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A series of six novellas and part of the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]]. The series chronicles the aftermath of a disaster on the planet Mestiko, as it affects both the natives and the original [[Star Trek]] crew under Kirk, over the entire course of the original series era.
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* [[After the End]]: With the exception of the first story, the series revolves around Mestiko's rebuilding following a planetary disaster (the first story, of course, is about the disaster).
* [[Apocalypse How]]: By means of a rogue pulsar passing through the star system, bombarding planet Mestiko with radiation.
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* [[Hero of Another Story]]: The fourth tale attempts to give the impression that Starfleet captains across the board have noteworthy adventures, avoiding the implications that Kirk is the guy to which everything interesting happens. When Kirk mentions he was present at a particular event, the captain he's talking too responds with a casual "oh yeah, that was you", and it's mentioned that this captain was off having his own adventure at the time.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: A low-key variety, but still moving. Dr. Apohatsu and his team could easily call the Federation for personal evacuation during the struggle to save Mestiko from the Pulse. Instead, they promise to remain with the Mestiko natives as a show of solidarity and faith; and ultimately die.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Traal. He was a traitor to the Mestiko government, but he soon turned against the Klingons when he realized they cared only for themselves, regardless of the harm they inflicted on the Mestiko people.
* [[Hope Springs Eternal]]: The (supposedly) last surviving noggik tree, which becomes a symbol of hope for Mestiko’s recovery. After it finally dies, a bank of seeds are discovered.
* [[In Harmony
* [[Interservice Rivalry]]: The ''Pesh-manut'', Mestiko's new intelligence agency, is a conglomerate joining multiple older agencies in common cause. In practice, their various agendas are still evident and often clash.
* [[Left Hanging]]: Mestiko's final decision as to whether it joins the Federation, the Klingon Empire, or remains independent, is not actually revealed. More recent novels, such as [[Star Trek:
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Raya elMora.
* [[The Rival]]: Asal Janto to Raya elMora.
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* [[Sinister Minister]]: Odra maVolan. He’s also apparently the [[Blind Seer]]...until he hypocritically makes use of new technologies and medical treatments to restore his vision, while attempting to fool the public and keep his [[Blind Seer]] status.
* [[Survivors Guilt]]: Elee has a little, having survived as an old woman while so many younger people died in the pulsar catastrophe. Sometimes it makes her a little quick to anger.
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* [[Terraform]]: Attempts to reclaim the surface of Mestiko drive much of the story arc.
* [[Treachery Cover-Up]]: See [[Capital City]], above.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: A variation. Not a specific word, but...Does Vykul Marto have normal speech patterns? I think not. Does he phrase his speech as questions a good deal? Yes. Can it get quite annoying after a while? I think so.
* [[Values Dissonance]]: A deliberately-evoked, in-universe example, with the opening quotes from book five:
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Live by the sword. Die by the sword. Capture eternal honor. - Klingon Laws of Honor from the Scrolls of Kahless.
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* [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]]: The subspace disruption weapon created at the Discovery Centre on Mestiko's moon Varnex. This wasn't what most people on Mestiko had in mind when the Discovery Centre was brought online as a research facility.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: The inhabitants of Mestiko...even though they never leave:
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