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| image = Ragnarok.jpg
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| Author = [[Nathan Archer]]
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| Artist = [[Dru Blair]]
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
| Series = [[Pocket VOY]] #3
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|series = [[Pocket VOY]] #3
| Published = {{m|July|1995}}
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|published = {{m|July|1995}}
| Pages = 277
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| Year = [[2371]]
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| ISBN = 067152044X
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''Captain Janeway must stop an eons-old war!''
 
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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
;From the book jacket:
 
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:''Hope flares for {{dis|Captain|rank}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] and the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} when their sensors detect a signal that could lead them to a way home. But as the [[Starship]] ''Voyager'' races to the source of the signal, the crew find themselves in the middle of a raging battle between two warring races, a battle that has lasted for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.''
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:''Hope flares for {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] and the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} when their sensors detect a signal that could lead them to a way home. But as the [[Starship]] ''Voyager'' races to the source of the signal, the crew find themselves in the middle of a raging battle between two warring races, a battle that has lasted for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.''
   
 
:''Now, to find a way home, Captain Janeway and her crew must make their way through the most violent space-born conflict ever known – with both sides determined to destroy them!''
 
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== Background information ==
 
== Background information ==
 
* This is the final ''Star Trek'' novel from Nathan Archer, although he would go on to write a ''Voyager'' graphic novel for [[WildStorm Comics]], "[[False Colors]]".
 
* This is the final ''Star Trek'' novel from Nathan Archer, although he would go on to write a ''Voyager'' graphic novel for [[WildStorm Comics]], "[[False Colors]]".
* Archer was hired to write ''Ragnarok'' based on his previous success in writing an early-stage novel for ''Deep Space Nine''. He had only the series bible and the script for {{e|Caretaker}} to base his work on, although the pilot airing during his writing process helped solidify his understanding of the characters, which he noted to be quite different from the descriptions in the bible. ({{VoI|280}})
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* Archer was hired to write ''Ragnarok'' based on his previous success in writing, ''[[Valhalla]]'', an early-stage novel for ''Deep Space Nine''. He had only the series bible and the script for {{e|Caretaker}} to base his work on, although the pilot airing during his writing process helped solidify his understanding of the characters, which he noted to be quite different from the descriptions in the bible. ({{VoI|280}})
   
 
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{{dis|Caretaker|Nacene}}; [[Coherent tetryon beam]]; [[displacement wave]]; [[Kazon-Ogla]]
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==

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Captain Janeway must stop an eons-old war!

Ragnarok is a Pocket VOY novel – #3 in the numbered series – written by Nathan Archer. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in July 1995.

Summary

From the book jacket
Hope flares for Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the USS Voyager when their sensors detect a signal that could lead them to a way home. But as the Starship Voyager races to the source of the signal, the crew find themselves in the middle of a raging battle between two warring races, a battle that has lasted for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
Now, to find a way home, Captain Janeway and her crew must make their way through the most violent space-born conflict ever known – with both sides determined to destroy them!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background information

  • This is the final Star Trek novel from Nathan Archer, although he would go on to write a Voyager graphic novel for WildStorm Comics, "False Colors".
  • Archer was hired to write Ragnarok based on his previous success in writing, Valhalla, an early-stage novel for Deep Space Nine. He had only the series bible and the script for "Caretaker" to base his work on, although the pilot airing during his writing process helped solidify his understanding of the characters, which he noted to be quite different from the descriptions in the bible. (Voyages of Imagination, p. 280)

Characters

Kathryn Janeway
Chakotay
Tuvok
Tom Paris
B'Elanna Torres
Harry Kim
Neelix
The Doctor
Kes

References

Caretaker; coherent tetryon beam; displacement wave; Kazon-Ogla

External links


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