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NOVEL
Orion's Hounds
Attribution

Summary

From the back cover:

As the U.S.S. Titan ventures beyond the outermost reaches of known space, the telepaths in her crew—including Diplomatic Officer Deanna Troi—are overwhelmed by an alien cry of distress, leading the ship to the scene of a shocking act of carnage: a civilization of interstellar "whalers" preying upon and exploiting a familiar species of sentient spaceborn giants.

Appalled but reluctant to rush to judgment, Captain William T. Riker and his crew investigate, discovering a cosmic spawning ground in a region of active star formation--the ecosystem for a bewildering array of diverse but similarly vast life-forms. While attempting to negotiate an end to the victimization of these creatures, Riker's crew inadvertently grants them the means to defeat their hunters' purpose ... only to learn that things are not exactly as they seem.

Part 1: Giants in the Sky

Prologue

Written in a stream-of-consciousness style, a school of space-born life-forms meet more of their kind. They are attacked and their call for help is answered.

Chapter 1

USS Titan, Stardate 57137.8 (February 20, 2380, 10:30): Deanna Troi wakes up from a bad dream. She dismisses it as anxiety about the start of their mission, but cannot go back to sleep, so she takes a walk around the ship. While reflecting on the diversity of the Titan's crew, she passes the mess hall, where the ship's carnivores, including Dr. Ree, are eating. Continuing on, she encounters Dr. Ra-Havreii coming out of Ensign Lavena's quarters. She escorts him to his quarters while discussing his unwelcome advances on Ensign Panyarachun. She continues to brush of his advances on her until he is back in his quarters, when she admits to herself that they were amusing.

References

Characters

Axel Bolaji • Totyarguil Bolaji • Bralik • Chamish • Zurin Dakal • Eviku • Pral glasch Haaj • Fo Hachesa • Huilan Sen'kara • Jaza Najem • K'chak'!'op • Kekil • Ranul Keru • Kuu'iut • Aili Lavena • Lonam-Arja • Orilly Malar • Kenneth Norellis • Alyssa Ogawa • Okafor • Tasanee Panyarachun • Melora Pazlar • Xin Ra-Havreii • Rager • William T. Riker • Shenti Yisec Eres Ree • Rriarr • Savalek • T'Pel • Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv • Deanna Troi • Tuvok • Tylith • Christine Vale • Aq'hareq • Che'sethri • Chi'harthi • Chi'tharu • Podni Fasden • Ieq'hairu • Oderi • Proplydian • Qui'chiri • Qui'hibra • Rha'djemi • Rhi'thath • Riathrek • Se'hraqua • Tir'chuai • Tir'hruthi • Wangliaph

Referenced only 

Leonard James Akaar • Tangre Bertoran • Olivia Bolaji • Data • Carmen Davila • Robert DeSoto • Willard Decker • Jev • Annika Hansen • Kinchawn • James T. Kirk • Kyle Riker • Nidani Ledrah • Kyla Marr • Mekrikuk • Neelix • Tom Paris • Jean-Luc Picard • Noah Powell • Q • Red King entity • Sean Hawk•Sean • Shinzon of Remus • Spot • Lon Suder • Surak • T'Lirin • Ian Andrew Troi II • Kestra Troi • Tuvix • Vkruk • Worf • Min Zife • Zorn

Starships and vehicles

USS Titan

Referenced only 

USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise-D • USS Enterprise-E • USS Excelsior • USS Farragut • USS Ganymede • USS Hood • USS Luna • USS Olympia • USS Voyager

Species and cultures

Arkenite • Bajoran • Betazoid • Betelgeusian • Caitian • Cardassian • Chelon • Chrystalline Entity • Cyrath • Efrosian • Elaysian • Ferengi • Fethetrit • Grazerite • harvester • Human • Irriol • Kasheetan • Kazarite • Pacifican • Pak'shree • Pa'haquel • Pahkwa-thanh • Rianconi • Romulan • S'ti'ach • Shalra • Shizadam • spinners • Star-jellies • starpeelers • Syrath • Trill • Vomnin • Vulcan • Zaranite

Referenced only 

Bandi • Borg • Catullans • Founders • Jem'Hadar • Kazon • Klingon • Komar • Neyel • Reman • Romulan • Ullian • Vidiian • voliro

Locations

Beta Quadrant • Gum Nebula • Kestra • Kestra II • Kyle system • Kyle III • Orion Arm • Udonok Station

Referenced only 

Alpha Quadrant • Arken • Ba'ku • Beta Stromgren • Choblav • Cygnus Reach • Delta Quadrant • Delta Sigma IV • Deneb system • Dokaalan • Earth • Farpoint Station • Gemworld • Hawaii • Izar • Kappa Velorum • Lur-Irr • Mintaka • Miramanee's World • Oghen • Orion Association • Quelha • Romulus • Small Magellanic Cloud • Starbase 185 • Starfleet Academy • Tezwa • Vikr'l Prison

Governments and organizations

Other

Clan Aq'Tri'Hhe • Argelian potsticker • astrocoelenterates • Big Bang • Black Cloud • Cardassian border wars • Clan Che'Hith'Rha • Conclave of Elders • James Cook • cosmozoans, Dominion War • eggs • enchilada • Eyes in the dark • fal-tor-voh • Great Builders • Great Hounding • Great Upgrade • Hippocratic Oath • Fred Hoyle • Maquis • Medal of Valor • mok'bara • nanoprobe • Prime Directive • Qui'ha line • Clan Qui'Tir'Ieq • Ebenezer Scrooge • Selkies • skymount • Starfleet Corps of Engineers • Tzenkethi War

External Links

• Orion's Hounds article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Orion's Hounds Annotations by Christopher L. Bennett