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NOVEL
Surak's Soul
Attribution

Introduction (blurb)

You are alone in the dark reaches of space, surrounded by aliens who do not understand who you are and what you are, and who will not accept your beliefs. Under such circumstances, an emotional human would feel lost, cut off, adrift, but Sub-Commander T'Pol is a Vulcan, and Vulcans control their emotions. However, no other Vulcan has served for longer than a few weeks on a human ship. Has she, as others imply, lost her way?

Pulled, once again, into one of Captain Archer's dangerously impulsive attempts to make first contact, the Sub-Commander finds her life threatened. T'Pol reacts, draws her phase pistol and kills. It was a simple act of self-defense. But is killing ever simple? Has she forsaken the teachings of Surak?

Determined to be true to her heritage, T'Pol forswears violence. She tells Captain Archer that never again will she kill -- even if ordered. Is she, as Archer suggests, endangering the entire ship?

References

Characters

Jonathan Archer • T'Pol • Charles Tucker III • Malcolm Reed • Hoshi Sato • Travis Mayweather • Phlox • Elizabeth Cutler • Katerina Borovsky • Ahmed al Saed • Meir • T'Les • T'Pol's father • Sklar • Menos • Jossen • Uroqa • Kano • Wanderer • Shikedan traveler

Referenced only 

Zefram Cochrane • Henry Archer • Surak • Mahatma Gandhi

Starships and vehicles

Enterprise (NX-01) (NX-class) • shuttlepod (22nd century) • Satar

Locations

Agaron • Earth • Europe • Florida • Florida Keys • Oan (Kappa Xi II) • P'Jem • Risa • Shikeda • Vulcan

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan • Denobulan • Oani • Shikedan

States and organizations

United Earth Starfleet

Other

Black Plague • celery • chicken • chili • crab • diamond • dog • electricity • Fullara • gin • gremlin • iced tea • knife • Kolinahr • mother-of-pearl • nautilus • onion • phase pistol • poker • shale • spaghetti • tofu • World War III • Porthos • kal'ta • ch'kariya

Information

Related Stories

• The Seventh (ENT episode) - T'Pol's pursuit of Jossen and Menos is explained in more detail.
• Shuttlepod One (ENT episode) - This episode is the first time Malcolm Reed writes his will. It's because of his and Charles "Trip" Tucker's experience during this episode that convinces Malcolm to leave everything to Trip in the event of his death.

Connections

• Surak's Soul article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.