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Abyss (Star Trek)
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Abyss is a Star Trek: Section 31
novel written by David Weddle
and Jeffrey Lang
is once again confronted by Section 31
. The group is Starfleet's 'black ops', answerable to no one. They convince Bashir to go take on Locken, a man who had taken over an enemy facility and wishes to re-start a new race of genetically enhanced super-beings. Both Bashir and Locken themselves are genetically enhanced.
, the plot for the novel was originally developed shortly after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
ended. Pocket Books
editor Marco Palmieri recalled, "One of the great things about David's involvement in the project was that Abyss was the story that followed up on Avatar. It was extraordinarily cool to have one of DS9's TV writers developing a story for the post-TV fiction, with its mix of old and new characters."
On the subject of collaborating with David Weddle, Jeffry Lang remarked, "My contribution to the story were plot details and the character bits. In particular, I'm pleased with the characterization of Taran'atar. He was pretty much a tabula rasa
when I got him and it was fun to try to figure out what made him tick. Also, I tried to make Locken the Pseudo-Khan
less of a 'Bwah-ha-ha' villain and more of a tortured soul."
Star Trek: Section 31
Star Trek: Section 31 is a series of novels that revolve around the shadow organization known as Section 31. Each novel takes place in a different series as Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.In Voyages of Imagination,...
novel written by David Weddle
David Weddle
David Weddle is an American television producer and writer, best known for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The Twilight Zone , Battlestar Galactica , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with writing partner Bradley Thompson...
and Jeffrey Lang
Synopsis
Shortly after the Deep Space Nine series finale, Dr. Julian BashirJulian Bashir
Lieutenant Julian Subatoi Bashir, M.D., played by Alexander Siddig, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Bashir is the chief medical officer of space station Deep Space Nine and the USS Defiant.-Overview:...
is once again confronted by Section 31
Section 31
In the Star Trek fictional universe, Section 31 is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization. It is presented as a special security operation, manned by Federation citizens, that is not subject to the normal constraints of Starfleet ethical protocols...
. The group is Starfleet's 'black ops', answerable to no one. They convince Bashir to go take on Locken, a man who had taken over an enemy facility and wishes to re-start a new race of genetically enhanced super-beings. Both Bashir and Locken themselves are genetically enhanced.
Inspiration
In Voyages of ImaginationVoyages of Imagination
Voyages of Imagination is a Star Trek reference guide written by Jeff Ayers. It covers every Star Trek novel published up to 2006 with interviews from authors and editors...
, the plot for the novel was originally developed shortly after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
ended. Pocket Books
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
editor Marco Palmieri recalled, "One of the great things about David's involvement in the project was that Abyss was the story that followed up on Avatar. It was extraordinarily cool to have one of DS9's TV writers developing a story for the post-TV fiction, with its mix of old and new characters."
On the subject of collaborating with David Weddle, Jeffry Lang remarked, "My contribution to the story were plot details and the character bits. In particular, I'm pleased with the characterization of Taran'atar. He was pretty much a tabula rasa
Tabula rasa
Tabula rasa is the epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. Generally proponents of the tabula rasa thesis favour the "nurture" side of the nature versus nurture debate, when it comes to aspects...
when I got him and it was fun to try to figure out what made him tick. Also, I tried to make Locken the Pseudo-Khan
Khan Noonien Singh
Khan Noonien Singh, commonly shortened to Khan, is a villain in the fictional Star Trek universe. According to backstory given in the character's first appearance, the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed" , Khan is a genetically engineered superhuman tyrant who once controlled more...
less of a 'Bwah-ha-ha' villain and more of a tortured soul."