All told, the romulans seem to have come out of the dominion war as the dominant power in the region, with the federation scrambling to catch up, as evidenced by federation willingness to acquiesce to sonaa demands in star trek. In return, the federation would share all of its dominion intelligence with the romulan star empire. The enterprised was destroyed before the dominion war has started, hence why a statement similar to sorry about your ship was made by captain sisko s4. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375.
So by trying to end one war, sisko just laid the seeds for another. Remember, they have a significantly less advanced technology than ours. Enterprisee was built during 2372 at san francisco fleet yards. Others too are seeing the great light of the founders wisdom. A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. A practical guide to who, what, where, and why, written by terry j. In order to achieve this goal, he enlists elim garak, an exiled cardassian introduced during season 1. The romulans were always going to enter the dominion war in deep space nines in the pale moonlight, garak and sisko successfully bring the romulans into the dominion war through various machinations, culminating in the murder of a romulan senator. Sure enough, the romulans enter the war which is an aid.
The dominion war crossover miniseries depicts events leading up to the dominion war. Star trek 101, s newest regular column, serves two functions. It would be easy to imagine the federation granting some sort of amnesty or refugee status to the romulan people, but it seems less likely that they will have already joined the federation at the beginning of the new series, which the latest reports are now placing at ten years after star trek nemesis, and three years after the destruction of romulus. In todays episode about the dominion war in the startrek era we take a look at the rise of the romulan star empire. Dominion war timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek. The fires of armageddon is a last unicorn games rpg sourcebook. At the conclusion of the war, it is assumed that the dominion still held vast territories in the gamma quadrant. In the pale moonlight was the best of the war episodes. The obvious reason is that the dominion war was chronicled on the last two seasons of ds9. In the book, the event that finally sparks the coalitions declaration of war against the romulans is the destruction of the earth freighter kobayashi maru. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy against the alpha quadrant alliance of the united federation of planets, the klingon empire and, later, the romulan star empire. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
This, you may say, is all well and good, but what does it have to do with this anthology. Dominion war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. The dominion war was a twoyear interstellar conflict fought between the federation alliance and. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. It was meant to be published in 2001, but when lug was bought by wizards of the coast, paramount ended their licensing deal and awarded the rpg license to decipher. The losses suffered by the federation in the war with the dominion are taking their toll, with sisko. The first and third novels focus on the crew of the uss enterprise, while the second and fourth novels are novelizations of a sevenepisode arc from deep space nine s sixth and seventh seasons. Noone is biting anything out of anyone without the sayso of the federation after the dominion war.
The reason the romulans were originally suggested to be important to the outcome of the war was because they tolerated the use of their space periliously close to vulcan and earth, supposedly, considering the fictional history for dominion operations but did not tolerate the alpha axis striking back at the dominion through said space. The state of the dominion as a political entity at the conclusion of the war has never been discussed in star trek canon. They believed themselves superior but never stirred themselves from their holodecks and replicators, from their easy lives. There was a crisis 15 years ago, in the wake of the costly dominion war and the romulan emergency, which had a. It is set between july 22, 2155 and july 22, 2156, and details the war between the coalition of planets and the romulan star empire. Picard showrunner links state of the federation to the dominion war. The dominion axis was comprised of the dominion, cardassian union, and the breen confederacy. The star trek universe reflects this history, but in doing so. Klingons and the romulans against the overwhelming forces of the dominion. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. In short, the romulans would come out the best between all of the empires. However, the postds9 books reveal that eventually the deception was uncovered and the romulans thus warred upon the federation. If youre a fan of strategy, this is the series for you.
The federation alliance was comprised of the united federation of planets, klingon empire, and eventually the romulan star empire. But for a show that is 2 hours long, it can be a bit intimidating to dive in, especially if you only want to follow the dominion war arc. Federation territory after the dominion wardestruction of. What to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. The romulans are content to turn a blind eye while their rivals slug it out. The terms of the final treaty ending the war were never shown. Dont forget also that the federation and the klingons were at war before the dominion war really began. Realizing the danger, the federation and klingons join forces to slow the dominion buildup, cooperating to plant a minefield across the entrance to the. Fourteen years have passed since the battle of cardassia, and while many key cities on the planet were devastated, a great deal of reconstruction has likely been in progress during that time. Leyton was able to make it appear that a cloaked dominion fleet was entering. The war is frequently mentioned in pocket books novels and reference books, and. The war consumed the entire alpha quadrant in one of the most destructive and bloody conflicts in galactic history. But ds9 was really only able to show a small portion of it. Sensors have just detected dominion and cardassian ships entering bajoran space.
Deep space niner chronicled the intense struggle of the federation, fighting alongside the klingons and the romulans against the overwhelming forces of the dominion in some of the most exciting hours of television ever produced. Blood sacrifice we join spock on his on going mission on romulus. But i think it would have been interesting if the romulans pulled a in the pale moonlight and got the tholians involved in the war or some other alien race the dominion had a nonaggression pact with. What likely happened to the cardassian union after the war. This staged incident brings the romulans into the dominion war, and for the first time in trek history, starfleet and both the klingons and the romulans fight on the same side. On the face of it, the federation may look pretty battered, but their fleet is comprised of serious combat veterans and new classes of ship more at home with the designation of warship. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dominion war. Unlike the first war, with the period of cold war, then border skirmishes, then open warfare, there was no run up to the war. The dominion war was an interstellar conflict which raged across the alpha quadrant from 2373 until 2375. The dominion war was a twoyear interstellar conflict fought between the federation alliance and the dominion between 2373 and 2375.
The next generation kindle edition by friesner, esther. Best star trek books that have audio book trekbooks. Thus, i took it upon myself to create a complete dominion war viewing guide. Were pulling our entries from the book star trek 101. If sometime before the dominion war you had asked the average klingon, romulan, cardassian or ferengi what humans were like, you would have heard variations on a theme.
After the dominion war, neither the federation nor the klingons would be in any shape to do much. Remember in star trek insurrection the discussion that was had regarding the newest potential federation member. We got a mostly onesided glimpse into the war during ds9, so this book tries to flesh. One day the citizens of the alpha quadrant woke up to peace, the next day they woke up to full scale war. Tales of the dominion war ebook written by keith r. Deep space nine aficionado familiar with the dominion war can tell you that the conflict took place between the federation alliance the united federation of planets, klingon empire and romulan star empire and the dominion, cardassian union, breen confederacy, and sona command. The devout will enter the celestial temple, and the kai holds the lantern of bajor. A good book that has the nitty gritty details of what it was like before, during and after the dominion war from the eyes of rugal, a cardassian born and abandoned on bajor during the occupation and sent back to cardassia season 2, episode 5 of ds9, cardassians would be the neverending sacrifice by una mccormack. With five large convoys having entered the alpha quadrant unopposed, the. The dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. Barring the romulans joining second, the klingons would be next in line, but only probably after a century or two more. The romulan war is full of diplomacy, cloackanddagger intrigue, betrayal, and yes, battles.
Odo tells the female founder this for the most part when she asks whats to stop one of them from coming after them if they ended the war. Within hours, the romulans struck fifteen bases along the romulancardassian border, opening the romulan front to the war. The cause of the second dominion war also remains a mystery to this day. The romulans were always going to enter the dominion war. Now, for the first time, see how the dominion war affected the entirety of the star trek universe. The romulans request permission to join the fleet youtube. Within three days of their arrival, the jemhadar had expelled the klingons from. The sequel to the novel kobayashi maru is titled the romulan war. Ro asked, i wonder what the dominion would do with. Tales of the dominion war is an anthology of stories which deals with the. The dominion war was a massive endeavor, one that involved the federation, the klingons, the romulans, the cardassians, the dominion, and so much more.
The book covers do not have titles, only the book number printed in bold. A rare time when seeing the romulans is a good thing. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, ebooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them star trek, world of. Romulans and the federation klingon alliance duration. I think by now 2389, the cardassion union is in much better shape than it was after the war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tales of the dominion war. What complicates each side is that theres a secret that neither the romulans or the vulcans want. A large fleet of jemhadar warships enter the alpha quadrant via the bajoran wormhole and starfleet fears that an attack on deep. The dominion war was a major conflict in the alpha quadrant that raged from 2373 to 2375 between the dominion and the federation alliance. In the pale moonlight is the 143rd episode of the american science fiction television series. Captain sisko hatches a complicated plan to fabricate evidence showing that the dominion wants to conquer the romulans. Tracing the history of star treks romulan empire nerdist. Sisko believes getting the romulans to enter the war against the dominion would turn the tide and allow the federation to finally go on the offensive. I didnt have cable and weekends were for scifi tv, reading books and eating pasta.
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