''Vendetta'' is a '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' tie-in novel written by

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and published by

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in 1991. The book was a ''New York Times'' best-seller, peaking at #4 on the Paperback Best Sellers list in late April 1991.

Development

The novel was subject to a dispute between Peter David and Richard Arnold, who wished the Borg character Reannon to be removed, with the logic that Borg could not be female. This was prior to a regular female Borg character,

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, appearing in '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Because of this, the novel was printed with a disclaimer making it explicitly apocryphal.

Plot

The plot centers around the actions of a woman named Delcara, from a race which has been assimilated by the

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, who has gone to extreme lengths to exact her revenge upon them. Delcara controls a

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, later revealed to be the finished version of the one fought by the USS ''Enterprise'' during the events of " The Doomsday Machine" episode of the original ''

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''. This Planet Killer is also 'inhabited' by the psychic impressions of its creators which exist as part of its control system. Both Delcara and the 'ghosts' within the Planet Killer share a hatred of the Borg, and both Planet Killers are claimed to have come from just outside the galactic barrier surrounding our own galaxy. The Borg, having assimilated a Ferengi ship along the way, invade the Planet Killer, and force Delcara to attempt to reach Warp 10 in order to reach the heart of Borg space to exact her revenge before she dies from severe phaser wounds.

Sequel

Peter David wrote a sequel, ''Before Dishonor'', published in 2007 by Pocket Books ().

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and

feature strongly in this book along with

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and ''The Next Generation'' crew, facing a new threat from the Borg.

References

External links

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Novels by Peter David Novels based on Star Trek: The Next Generation 1991 American novels Pocket Books books {{1990s-StarTrek-novel-stub