Epiphany is a Pocket TOS novel – the third and final novel in the Vulcan's Soul trilogy – written by Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in hardback in April 2007.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Following their bestsellers Vulcan's Forge and Vulcan's Heart, Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz conclude their new trilogy chronicling the latter-day adventures of one of Star Trek's most beloved characters, shedding new light on his world's shocking history.
- The distant past: The great ships have left war-torn Vulcan behind and, after a most arduous journey, have arrived at their destination. Two worlds become the new home of the exiles: Romulus is a verdant paradise, one much different from their desert home, while Remus is a barren wasteland, albeit one that is laden with natural resources. When Karatek and his family find themselves trapped on Remus with no hope of joining their brothers and sisters on Romulus, it sparks a conflict that leads the exiles into vicious civil war.
- One year after the Dominion War: The Watraii are determined to destroy the Romulan Star Empire. Ambassador Spock is equally determined to learn their secret. With the aid of his wife Captain Saavik and the USS Alliance, his old comrades Scotty, Uhura, and Chekov, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise, Spock executes a daring plan to bring about peace before the Alpha Quadrant is once again plunged into war…
- The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that changes everything you thought you knew about the Vulcans and the Romulans!
Memorable quotes[]
"For now, we have no choice 'for we lived as slaves until we made ourselves free.' We will remember; we will avenge; we will walk the desert free."
- - T'Vysse, to the Vulcan exiles on Remus
"'The body is flesh to which the mind gives meaning and into which the katra breathes life,' Surak wrote in his Third Analects. I myself saw Surak receive and release a katra: he understood spirit cannot be restrained, or denied."
- - Karatek, while recording a log into the coronet
"Free creatures die in imprisonment."
"Wise creatures learn to survive within it, to adapt cunningly, so once again they can seek to gain their freedom."
- - Solor and Zebed, regarding the new Reman species
"If you cannot forgive yourself for what you have done, how, then, can you forgive your victim?"
- - Surak, in his Third Analects
"In his Analects, Surak writes that we blame no one so bitterly as those who made us act against the best dictates of our own hearts and minds. Our oppressors cannot reason away the impact of their actions because, to reason correctly, one must have self-knowledge, and that is the thing above all others that they cannot face."
- - Karatek, while recording a log into the coronet
"The beginning is contaminated, and force will not avail you, or it."
- - S'task, shortly before he died
"We do what we must for the sake of peace."
- - Jean-Luc Picard, to William Riker, regarding the status of their diplomatic mission
"If freedom is as dead in your heart as honor, run. Run, if you can, and live. If you can call that life!"
- - Sarissa, to an unnamed Romulan exile, as he tried to bargain for his life
"The engines can easily stand the strain."
"And how many years has he been waiting to say that, I wonder?"
- - Montgomery Scott and Saavik, to Spock, regarding the USS Alliance's engine capabilities
"I'm a linguist, Colonel Laratos, not a physicist."
- - Ruanek, to Colonel Laratos, explaining why he could not tell her what the other engineers were doing
"I must counter though, that civilized people do not kill when there is a more logical option, especially when the well-being of the Watraii people is at stake as indeed it is."
- - Spock, to the Watarii leader, about why they haven't killed Pavel Chekov yet
"There is no point in renewing your life if you only relieve your errors."
- - Spock, to Liviana Charvanek
Background information[]
- As with the previous novel, an unabridged audiobook was released by Recorded Books. No corresponding Simon & Schuster Audio release was produced.
Cover gallery[]
Characters[]
References[]
Reman; Remus; Romulan; Romulus; Vulcan; Vulcan (planet)
External link[]
- Epiphany at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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| Exiles | Vulcan series | Not yet announced |
| Vulcan's Soul | Final novel in series |