A Call to Darkness
Captain Picard is trapped on a brutal world – where war is the only entertainment.

A Call to Darkness is a Pocket TNG novel – #9 in the numbered series – written by Michael Jan Friedman. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
The  discovers a lifeless Federation research vessel, orbiting a planet hidden behind a mysterious energy shield. Over the strong objections of his senior officers Captain Picard and an away team beam over in search of the missing crew –

And vanish.

But soon his captain's disappearance is not the only problem facing Commander Riker. For a mysterious disease has begun ravaging the Enterprise crew. Now Riker must unravel the secrets of the planet below in order to rescue Picard – and prevent the starship's destruction...

Characters

Enterprise crew 
 Wesley Crusher
 Jean-Luc Picard
 Deanna Troi
 Worf
 Data
 Katherine Pulaski
 William T. Riker
 Guinan
 Giancarlo Fredi
 Geordi La Forge
 Radzic
 Marks  Ensign.
 Li Fong 
 Sam Burtin 
 Palazzo 
 Badnajian 
 Miles O'Brien
 Modiano
 Hans Vanderventer  Nurse. 
 Arguellos  medical technician.
 Mick Marcroft
 Merriwether
 Sharif

Klah'kimmbri 
 Lean'druc
 Cafar'ris
 Dan'nor Tir'dainia
 Eliek'tos
 Fidel'lic
 Orian'tuc
 Boron'bak
 Ralak'tai
 Malor Tir'dainia
 Toc'tu
 Trien'nor
 Ralak'kai
 Harr'h
 Kopaa'kar
 Ka'ascot
 Rin'noc
 Dov'rellir
 Nurel'lid
 Trinlik'kon
 Maht'ti

Others 
 Dani Orbutu
 Seedirk
 Strak
 Homer
 Leokritor
 Akaythyr
 Danike

References 
Akhileus; Athena; Cassandra; Hektor; Menelaos; Odysseus; Orbutu, Abraham; Perrapataat; Priam; Shakespeare, William; Zeus

Species 
Cantiliac; Dra'al; Gorn; Klah'Kimmbri; Klingon; Pandrilite; Vulcan

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