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SHORT STORY

"The Rules of War"

Attribution

Summary

Jonathan Archer's great-grandfather, assisted by Lieutenant Green, is pitted against Doctor Stavos Keniclius during the Eugenics Wars.

Characters

Nathan Archer | Dixon | Phillip Green | Stavos Keniclius

References

Starships and vehicles

Locations

Races and cultures

States and organizations

Augment Alliance United Nations Peace Directorate

Other

Eugenics Wars

Information

• The story takes its title and premise from a couple of throwaway lines spoken by Captain Archer during the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Hatchery."
• Nathan Archer is also the pen name of science fiction writer Lawrence Watt-Evans, who wrote the DS9 novel Valhalla and the Voyager novel Ragnarok.
• The comm officer named Dixon is a reference to actor Ivan Dixon, who played communications officer Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes.
• Dr. Stavos Keniclius first appeared in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "The Infinite Vulcan," written by Walter Koenig.

Related Stories

Canon

• "The Savage Curtain"
• "The Infinite Vulcan"
• "Hatchery"

Connections

published order
Previous story: Rocket Man	Strange New Worlds 9	Next story: The Immortality Blues
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2 Chapters 12-20	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2 Chapter 21