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NOVEL
Twilight
Attribution

Introduction

From the book jacket

THE TIME HAS COME... for a new era of exploration. With the Dominion War behind them, the crew of the USS Defiant journeys through the wormhole as Commander Elias Vaughn leads a "corps of discovery" to blaze new trails into the unexplored reaches of the Gamma Quadrant.

THE TIME HAS COME... for a civilization to reach a crossroads. As political forces throughout the Alpha Quadrant intersect at Deep Space 9 to determine the future of Bajor, the planet's theological unity threatens to shatter. And for Colonel Kira Nerys, the path of the Prophets may become a road to ruin.

THE TIME HAS COME... for a father and daughter to confront their past while a mother and son fight for the future, for lovers to be tested and for friendships to transform, and for worlds on opposite ends of the galaxy to face the dusk... or the dawn.

TWILIGHT

Characters

Regulars

• Kira Nerys
• Elias Vaughn
• Julian Bashir
• Ezri Dax
• Quark
• Nog
• Vic Fontaine
• Taran'atar
• Prynn Tenmei
• Ro Laren
• Thirishar ch'Thane
• Sam Bowers
• Akellen Macet
• Leonard James Akaar
• Charivretha zh'Thane
• Treir
• Hetik
• Morn
• Asarem Wadeen
• Thavanichent th'Dani
• Shathrissia zh'Cheen
• Vindizhei sh'Rraazh
• Gerda Roness
• Yevir Linjarin
• Frool
• Jason Senkowski
• Kaitlin Merimark
• Gordimer
• Selzner
• Hiziki Gard
• Seljin Gandres
• Aleco Vel
• Enkar Sirsy
• Nguyen

Other

• Grazia Silverio
• Brestol
• Tel Ammanis Lent
• Grimp
• Ling
• Juarez

Referenced

Acto Viri • Alfred Tennyson • Buzz Aldrin • Jonathan Archer • Neil Armstrong • Chorna • William Clark • Michael Collins • Corat Damar • Audrid Dax • Curzon Dax • Jadzia Dax • Lela Dax • Tobin Dax • Skrain Dukat • Leif Ericson • Elim Garak • Alon Ghemor • Tekeny Ghemor • John Harriman • Kalena Hoku • Jalia • Gregory Jarvis • Edward Jellico • Kaval • Etana Kol • Mikaela Leishman • Meriwether Lewis • Ethan Locken • Ferdinand Magellan • Phillipa Mathias • Christa McAuliffe • Ronald McNair • Elaine Mello • Monyodin • Alynna Nechayev Odo • Opaka Sulan • Ellison Onizuka • Jean-Luc Picard • Judith Resnik • Reydau • Rom • William Ross • Dick Scobee • Shetthius • Shintral • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Joseph Sisko • Michael J. Smith • Spillane • Synta Kayanil • Ruriko Tenmei • Tora Ziyal • Ungtae • Walter • Winn Adami • Worf, son of Mogh • Kasidy Yates

References

Locations

Adarak • Alpha Quadrant • Ashalla • Assay office • Bajor • Brintall • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Kendra Province • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat • Sisko's house • Station commander's office • Torona IV • Torona system • Vahni system • Vahni Vahtupali

Referenced only 

Alonis • Andor • Beta VI • Beta Antares IV • Canopus Planet • Cape Canaveral • Capella • Cardassia • Caves of Mak'ala • Chin'toka system • Derna • Earth • Endalla • Europa Nova • Farius Prime • Ferenginar • The Flames • The Forest • Hawaii • Jeraddo • Omarion Nebula • Outer Islands • Pacific Ocean • Pentabo • Praxis • Rome • The Runners • Sindorin • Sol • The Temple • Verillia • Wyntara Mas Province

Starships and vehicles

Arieto • Chaffee • USS Defiant • USS Gryphon • USS Mjolnir • Sagan • Trager

Referenced only 

USS Ad Astra • Challenger • Columbia • Eagle • USS Enterprise-D • USS Enterprise-E • Kamal • Kree-thai • USS Sentinel • USS Tamberlaine • USS T'Plana-Hath • USS Wellington

Starship and shuttlecraft classes

Akira-class • Defiant-class • Galor-class • Norway-class • Type-10 shuttlecraft

Species

Alonis • Andorian • Bajoran • Bolian • Capellan • Cardassian • Europani • Ferengi • Human • Inamuri • Jarada • Jem'Hadar • Mathenite • Melkotian • Orion • Rintanna • Trill • Vahni Vahltupali • Yridian

Referenced only 

Breen • Comes-in-the-night-kills-many • Gorn • Klingon • Mugato • Pah-wraith • Prentara • Prophets • Romulan • Tholian • Vulcan

States and Organizations

Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Ohalavaru • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • Vedek Assembly

Referenced only 

Archeological Authority • Cardassian Liberation Front • Corps of Discovery • Promenade Merchants' Association • Starfleet Corps of Engineers

Other

Apollo 11 • Argelian sparkling wine • Argelian teacake • Ascension of the Emissary • Attainder • Bajor at Peace • Bajoran religion • Burkhardt's disease • chromium • cloaking device • dabo • dabo boy • dabo girl • deuterium • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • First Minister • Foraiga • garlic • Grosz • Hasperat • holosuite • Impulse engine • isoboramine • jevonite • Kagannerra • Kai • Kava • ketracel-white • mapa bread • Minister of Defense • Minister of State • Occupation of Bajor • orb • orb experience • Orb of the Emissary • Orb of Memory • Orb of Prophecy and Change • Pasta fagioli • pattern enhancer • Pooncheen • Pooncheenee • Raktajino • rodinium • sergeant • snail juice • springball • sub-nagus • surfing • Teer • Ulysses • warp engine • When the Prophets Cried • Yridian brandy

Images

Treir.

Elias Vaughn.

Quark.

Information

• The novel marked the first appearance of Leonard James Akaar in modern Star Trek fiction.
• Twilight won the Psi Phi Award for the Best novel of 2002. The novel was also inducted into the "Hall of Fame/Best of all time" category for a Star Trek novel (along with Unity in 2003.
• Vaughn's mission with Captain Harriman would later be featured in the Star Trek: The Lost Era novel Serpents Among the Ruins.
• Twilight was reprinted (with This Gray Spirit) in the 2008 omnibus These Haunted Seas.

Connections

• Twilight (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.