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Gemworld, Book Two of Two is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel by John Vornholt in the Gemworld duology, and the 59th book in the Pocket Books series of numbered TNG novels. This book was released in 2000.
Description[]
- Sparkling like a three-dimensional snowflake in the depths of space, Gemworld once was one of the Federation's greatest marvels. Six different alien races coexisted peacefully on an artificial world composed entirely of crystal—until the very substance of Gemworld began to multiply out of control, tearing the world apart. Now the entire planet—and the Starship Enterprise as well—faces total destruction.
- The only way to stop the disaster is to turn off the vast network of force fields holding Gemworld's atmosphere in place, but to do so will require the cooperation of each of the planet's half dozen alien civilizations, one of which sabotaged Gemworld in the first place. With time running out, Captain Picard and his crew, including a lovestruck Lieutenant Barclay, must embark on a hazardous trek across the dying planet to find and unite the chief engineers from many strange and exotic races—while watching out for a mass murderer determined to destroy a world!
References[]
Characters[]
- Reginald Barclay • Tangre Bertoran • Data • Dupanza • Hako Fezdan • Gatekeeper • Gendlii • Ansala Karpolin • Geordi La Forge • Keefe Nordine • Alyssa Ogawa • Olswing • Pakoch • Melora Pazlar • Jean-Luc Picard • William Riker • Deanna Troi • Yerjakzik • unnamed Alpusta • unnamed Bynars • unnamed Yilterns • USS Enterprise-E personnel
- Referenced only
- Zuka Juno • Scheherazad
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Gemworld (the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant)
Races and cultures[]
- Alpusta • android • Ardanan • Betazoid • Bynar • Catullan • Deltan • Elaysian • Frill • Gendlii • Human • Lipul • Yiltern
- Referenced only
- Borg
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Starfleet
Science and classification[]
- alien • dimension • energy • matter • planet • space • star • star system • technology • time • universe
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • crystal • gas • gem • snowflake
Technology and weapons[]
- android • combadge • communicator • force field • starship
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • counselor • diagnostic engineer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2370s-2380s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medical officer • nurse • officer • operations manager • scientist • science officer • second officer
Other references[]
- clothing • government • jacket • jumpsuit • nation-state • races and cultures • rank • science • shirt • pants • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • title • uniform • weapon
Appendices[]
Background[]
Veiled female.
Artwork for the book's cover was provided by artist Steven James. The original artwork was altered for publication for editorial reasons, removing a veiled female character, and detailing Picard's combadge.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Gemworld, Book One of Two |
TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Tooth and Claw |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Gemworld, Book One of Two |
Next Adventure: Equinox | |
| Previous Adventure: Gemworld, Book One of Two |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) |
Next Adventure: Bluff |
Translations[]
- 2002
- German : Kristallwelt 2, translated by Andreas Brandhorst. (Heyne)
External link[]
- Gemworld, Book Two of Two article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.