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Well of Souls is a Star Trek: The Lost Era novel – the fourth novel in the series – written by Ilsa J. Bick. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in October 2003.

Summary

From the book jacket: The year is 2336.

For twelve years, she was captain of the Federation's flagship. But while her exploits as commander of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C are legend, little has been revealed about Rachel Garrett, her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now.

When the archaeological find of the decade offers possible hints about an earlier Cardassian civilization, it attracts not merely those seeking to quench their thirst for knowledge, but also parties with far less noble interests. Among the latter is the Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing connection to one of the Enterprise's highest-ranking officers. Now Captain Garrett and her crew are swept into a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion, and murder – as well as a desperate, secret struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the fledgling Orion Syndicate.

And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is playing out that will force Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career… amid ruins reputed to link the living with the ancient dead.

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

Background information

This is the first and, to date, only full-length Star Trek novel by author Ilsa J. Bick.
The novel was the combination of two pitches Bick made to Pocket editor Marco Palmieri. After getting approval from Paramount's Paula Block in October 2002, Bick completed the original manuscript by January 2003, in line with a schedule she developed with friend and fellow Star Trek author Dean Wesley Smith. Keith R.A. DeCandido then provided editorial assistance in cutting down the manuscript by roughly 100 pages. Although Pocket felt the novel was still too long for physical production, Palmieri was able to reduce the size of the novel further by eliminating chapter page breaks, which brought the final novel under 500 pages. (Voyages of Imagination, pp. 460-461)
Farius Prime is listed on the title page as the location of one of Pocket Books' offices.
Cover design by John Vairo, Jr..

Characters

Rachel Garrett
Marta Batanides
Richard Castillo
Darya Bat-Levi

References

Cardassian history; Starfleet Intelligence; Religion; Judaism

External link

Well of Souls at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+'''''Well of Souls''''' is a ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]]'' novel &ndash; the fourth novel in the series &ndash; written by [[Ilsa J. Bick]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in {{m|October|2003}}.
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-| class="even" | 480
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-| class="odd" | Stardate:
-| class="even" | ''Unknown''
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-| class="odd" | Reference #:
-| class="even" | ISBN 0743463757
-|}
-Tells the story of the Enterprise-C.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
-;FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
+;From the book jacket
+:'''''The year is [[2336]].'''''
-:''For twelve years she captained the [[flagship]] of the [[Federation]]. But while her exploits are legend, little has been revealed about [[Rachel Garrett]], her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now. When the archeological find of the decade hints at an earlier [[Cardassian]] civilization, it attracts not merely academics and knowledge-seekers but also those with far less noble interests. Among them is Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing connection to one of the highest-ranking officers on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)|Enterprise]]. Captain Garrett and her crew find themselves swept in to a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion and murder -- as well as a desperate, secret struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the fledgling [[Orion Syndicate]]. And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is playing out that will force Captain Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career...amid ruins reputed to link the living with the dead.''
+:''For twelve years, she was captain of the [[Federation]]'s [[flagship]]. But while her exploits as commander of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C| NCC-1701-C}} are legend, little has been revealed about [[Rachel Garrett]], her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now.''
-{{review}}
+:''When the archaeological find of the decade offers possible hints about an earlier [[Cardassian]] civilization, it attracts not merely those seeking to quench their thirst for knowledge, but also parties with far less noble interests. Among the latter is the Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing connection to one of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s highest-ranking officers. Now Captain Garrett and her crew are swept into a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion, and murder &ndash; as well as a desperate, secret struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the fledgling [[Orion Syndicate]].
-==Memorable Quotes==
-QUOTES
+:''And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is playing out that will force Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career&hellip; amid ruins reputed to link the living with the ancient dead.''
+{{review}}
-==Background Information==
+== Background information ==
+* This is the first and, to date, only full-length ''Star Trek'' novel by author Ilsa J. Bick.
-* The fourth of six novels in ''[[The Lost Era]]'' series.
+* The novel was the combination of two pitches Bick made to Pocket editor [[Marco Palmieri]]. After getting approval from Paramount's [[Paula Block]] in {{m|October|2002}}, Bick completed the original manuscript by {{m|January|2003}}, in line with a schedule she developed with friend and fellow ''Star Trek'' author [[Dean Wesley Smith]]. [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] then provided editorial assistance in cutting down the manuscript by roughly 100 pages. Although Pocket felt the novel was still too long for physical production, Palmieri was able to reduce the size of the novel further by eliminating chapter page breaks, which brought the final novel under 500 pages. ({{VoI||460-461}})
+* [[Farius Prime]] is listed on the title page as the location of one of [[Pocket Books]]' offices.
+* Cover design by [[John Vairo, Jr.]].
-==Characters==
+== Characters ==
 ;[[Rachel Garrett]]
 ;[[Marta Batanides]]
 ;[[Richard Castillo]]
+;Darya Bat-Levi
-==References==
+== References ==
-[[Cardassian history]]; [[Starfleet Intelligence]]
+[[Cardassian history]]; [[Starfleet Intelligence]]; [[Religion]]; [[Judaism]]
+== External link ==
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