When do the romulans enter the dominion war books

That romulan senator in the pale moonlight even comments that the federation is still rebuilding its shipyards in the first year of the war, where as the dominion is running at full strength, which appears to confirm that the federation had been coasting for way too long on old spaceframes and only running low rate production, the fact htat. You switched sidesseemed like a good idea at the time. The dominion, angered that the klingons basically used their war as an excuse to attack the romulans, revokes the empires allied status and begins attacking its territories. The dominion war was a major conflict in the alpha quadrant that raged from 2373 to 2375 between the dominion and the federation alliance. The dominion war was a twoyear interstellar conflict fought between the federation alliance and the dominion between 2373 and 2375. As events occurred, the dominion war was followed in the romulan empire by a military coup and a barelyaverted war with the federation anyway seen in star trek. The enterprised was destroyed before the dominion war has started, hence why a statement similar to sorry about your ship was made by captain sisko s4. Marked by massive military and civilian casualties, including the systematic destruction of the. Heartened by their victories, the romulans carry their allout war assault closer to the heart of humanityearth. Major kira nerys leads the uss defiant along with gul skrain dukats klingon. Sep 15, 2017 the romulans represent the other imperial force within the star trek universe. History of the romulan and reman peoples official star trek. However the operation was a trap intended to remove the romulans and cardassians as serious obstacles to the dominion. They believed themselves superior but never stirred themselves from their holodecks and replicators, from their easy lives.

With picard putting romulans front and center, as heroes and enemies, theres no better time to look at the history of the romulan empire. Michael martin has written many star trek novels and comics. A large fleet of jemhadar warships enter the alpha quadrant via the bajoran wormhole and starfleet fears that an attack on deep space 9 is imminent. Unlikely that the federation or klingons could win the war if the romulans joined the dominion. The romulan star empire engages in all out war against earth, determined once and for all to stop the human menace from spreading across the galaxy. Remember, they have a significantly less advanced technology than ours. Some parts of this question are answered in the onscreen star trek canon, while we have to look to the novels for others parts of it. Set at the beginning of the dominion war, books 1 and 3 focus on the crew of the uss enterprisee attempting to prevent the dominion from creating an artificial wormhole, whilst books 2 and 4 are novelizations of the seven episode arc that began with ds9. Titan book series, the romulans had enough stuff to deal with when the remans became a protectorate of the klingon empire. Book one started out well so im looking forward to the next two in the trilogy.

Where the vulcans can take logic too far, the romulans can do the same with emotion. The first battle at chintoka involved the use of heavy orbital weapons platforms, which packed more than sufficient punch to smash shields aside and. As we know ds9 was the prime focus of the war thanks to proximity to the bajoran wormhole but the war spread throughout the alpha quadrant and would have. The dominion war is a series of four novels published by pocket books in 1998. Top ten most powerful romulans in star trek, ranked. Star trek during the dominion war did everyone turn off. With five large convoys having entered the alpha quadrant unopposed, the. The dominion first appeared in season 2, episode 26 the jemhadar of the television series star trek. While hes cunning, devious, skilled at battle, and willing to perform sneak. M5, please nominate this indepth breakdown of a rational romulan foreign policy during the dominion war.

The war is frequently mentioned in pocket books novels and reference books. Nemesis so the discovery of sisko and garaks actions may not necessarily have led to anything different in this case. The sequel to the novel kobayashi maru is titled the romulan war. Book 3 by esther friesner from the gamma quadrant they came, hordes of merciless jemhadar soldiers commanded by the shapechanging founders. The romulans came out of the war mostly intact thanks to their late entrance, but with clear political problems between their military and government for some crazy reason. In the pale moonlight is the 143rd episode of the american science fiction television series. When war begins, dax is right when she says the romulans are in the perfect position. Jan 16, 2011 much like the original ufp cardasian war.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dominion war. Marked by massive military and civilian casualties, including the systematic destruction of the cardassian. The war involved all major powers of the alpha and gamma quadrants, organized into two opposing military alliances. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though related conflicts began earlier. The next generation kindle edition by friesner, esther. The star trek universe reflects this history, but in doing so.

Deep space niner chronicled the intense struggle of the federation, fighting alongside the klingons and the romulans against the overwhelming forces of the dominion in some of the most exciting hours of television ever produced. The romulans are content to turn a blind eye while their rivals slug it out. Tales of the dominion war is an anthology of stories which deals with the. Going over casualty lists, sisko realizes there is only one hope of winning the war the romulans, who signed a nonaggression pact with the dominion must be convinced to join the federationklingon alliance. Sisko believes getting the romulans to enter the war against the dominion would turn the tide and allow the federation to finally go on the offensive. Apr 07, 2018 the dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. At the turning point of the dominion war, captain benjamin sisko of starbase deep space 9, facing certain defeat by the relentless forces of the jemhadar and the cardassians, went through with a secret plan to secure the aid of the federations longtime adversaries, the romulans. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The dominion war was an interstellar conflict which raged across the alpha quadrant from 2373 until 2375. Within months, the klingon empire surrenders, and joins the growing number of occupied territories in the alpha quadrant. Both the dominion, their allies, and the alliance suffered heavy losses. Within three days of their arrival, the jemhadar had expelled the klingons from. Vulcans soul is a trilogy written by sherman and shwartz between 2004 and 2007. But the tattered remains of starfleet stand unwavering, with the resolution that never again would any enemy strike ever reach earth.

Federation territory after the dominion wardestruction of. It is unlikely that the dominion ever mentioned them in the same breath as military. Oct 25, 2011 the romulan war mass market to brave the storm star trek. Major battles of the dominion war star trek minutiae. Martin, the author who wrote the book the romulan war. The romulans were always going to enter the dominion war in deep space nines in the pale moonlight, garak and sisko successfully bring the romulans into the dominion war through various machinations, culminating in the murder of a romulan senator. The war is frequently mentioned in pocket books novels and reference books, and.

The romulans were always going to enter the dominion war. In 2374, the romulans signed the union treaty with klingon federation against the dominion when the war against the dominion began, from the dominion threat to the romulan empire, killing about 5 praetors and 3 important senators, creating the task force representing a great danger to the dominion, forming the socalled triple alliance. The dominion war is the core story underlying the entire series, so it deservedly caters a lot of attention. The dominions actions during the war proved they were the bigger assholes and by definition in the wrong in the history books at the end of the war. We got a mostly onesided glimpse into the war during ds9, so this book tries to flesh. Tracing the history of star treks romulan empire nerdist. Sure that the dominion will eventually invade romulus anyway, sisko recruits garak to discreetly obtain evidence from cardassia that will bring the romulans into the war. Realizing the danger, the federation and klingons join forces to slow the dominion buildup, cooperating to plant a minefield across the entrance to the. Deep space nine and unsuccessfully waged war on the united federation of planets after silently annexing cardassia in the alpha quadrant. Romulan space is vast, and not just its home world i think nero exaggerated when he said hes the last of the romulan empire and the klingons took a beating during the dominion war.

On the front lines of the earth romulan war is the united earth flagship, the starship. At some point between 2293 and 2353, after a shaky peace that began in 2267. Captain benjamin sisko reasoned that the addition of the romulan military. And she does so very well, pointing out that the romulans need. Deep space nine aficionado familiar with the dominion war can tell you that the conflict took place between the federation alliance the united federation of planets, klingon empire and romulan star empire and the dominion, cardassian union, breen confederacy, and sona command. This, you may say, is all well and good, but what does it have to do with this anthology. In the book, the event that finally sparks the coalitions declaration of war against the romulans is the destruction of the earth freighter kobayashi maru. Statistical probabilities nevertheless, the romulans were turning a blind eye to dominion forces crossing their space to ambush federation ships. Blood sacrifice we join spock on his on going mission on romulus. The romulans were always going to enter the dominion war reddit. Nov 19, 2018 sure enough, the romulans enter the war which is an aid. In the star trek universe, the dominion is an interstellar state and military superpower from the gamma quadrant, composed of hundreds of dominated alien species. If romulus, an aggressive, expansionist power which already had. You will see the war from the point of view, not only of starfleet, but of the klingons and the.

Beneath the raptors wing is a really good book if you are a fan of science fiction, but it is ok if you are not. What likely happened to the cardassian union after the war. However, the postds9 books reveal that eventually the deception was uncovered and the romulans thus warred upon the federation. That show introduced the dominion, the jemhadar, the vorta, and the founders, and many of the stories you are about to read relate to episodes of ds9, either by expanding on references in them or chronicling events.

The federation alliance was comprised of the united federation of planets, klingon empire, and eventually the romulan star empire. Following damars defection, the dominion installed legate. Constructions of otherness reflect back to orientalist notions secretive, untrustworthy, foreign, abnormal which contrasts the dominant occidental essentialist na. At the turning point of the dominion war, captain benjamin sisko of. Martins second and final installment of the romulan. One year after the end of the dominion war, the romulan star empire comes under attack by a mysterious and alarmingly powerful enemy calling itself the watraii, a species with a longstanding vendetta against the romulans. Remember in star trek insurrection the discussion that was had regarding the newest potential federation member. The romulans thus did not participate in the early months of the dominion war, though some analyses suggested that they would eventually join the war against the dominion. The former seems likely but im not sure about the latter. If sometime before the dominion war you had asked the average klingon, romulan, cardassian or ferengi what humans were like, you would have heard variations on a theme.

Theyll probably destroy worlds that they cant hold. Sep 03, 2012 so the romulans couldnt do anything to them. Dec 15, 2019 it may be the powerful dominion that has put the federation in a war that theyre losing, but the romulans could change everything if they could be convinced to enter the fray captain sisko decides he has to get the romulans to join the federation in fighting the war, which means convincing romulan senator vreenak that the dominion will go. The battle of cardassia was the final battle of the dominion war, fought in late 2375. Cardassia in my mind takes place some number of years in the future after the dominion war so that the cardassian union is stable enough to handle minor, day to day issues. They would have a new front to fight on against an enemy that is fresh. There could be flashbacks to the aftermath of the war when everything was chaos like they do.

The dominion war was a massive endeavor, one that involved the federation, the klingons, the romulans, the cardassians, the dominion, and so much more. But ds9 was really only able to show a small portion of it. Dominion war project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The romulans enter the war, and the momentum of the conflict begins to shift. The writers would find a way to make the federation triumph. Oct 25, 2011 heartened by their victories, the romulans carry their allout war assault closer to the heart of humanityearth. Beneath the raptors wing, has a lot of science fiction and war in it. The remans are treated as labourers by the romulans and were even used as cannon fodder during the dominion war. The dominion was an interstellar empire, located in the gamma quadrant.

With earth essentially left to its own devices, the romulans begin, bit by bit, to set the stage for the end of the human race in michael a. And the dominion was doing some scorched earth tactics towards the. Following the withdrawal of dominion forces back to the gamma quadrant, starfleet began assessing total losses of personnel, ships, and resources. Dominion war timeline memory beta, noncanon star trek. The first and third novels focus on the crew of the uss enterprise, while the second and fourth novels are novelizations of a sevenepisode arc from deep space nine s sixth and seventh seasons. The dominion is commanded by changelingsthe founders, a race of shapeshifters responsible for both the creation of the dominion and all strategic decisions undertaken throughout its history. Probably the same thing they would do with a federation spy, answered. In order to stop them, sisko threw himself, dukat, and the book of the kosst amojan into. Romulan and cardassian fleets attack the dominion youtube. With the discovery of the bajoran wormhole in 2369, several of the alpha quadrants regional powers began to send explorers to the distant gamma. The allied forces of the united federation of planets, the klingon empire, and the romulan star empire launched an invasion of the dominion held cardassian union, with the goal of capturing the dominion.

The losses suffered by the federation in the war with the dominion are taking their toll, with sisko noting. Dominion war edit edit source in 2371 the romulan s intelligence service, the tal shiar, cooperated with the cardassian obsidian order in a preemptive strike on the founders homeworld. The dominion axis was comprised of the dominion, cardassian union, and the breen confederacy. Captain sisko decides he has to get the romulans to join the federation in fighting the war, which means convincing romulan senator vreenak that the dominion will go after the romulans next. Mar 30, 2018 the dominion war was a major conflict in the alpha quadrant that raged from 2373 to 2375 between the dominion and the federation alliance. It was founded and led by a group of changelings called the founders, who over some 2000 years conquered countless worlds across the gamma quadrant, maintaining order with their genetically modified minions and armies. Introduction this book owes its existence to star trek. Enterprisee was built during 2372 at san francisco fleet yards.

For example, a subplot of the book is odos suspicion and pursuit of a. How do romulans represent the chinese in the star trek. A star trek series which crosses over between deep space nine and the next generation. The obvious reason is that the dominion war was chronicled on the last two seasons of ds9. The book covers do not have titles, only the book number printed in bold. In order to achieve this goal, he enlists elim garak, an exiled cardassian introduced during season 1. Also bajor would still be wanting to get into the ufp and picking on the cardassians in their post war. And with that, the strong romulans that led their people into new eras. In the fictional star trek universe, the dominion war is a conflict between the forces of the dominion, cardassian union and, later, the breen confederacy against the alpha quadrant alliance of the united. It is set between july 22, 2155 and july 22, 2156, and details the war. The romulans request permission to join the fleet youtube. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.

The war consumed the entire alpha quadrant in one of the most destructive and bloody conflicts in galactic history. In general i think this is probably all true if the romulans a are fully informed about these events, b arrive at the logical conclusion as to the course of action that they should take, and c manage to implement it politically. Tales of the dominion war is an anthology of stories which deals with the events within starfleet and the federation during the timeframe of deep space nine as covered in the television show. Jan 27, 2018 romulan and cardassian fleets join forces to sneak attack the founders homeworld. As for the dominion war, its doubtful that the federation would cement their control of cardassian space after the war ended. Sisko points out that if they do lose the war, the romulans will be completely surrounded by the dominion. These reforms had mixed results, after action analysis of the second dominion war showed that klingon troops were still undersupplied, but not nearly to the extent that they had been during the first dominion war. The two and a half year war with the dominion proved extremely costly, for all sides involved. Dominion memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. And if your conscience is bothering you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire alpha quadrant, and all it cost was the life of one romulan senator, one.

Beneath the raptors wing was published in october 29, 2009. Broca replied, but what about the klingons, and the romulans, and. The coalition of planets has shattered, with vulcan, andor, and tellar abrogating the treaty. The onetime officer, who defected from starfleet to join the rebel maquis, brings disturbing news.

This staged incident brings the romulans into the dominion war, and for the first time in trek history, starfleet and both the klingons and the romulans fight on the same side. The dominion war crossover miniseries depicts events leading up to the dominion war. But for a show that is 2 hours long, it can be a bit intimidating to dive in, especially if you only want to follow the dominion war arc. But i think it would have been interesting if the romulans pulled a in the pale moonlight and got the tholians involved in the war or some other alien race the dominion had a nonaggression pact with. The romulans also restructured their fleet, the pre war romulan fleet had never been a frontline battle force, it was not the. Their pledge to come to the mutual defense of any power that is attacked has been shunted aside. Now, for the first time, see how the dominion war affected the entirety of the star trek universe. Thus, i took it upon myself to create a complete dominion war viewing guide. One half of remus always faces the sun and is completely inhospitable, so the remans were forced to live on the dark side of the planet. Enough incentive existed for either government to enter the war, despite the fact that. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375.

Yes, leave me to starve to death thats the humane federation way. Groups like kohnma may very well do that, but bajor was already starting to work with cardassia before the war bareils peace treaty, the gq communications array, etc. Beneath the raptors wing wrote many star trek novels. The dominion war was a major interstellar conflict, fought from 2373 to 2375, though. The dominion war arcs present themes that challenge the values of the characters in a manner not attempted in earlier series of star trek, and have received a mixed critical response. What to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. Sep 18, 2015 the remans evolved very differently to the romulans due to the unique conditions of the planet. The allied forces of the united federation of planets, the klingon empire, and the romulan star empire launched an invasion of the dominionheld cardassian union, with the goal of capturing the dominions capital on cardassia prime. I totally forgot about vreenaks presence in that book. Dominion war memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Ro asked, i wonder what the dominion would do with a romulan spy.

On the front lines of the earth romulan war is the united earth flagship, the starship enterprise. Sure enough, the romulans enter the war which is an aid. The dominion war is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of star trek. The dominion was founded in 372 ad as the founders establish an omarion. Developing the plot of the dominion war also altered how the series was scripted, shifting the emphasis from an episodic to a serialized narrative format. When the romulans enter the conflict, they find the same problem the dominion has complete readings on how their shields work, and has had plenty of time to figure out how to penetrate them. So by trying to end one war, sisko just laid the seeds for another.