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Descent is an adaptation of "Descent" and "Descent, Part II", written by Diane Carey. A Pocket TNG novel published by Pocket Books, it was first released in October 1993.

Summary[]

From the book jacket
The Borg are back – and nastier than ever. No longer mindless, inhuman drones but cyborg soldiers on a mission to assimilate all intelligent life, their new goal is the complete destruction of the Federation. And in the midst of facing the Borg again, Captain Picard learns that he may be the cause of the change.
Commander Data is changing as well. For the first time in his life, Data feels a genuine emotion – and that emotion is deadly, destructive rage. When it is revealed that the Borg are commanded by an old enemy out of Data's past, Data must choose between his allegiance to the Federation and the one thing he wants above all else…

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Memorable quotes[]

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Background information[]

  • In the adaptation, the Enterprise crew discover the Nebula-class USS Saladin, whose crew have been killed by the Borg. These scenes occur before the scenes on Ohniaka III. In another new scene, Geordi meets with the holograms of Hawking, Einstein and Isaac Newton for their thoughts on Data.

Characters[]

Jean-Luc Picard
Lore, 2370

Lore

Data
Lore
Corelki
Darian Wallace
Towles
Taitt
Salazar
Barnaby
Solario
Powell
Lieutenant.
Goval
Hugh
Crosis

References[]

Borg Collective

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