Gods of Night
Gods of Night is the first novel in the Star Trek: Destiny crossover trilogy, written by David Mack. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in . The trilogy is set in February of 2381.

Summary 
From the book jacket
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation – and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.

Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity.

From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains – Jean-Luc Picard of the , William Riker of the , and Ezri Dax of the USS Aventine – that some destinies are inescapable.

Background information 
 Mack began work on the manuscript in , delivering it in .
 Material from the novel was included in the Star Trek - Convention Special – along with material from Greater than the Sum and  – at the New York Comic-Con in mid-. 
 A solicitation cover – featuring an image from the 2005 Ships of the Line calendar, and carrying the inaccurate title "Gods of the Night" – was presented at Amazon.com in early  (see below); however, author Mack noted that the cover did not reflect the final design.  The finalized cover was revealed at the Shore Leave convention on .
Benjamin Sisko, Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax make cameo appearances at the beginning of the novel. Their appearance takes place after .
 In the novel's inner title page, the fifth city listed under Pocket Books is Erigol, the name of the planet the Caeliar inhabit during this novel.
 An extract from the novel appeared in .

Cover gallery

Characters

Captain 
commanding officer
Commander 
executive officer
Lieutenant Commander 
second officer, science officer
Lieutenant 
chief engineer
Lieutenant 
chief medical officer
Lieutenant 
senior weapons officer
Ensign 
communications officer
Major 
MACO commander
Lieutenant 
MACO second-in-command
Sergeant 
MACO first sergeant

Captain 
commanding officer
Commander 
executive officer
Commander 
second officer, operations officer
Commander (
chief engineer
Commander 
chief medical officer
Lieutenant 
senior counselor
Lieutenant 
chief of security
Lieutenant 
senior science officer
Lieutenant 
contact specialist, flight control officer

Captain 
commanding officer
Commander 
executive officer
Commander 
second officer, tactical officer
Commander 
diplomatic officer, senior counselor
Commander 
Efrosian chief engineer
Lieutenant Commander 
Pahkwa-thanh chief medical officer
Lieutenant Commander 
chief of security
Lieutenant Commander 
Elaysian senior science officer
Lieutenant 
Tellarite counselor
Lieutenant 
Sti'ach counselor
Ensign 
Choblik engineer

Captain 
commanding officer
Commander 
executive officer
Lieutenant Commander 
Zakdorn second officer, senior science officer
Lieutenant 
Takaran chief of security
Lieutenant 
chief medical officer
Lieutenant 
chief engineer
Lieutenant 
senior operations officer

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