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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Each book focuses on one member (sometimes two) of the titular Typhon Pact, many of them previously somewhat minor players. The only member without a focus was the Kinshaya...until the announcement of a "bonus story" in novella form, which featured them extensively. The same novella took a non-Typhon Pact member, the Talarians, and fleshed them out too.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Each book focuses on one member (sometimes two) of the titular Typhon Pact, many of them previously somewhat minor players. The only member without a focus was the Kinshaya...until the announcement of a "bonus story" in novella form, which featured them extensively. The same novella took a non-Typhon Pact member, the Talarians, and fleshed them out too.
* [[Democracy Is Bad]]: The Tzenkethi have this belief, which is why they're so opposed to the United Federation of Planets. Alizome, a Tzenkethi agent, reflects on the disturbing concept of allowing ''anyone'' a political voice:
* [[Democracy Is Bad]]: The Tzenkethi have this belief, which is why they're so opposed to the United Federation of Planets. Alizome, a Tzenkethi agent, reflects on the disturbing concept of allowing ''anyone'' a political voice:
{{quote| "Those mediocre and substandard minds - uneducated, self-centred, avaricious, prejudiced, chauvinistically patriotic - would ultimately bring about the downfall of their society".}}
{{quote|"Those mediocre and substandard minds - uneducated, self-centred, avaricious, prejudiced, chauvinistically patriotic - would ultimately bring about the downfall of their society".}}
* [[Double Meaning Title]]: As well as the obvious meaning, ''Zero Sum Game'' is also a reference to "cold war" as well as to the Breen, who are popularly supposed to live in sub-zero temperatures.
* [[Double Meaning Title]]: As well as the obvious meaning, ''Zero Sum Game'' is also a reference to "cold war" as well as to the Breen, who are popularly supposed to live in sub-zero temperatures.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Although the Breen are a multi-faceted people, as an antagonist culture they serve as this to the Federation. Like the Federation, they draw on multiple races and cultures to form their membership, and no race is legally subordinate to another. However, where the Federation celebrates its diversity and the potential for new perspectives, the Breen fear bias to an extreme degree, and insist on hiding their diversity even as they utilize it. Where the Federation is open and bright, the Breen are secretive, closed-off and embrace the shadows.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Although the Breen are a multi-faceted people, as an antagonist culture they serve as this to the Federation. Like the Federation, they draw on multiple races and cultures to form their membership, and no race is legally subordinate to another. However, where the Federation celebrates its diversity and the potential for new perspectives, the Breen fear bias to an extreme degree, and insist on hiding their diversity even as they utilize it. Where the Federation is open and bright, the Breen are secretive, closed-off and embrace the shadows.
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Gell Kamemor, who becomes important in ''Rough Beasts of Empire''. She's an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] originally introduced in ''Serpents Among the Ruins'', a novel of [[Star Trek: The Lost Era]].
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Gell Kamemor, who becomes important in ''Rough Beasts of Empire''. She's an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] originally introduced in ''Serpents Among the Ruins'', a novel of [[Star Trek: The Lost Era]].
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Discussed at some length in ''Seize the Fire'', and also played with when the reptilian Gorn show similar revulsion to mammals.
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Discussed at some length in ''Seize the Fire'', and also played with when the reptilian Gorn show similar revulsion to mammals.
{{quote| "Mammals. Why did it have to be mammals?"}}
{{quote|"Mammals. Why did it have to be mammals?"}}
* [[Revision]]: ''Zero Sum Game'' tackles the [[Continuity Snarl]] various sources have turned the Breen into (Do they really need cold temperatures to survive? If not, why do they wear those suits? How humanoid are they under the suits? Are they invunerable to telepathy or not?) and comes up with the simple explanation that there's more than one species in the Breen Confederacy.
* [[Revision]]: ''Zero Sum Game'' tackles the [[Continuity Snarl]] various sources have turned the Breen into (Do they really need cold temperatures to survive? If not, why do they wear those suits? How humanoid are they under the suits? Are they invunerable to telepathy or not?) and comes up with the simple explanation that there's more than one species in the Breen Confederacy.
* [[Space Cold War]]: The series has aspects of this, particularly in ''Zero Sum Game''.
* [[Space Cold War]]: The series has aspects of this, particularly in ''Zero Sum Game''.
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