''Star Trek: Klingon Empire'' is series of interlinked Klingon-centric ''Star Trek'' novels written by

Keith DeCandido Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such ...

. The series was published by

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from 2003 to 2008. Originally published as ''Star Trek:'' I.K.S. ''Gorkon''.

Production

Following positive reaction to his novel ''Diplomatic Implausibility'' (2001), DeCandido was curious if there was sufficient interest in a Klingon-centric series. In ''

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'' (2009) by Jeff Ayers, DeCandido said "Pocket Books … was willing to take a chance." He had "already set it up" in ''Diplomatic Implausibility'' and ''The Brave and the Bold,'' Book 2 (2002), so he "took it forward" with two novels. A third novel followed in 2005. In 2008, the series was relaunched as ''Klingon Empire''. The scope of ''A Burning House'' was expanded beyond the crew aboard the ''Gorkon''. The series ended with ''A Burning House''. Members of ''Gorkon'' crew appear in the ''

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'' (2008) miniseries, by David Mack, and in ''A Singular Destiny'' (2008), by DeCandido.

Flagship

The is a ''Qang''-class, or ''Chancellor''-class, war cruiser named for Chancellor Gorkon first introduced in ''The Undiscovered Country'' (1991). The cruiser is in length, and carries a complement of over 2,000 crew. When launched, the ''Gorkon'', was among the first of the ''Qang''-class cruisers in service. ''A Good Day to Die'' (2003) begins sometime after Chancellor

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ordered the ''Gorkon'' to the Kavrot Sector—an unexplored region of space—with the objective of finding new planets to conquer for the glory of the

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

. Captain Klag, captain of the ''Gorkon'', was introduced in ''

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'' episode "

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Novels

All novels written by Keith DeCandido.

I.K.S. ''Gorkon'' (2003–2005)

''Klingon Empire'' (2008)

Short fiction

Captain Klag's history was the subject of three short stories, with one set in the

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. All were written by Keith DeCandido.

Related novels

Novels that contain links to the series. The ''Gorkon'' and her crew were introduced in ''Diplomatic Implausibility'' (2003).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Star Trek: Klingon Empire Book series introduced in 2003

Klingon Empire The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids ch ...

Klingons Science fiction book series