Ex Machina

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Contents 1 Introduction (blurb) 2 Summary 3 Characters 3.1 Enterprise 3.2 Fabrini 3.3 Others 4 References 4.1 Starships 4.2 Locations 4.3 Species 4.4 States and Organisations 4.5 Other 5 Information 6 Related Stories 7 Behind the scenes 8 Reviews 9 Connections

[edit] Introduction (blurb)

In the aftermath of the astonishing events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the captain and officers of the U.S.S. Enterprise remain haunted by their encounter with the vast artificial intelligence of V'Ger... and by the sacrifice and ascension of their friend and shipmate, Willard Decker.

As James T. Kirk, Spock, and Leonard McCoy attempt to cope with the personal fallout of that ordeal, a chapter from their mutual past is reopened, raising troubling new questions about the relationship among God, Man, and AI. On the recently settled world of Daran IV, the former refugees of the Fabrini worldship Yonada are being divided by conflicting ideologies, as those clinging to their theocratic past vie with visionaries of a future governed by reason alone.

Now, echoes of the V'Ger encounter reverberate among the Enterprise officers who years ago overthrew the Oracle, the machine-god that controlled Yonada. Confronting the consequences of those actions, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy also face choices that will decide the fate of a civilization, and which may change them forever.

[edit] Summary

[edit] Characters

[edit] Enterprise

Gerry Auberson • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Marcella DiFalco • Jade Dinh • Hrrii'ush • James T. Kirk • M'Sharna • Leonard McCoy • Mosi Nizhoni • Reiko Onami • Joaquin Perez • R'trikahi • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Spring Rain on Still Water • Hikaru Sulu • Shantherin th'Clane • Uhura • Hrrii'ush Uuvu'it • Worene • Vaylin Zaand

[edit] Fabrini

Dovraku • Dumali • Kemori • Mufasi • Natira • Rishala • Sonaya • Tasari

[edit] Others

Christopher Lindstrom • Soreth

Referenced only 

Arex Na Eth • Lori Ciana • Mike Cleary • Willard Decker • Ilia • Edith Keeler • Shiboline M'Ress • Miramanee • Heihachiro Nogura • Sonak • V'Ger

[edit] References

[edit] Starships

• USS Ashoka
• USS Constellation (NCC-1017)
• USS Defiant (NCC-1764)
• USS Excalibur (NCC-1664)
• USS Exeter
• USS Intrepid (NCC-1631)
• USS Sphinx
• Yonada
• USS Zheng He

[edit] Locations

• Daran IV
  • Lorina
• Daran V
• Lantaru sector
• Starbase 22

[edit] Species

• Andorian
• Aulacri
• Betelgeusian
• Deltan
• Fabrini
• Horta
• Konari
• Megarite
• Pelosian
• Rhaandarite
• Zaranite

[edit] States and Organisations

[edit] Other

excavation phaser; Fedraysha; mesiofrontal cortex; perscan

[edit] Information

Ex Machina is the novel that most carefully explains all the information that the film/novelisation/comic Star Trek: The Motion Picture did not give us about itself. It is the source of the divide regarding TMP's dating and expands on minor characters seen in TMP, giving them names and backstories. It was the most-talked about book of Late 2004, the most-popular Trek book in Early 2005 and is highly recommended for anyone wanting a fuller, better knowledge of TMP.

[edit] Related Stories

• For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek: Untold Voyages (comic series)

[edit] Behind the scenes

The story of this novel directly contradicts The Lost Years, according to which McCoy returned to the Fabrini prior to the events of The Motion Picture. According to The Lost Years, when he did so Natira was already married and rejected him; in contrast, according to Ex Machina she waited for him, but he rejected her.

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Connections

• Ex Machina article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Ex Machina Annotations by Christopher L. Bennett

Published Order
Previous novel: Exodus	TOS novels	Next novel: Seeds of Rage
Previous novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse	TOS paperbacks	Next novel: Seeds of Rage
Previous story: ...Loved I Not Honor More	Stories by: Christopher L. Bennett	Next story: Brief Candle
Chronological Order
Previous Adventure: A & Ω Section 8	Pocket	Next Adventure: Pawns and Symbols
Previous Adventure: Renewal	The Continuing Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)	Next Adventure: Pawns and Symbols
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2273. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: Spock's World Vulcan: Three	7954 BC Chapter 18	Next Adventure: Spock's World Vulcan: Four