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The secret intrigue behind the Mirror Universe!
Dark Passions, Book One is the first novel in the Star Trek: Dark Passions series, written by Susan Wright. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in January 2001.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Klingons and Cardassians rule the Alpha Quadrant in an uneasy alliance that hides a viper's nest of backstabbing plots and counterplots. Annika Hansen has become a trained operative for the Obsidian Order. Her latest target: Kira Nerys, the duplicitous Intendant of Bajor whose ruthless ambition has brought her to a position of power second only to the Regent himself, the fierce Klingon warrior known as Worf. To get close to her prey, Annika must worm her way into the Intendant's notoriously fickle affections. Easy enough to accomplish, perhaps, but it remains to be seen who is truly manipulating whom...
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Background information[]
- This book takes place entirely in the mirror universe. The events occur before DS9: "Crossover".
- A different version of the mirror Troi previously appeared in Dark Mirror and a third version appears in Shards and Shadows and Rise Like Lions.
- Cover art by Sonia Hillios.
Characters[]
- Kira Nerys
- Intendant of Terok Nor
- Worf
- The Regent of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance
- Annika Hansen (mirror)
- Agent Seven of Corps Nine of the Obsidian Order
- Deanna Troi (mirror)
- Imzadi to Worf
- Marani
- Masseuse to Intendant Kira
References[]
External link[]
- Dark Passions, Book One at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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