Heart of Darkness
In the Gamma Quadrant… A traitor among us!

Background information 
 This is part 4 in the Star Trek: Telepathy War miniseries.
 Sam Lavelle from  appeared in this issue. Tim Tuohy explained "we had to imagine what he would have looked like since time had passed since "Lower Decks" and his character was not bound by strict likeness approval."

Creators 
 Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 Writers:
 Dan Abnett
 Ian Edginton
 Artists: 
 Ron Randall (pencil art – interior and cover)
 Art Nichols (inking – interior and cover)
 Kevin Tinsley (color art)
 Phil Felix (letter art)
 Editors:
 Tim Tuohy
 Bob Harras (editor in chief)
 Chip Carter (edits)

Background information 
 Named after , a novella by .

Characters 
Jean-Luc Picard   captain.
William T. Riker  Enterprise-E exec.
Data  Android Enterprise-E operations officer and second officer.
Beverly Crusher  Enterprise-E CMO.
Deanna Troi Enterprise-E counselor.
Geordi La Forge  Implant-sighted Enterprise-E chief engineer.
Odo  Shape-shifting Deep Space 9 security chief.
Matthew Decker  Cadet.
Sam Lavelle  Enterprise-E tactical officer.
Pava Ek'noor Aqabaa  Andorian cadet.
Dennis Decker  Starfleet rear admiral.
Gowron  Klingon chancellor.
Alyssa Ogawa  Enterprise-E nurse.
Rackham  Stargazer-A captain.
Ulthan  Bolian Starfleet captain.
Hendry  Stargazer-A flight control officer, an operations division lieutenant.
Gorath  Klingon Bird-of-Prey captain
Chadwick  Enterprise-E engineer.
Changeling infiltrator  Impostor posing as Admiral Decker, and later as Commander Riker.

References 
Deep Space 9  Federation starbase.
   Federation starship.
IKS G'Gtah  Klingon Bird-of-Prey.
Gorath's bird of prey  Klingon ship
NCC-2005   starship. The registry was visible on the ship's hull but no name was mentioned or seen.
USS Pathfinder (NCC-74562) :  starship.
 (NCC-2893-A)  Intrepid''-class starship.

Timeline 
2372
2373

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