and their previously enslaved races will eventually rise again to overtake it’s abhorrent replacement tyranny.
In the end, Spock abdicates as emperor in favor of the newly created Terran republic. This republic lasts for barely a year until the combined Klingon and Cardassian Alliance rises up to overthrow it, just as Spock had predicted. However, Spock also predicted that the Alliance also would not last, that it would overthrown a unity of Terrans, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellariets, etc and instate a tolerant confederation to observe the rights of all.
The third section deals with the Terran archaeologist Jean Luc Picard, nearly 70 years after the fall of the Terran Empire. Picard, working for Gul Madred, travels throughout gathering lost artifacts for his private cardassian patron. Picard discovers a small cell of Terran rebels, gets into hot water with them, and now must run away to stay alive. Picard does assist in the battle against the invading Borg warship, but this heroic act does not absolve him from his crimes against the Alliance, and so must become an outlaw.
The stories of the Mirror Universe do not end here. Other books have come out as well, and some are being written as we speak. This new endeavor into the Mirror realities fascinates me. I enjoy reading a new and different side to the Star Trek epics. All the characters still exist, yet they are radically different and often surprising.
