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| The Left Hand of Destiny | |
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| Attribution |
| Series: | Deep Space Nine |
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| Author(s): | J. G. Hertzler & Jeffrey Lang |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | Paperback - April 2003 |
| Pages: | Book 1 - 294 Book 2 - 330 |
| ISBN: | Book 1: ISBN 0671784935 Book 2: ISBN 0671784943 |
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Contents |
"The Klingon Empire is dying...and I think it deserves to die."
With those words, Lieutenant Ezri Dax propelled Lieutenant Commander Worf to the most fateful decision of his life -- to vanquish Klingon leader Gowron in honorable combat and install in his place a low-born, one-eyed soldier of the empire who might lead their people back to the path of honor.
Under the weighty mantle of chancellor, General Martok led the forces of the empire to victory in the final Allied assault against the Dominion. Now, with Worf at his side as the newly appointed Federation ambassador to Qo'noS, Martok at last is coming home, bringing with him the hope of a bright new future for his people.
But the new chancellor's triumphant return to the Klingon homeworld is met by treachery and upheaval. As the demons of the general's past rise up, so too does a usurper to the Imperial Throne, one who knows exactly how to crush Martok and all who stand with him -- and who won't be satisfied until they are ashes under the foundation of a new Klingon Empire.
"The true test of a warrior is not without...it is within."
Sins of the past collide with hopes for the future as Martok fights for the right to lead the Klingon Empire. With the secret of his usurper exposed, the ousted chancellor and his ragtag band of followers embark on a desperate plan to retake the empire.
But while Worf, Ezri Dax, and the crew of the IKS Rotarran go in search of the Klingons' most revered icon of power, Martok is dealt the most crushing blow of all -- driving him to make his final stand on the ice-strewn cliffs of sacred Boreth. As that frozen world reverberates with the song of armies and bat'leths clashing, the mystery of Martok's past, and the future of the Klingon Empire, is revealed.
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: Rising Son |
DS9 novels (Post-Finale) |
Next novel: Unity |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Double or Nothing |
Next Adventure: Second star to the right... |
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| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2375. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: |
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| Previous Adventure: Bluff |
2376 Epilogue |
Next Adventure: Diplomatic Implausibility |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch publications and stories | |
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| Novels | A Stitch in Time • Avatar • Abyss • Demons of Air and Darkness • Twilight • This Gray Spirit • Cathedral • Lesser Evil • Rising Son • The Left Hand of Destiny • Unity • "Cardassia: The Lotus Flower" • "Andor: Paradigm" • "Trill: Unjoined" • "Bajor: Fragments and Omens" • "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed" • "The Dominion: Olympus Descending" • Warpath • Fearful Symmetry • The Soul Key • The Never-Ending Sacrifice |
| Miniseries and anthologies | The Lives of Dax • Divided We Fall • Mission Gamma • Worlds of Deep Space Nine (Volume One, Two & Three) |
| Short stories and novellas | "Horn and Ivory" • "The Officers' Club" |
| Comics | N-Vector • "Crossfire" • "No Quarter" • "All Fall Down" • "United We Stand" |
| Omnibuses | Twist of Faith • These Haunted Seas |
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