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'''''The Buried Age''''' is a [[Pocket TNG]] novel – which also forms part of ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era|The Lost Era]]'' series – written by [[Christopher L. Bennett]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in {{m|July|2007}}.
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A tale centering on Jean-Luc Picard, set during the years between the loss of the ''Stargazer'' and the beginning of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
  
   
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==Summary==
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== Summary ==
 
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:''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]. His name has gone down in legend as the captain of the {{USS|Stargazer}} and two starships ''Enterprise''. But the nine years of his life leading up to the inaugural mission of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D}}™ to [[Farpoint Station]] have remained a mystery – until now, as Picard's lost era is finally unearthed
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:''[[Jean-Luc Picard]]. His name has gone down in legend as the captain of the {{USS|Stargazer}} and two starships ''Enterprise''. But the nine years of his life leading up to the inaugural mission of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}™ to [[Farpoint Station]] have remained a mystery – until now, as Picard's lost era is finally unearthed
   
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:''Following the loss of the ''Stargazer'' and the brutal [[court martial]] that resulted, Picard no longer sees a future for himself in [[Starfleet]]. Turning to his other love, archeology, he embarks on a quest to rediscover a buried age of ancient galactic history... and awakens a living survivor of that era: a striking, mysterious woman frozen in time since before the rise of [[Earth]]'s [[dinosaur]]s. But this powerful immortal has a secret of cataclysmic proportions, and her plans will take Picard – aided along the way by a brilliant but naive android, an insightful Betazoid, and an enigmatic El-Aurian – to the heights of passion, the depths of betrayal, and the farthest reaches of explored space.''
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:''Following the loss of the ''Stargazer'' and the brutal [[court martial]] that resulted, Picard no longer sees a future for himself in [[Starfleet]]. Turning to his other love, archeology, he embarks on a quest to rediscover a buried age of ancient galactic history… and awakens a living survivor of that era: a striking, mysterious woman frozen in time since before the rise of [[Earth]]'s [[dinosaur]]s. But this powerful immortal has a secret of cataclysmic proportions, and her plans will take Picard – aided along the way by a brilliant but naive android, an insightful Betazoid, and an enigmatic El-Aurian – to the heights of passion, the depths of betrayal, and the farthest reaches of explored space.''
   
 
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==Memorable Quotes==
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== Memorable quotes ==
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"''We do not do what we do to be safe. We do it for the reasons spelled out by Zefram Cochrane centuries ago: to seek out new life, and to boldly go where none has gone before. To seek out new life, gentlebeings. Not to face it timidly with our defenses up, but to approach it with an attitude of openness, a willingness to trust. That means coming into their star systems with our defenses down, rather than appearing to them as a threat. That means staying our hand and trying to talk even when attacked. And it means seeing unknown others as potential allies who may simply be eager to learn, rather than mortal enemies who must be deprived of our technological secrets at all costs.''<br />
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"''We do not do what we do to be safe. We do it for the reasons spelled out by Zefram Cochrane centuries ago: to seek out new life, and to boldly go where none has gone before. To seek out new life, gentlebeings. Not to face it timidly with our defenses up, but to approach it with an attitude of openness, a willingness to trust. That means coming into their star systems with our defenses down, rather than appearing to them as a threat. That means staying our hand and trying to talk even when attacked. And it means seeing unknown others as potential allies who may simply be eager to learn, rather than mortal enemies who must be deprived of our technological secrets at all costs.''<br>
  
 
"''It is true that this attitude contains risks. But that is the meaning of 'to boldly go.' We choose to take on those risks, because they are usually justified by the rewards. Offering trust always carries the risk of betrayal,"'' T'Lara said, meeting Picard's eyes briefly, "''but is the only way to earn trust."''
  
"''It is true that this attitude contains risks. But that is the meaning of 'to boldly go.' We choose to take on those risks, because they are usually justified by the rewards. Offering trust always carries the risk of betrayal,"'' T'Lara said, meeting Picard's eyes briefly, "''but is the only way to earn trust."''
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: - '''T'Lara''', in her closing argument during the court martial of Jean-Luc Picard regarding the loss of the ''USS Stargazer''
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: - '''T'Lara''', in her closing argument during the court martial of Jean-Luc Picard regarding the loss of the USS ''Stargazer''
   
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==Background Information==
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== Background information ==
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*{{ma|About|Memory Alpha}} is thanked in the {{ma|acknowledgments}} as an "invaluable resource".
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* {{ma|About|Memory Alpha}} is thanked in the {{ma|acknowledgments}} as an "invaluable resource."
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* The beginning of the novel describes the [[Battle of Maxia]], as well as [[retcon]]ning the supposedly threatening nature of the Ferengi in early {{s|3}} as a product of disinformation &ndash; viewing the Federation's moneyless economic structure as a sign of insanity, [[Zek]] ordered a military buildup and sanctioned the spread of malicious rumors so that when they did make contact, it would be from a position of strength.
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*This novel can be seen as the prequel to ''The Next Generation''.
  
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* An extract from this novel appeared in {{STM|133}}.
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*A full set of annotations for the novel is available at [http://home.fuse.net/ChristopherLBennett/BuriedAgeAnnot.html the author's website]
  
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*An extract from this novel appeared in [[Star Trek Magazine issue 133|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 133]].
  
   
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=== Cover gallery ===
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File:The Buried Age solicitation cover.jpg|Solicitation cover
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== Characters ==
 
;[[Jean-Luc Picard]]
  
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* [https://christopherlbennett.wordpress.com/home-page/star-trek-fiction/tng-the-buried-age/the-buried-age-annotations/ Author's annotations]
   
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The Buried Age is a Pocket TNG novel – which also forms part of The Lost Era series – written by Christopher L. Bennett. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in July 2007.

Summary

From the book jacket
Jean-Luc Picard. His name has gone down in legend as the captain of the USS Stargazer and two starships Enterprise. But the nine years of his life leading up to the inaugural mission of the USS Enterprise-D™ to Farpoint Station have remained a mystery – until now, as Picard's lost era is finally unearthed
Following the loss of the Stargazer and the brutal court martial that resulted, Picard no longer sees a future for himself in Starfleet. Turning to his other love, archeology, he embarks on a quest to rediscover a buried age of ancient galactic history… and awakens a living survivor of that era: a striking, mysterious woman frozen in time since before the rise of Earth's dinosaurs. But this powerful immortal has a secret of cataclysmic proportions, and her plans will take Picard – aided along the way by a brilliant but naive android, an insightful Betazoid, and an enigmatic El-Aurian – to the heights of passion, the depths of betrayal, and the farthest reaches of explored space.

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

Memorable quotes

"We do not do what we do to be safe. We do it for the reasons spelled out by Zefram Cochrane centuries ago: to seek out new life, and to boldly go where none has gone before. To seek out new life, gentlebeings. Not to face it timidly with our defenses up, but to approach it with an attitude of openness, a willingness to trust. That means coming into their star systems with our defenses down, rather than appearing to them as a threat. That means staying our hand and trying to talk even when attacked. And it means seeing unknown others as potential allies who may simply be eager to learn, rather than mortal enemies who must be deprived of our technological secrets at all costs.
"It is true that this attitude contains risks. But that is the meaning of 'to boldly go.' We choose to take on those risks, because they are usually justified by the rewards. Offering trust always carries the risk of betrayal," T'Lara said, meeting Picard's eyes briefly, "but is the only way to earn trust."

- T'Lara, in her closing argument during the court martial of Jean-Luc Picard regarding the loss of the USS Stargazer

Background information

  • Memory Alpha is thanked in the acknowledgments as an "invaluable resource."
  • The beginning of the novel describes the Battle of Maxia, as well as retconning the supposedly threatening nature of the Ferengi in early I AM ERROR as a product of disinformation – viewing the Federation's moneyless economic structure as a sign of insanity, Zek ordered a military buildup and sanctioned the spread of malicious rumors so that when they did make contact, it would be from a position of strength.
  • An extract from this novel appeared in Star Trek Magazine issue 133.

Cover gallery

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard
Data
Guinan
Deanna Troi
Kathryn Janeway
Q
Phillipa Louvois
T'Lara

External link


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