Gods of Night

Gods of Night is the first novel in the Star Trek: Destiny crossover trilogy, written by David Mack. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in . The trilogy is set in February 2381.
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation – and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.
:Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their Humanity.
:From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains – Jean-Luc Picard of the , William Riker of the , and Ezri Dax of the USS Aventine – that some destinies are inescapable. 
== Background information ==
* Mack began work on the manuscript in , delivering it in .
* Material from the novel was included in the Star Trek - Convention Special – along with material from Greater than the Sum and – at the New York Comic-Con in mid-. 
* A solicitation cover – featuring an image from the 2005 Ships of the Line calendar, and carrying the inaccurate title "Gods of the Night" – was presented at Amazon.com in early (see below); however, author Mack noted that the cover did not reflect the final design. The finalized cover was revealed at the Shore Leave convention on .
*Benjamin Sisko, Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax make cameo appearances at the beginning of the novel. Their appearance takes place after .
* In the novel's inner title page, the fifth city listed under Pocket Books is Erigol, the name of the planet the Caeliar inhabit during this novel.
* An extract from the novel appeared in .
=== Cover gallery ===
File:Gods of Night, solicitation.jpg|Solicitation cover
File:Gods of Night, placeholder.jpg|Amazon placeholder cover
== Characters ==
Characters
Captain Erika Hernandez, Columbia NX-02
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, USS Enterprise-E
Commander Worf, USS Enterprise-E
Commander Geordi La Forge, USS Enterprise-E
Commander Beverly Crusher, USS Enterprise-E
Captain William T. Riker, USS Titan
Commander Tuvok, USS Titan
Commander Deanna Troi, USS Titan
Lieutenant Commander Melora Pazlar, USS Titan
Captain Ezri Dax, USS Aventine
Lieutenant Simon Tarses, USS Aventine
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== External link ==
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