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Commander Riker must either give up the USS Enterprise or sacrifice his captain's life.
Chains of Command is a Pocket TNG novel – #21 in the numbered series – written by Bill McCay and Eloise Flood. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in March 1992.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- While exploring a group of devastated class-M planets in a remote sector of space, the crew of the USS Enterprise is shocked to discover a group of Human slaves on a forbidding, glacial world. When the slaves revolt against their Human overseers, Captain Picard and his crew sympathize with the slaves plight but cannot interfere in the conflict.
- After the revolt is a success, Captain Picard learns that both the slaves and the overseers were controlled by a mysterious bird-like race called the Tseetsk, who are coming to reclaim their property. With the time running out, the rebels kidnap Captain Picard and Counselor Troi – drawing the USS Enterprise into the middle of their deadly plan of vengeance.
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Memorable quotes[]
"There's a difference between fulfilling a function and bringing imagination to the job."
- - Jean-Luc Picard (p. 49)
"The away team that didn't get away."
- - Riker (p. 24)
"You cannot maintain a stable society based on slavery."
- - Riker (p. 245)
"You've shown that you're willing to die for freedom. Will you live for it?"
- - Vossted (p. 275)
Background information[]
- This is the only Star Trek novel written by Bill McCay and Eloise Flood.
Characters[]
- Jean-Luc Picard
- Captain.
- William T. Riker
- Commander.
- Deanna Troi
- Janet Kilsolving
- Yeoman.
- Akihoko
- Iovino
- Martinez
- Jeremy
References[]
- Tseetsk
- mysterious bird-like race
External links[]
- Chains of Command at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Chains of Command at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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