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Klingon and Romulan forces continually come to blows as Klingon ships patrol much of the Romulan Star Empire.[4]
Borg supercube crisis: A group of Borg cut off from the Collective after Voyager's collapse of the Borg transwarp network creates a massive cube with the aim of destroying Earth. The USS Enterprise-E is eventually able to disable the cube by killing the new Borg Queen[6]. Some time later the inactive cube adapts, and assimilates the visiting AdmiralKathryn Janeway, making her its new Queen. The cube's adaptations include a new form of assimilation dubbed absorption and strikes out at the Federation, causing massive casualties in the Slaughter of Sector 108. Nearing its target, Earth, the then massive cube is eventually stopped with a successful deployment of the Endgame virus.[7]
The Einstein, a ship that was assimilated by the Borg under Queen Janeway's command, is finally destroyed by the crew of the Enterprise-E, using a multivector agent.[5]
Romulan militant group the Empty Crown attempts to coup the government, but is stopped by the intervention of the Hazard Team and the Enterprise-E.[8]
Stardate 57023.3: Tal'Aura consolidates her hold on the praetorship, and by the end of the year is opposed only by Imperial Fleet Commander Donatra, whose fleet seizes control of several farming worlds.[4]
Lieutenant Sara Nave, chief of security on the Enterprise-E, transfers to the conn. She is replaced by Lieutenant Lionardo Battaglia.[6]
Worf is promoted to Commander and becomes first officer of the Enterprise.[6]
Lieutenant Commander Miranda Kadohata returns to the USS Enterprise-E, after giving birth. She assumes the position of second officer and operations manager.[13]
The recently re-classified planet Pluto and its moons are destroyed when they are "absorbed" by a Borg cube.[7]
Alternate timelines[]
In an alternate timeline in which the USS Voyager crashes following the unsuccessful deployment of quantum slipstream drive in 2375, Starfleet officially abandons the search for the lost starship.[14]
Takes place some time after Resistance and Q & A. Placement in approximately June is based on references in the May section of Articles of the Federation to a preceding four year period of peace-time, which the major Borg incursion featured in this novel would seem to preclude.[3]
The prologue takes place days after the Borg incident in Before Dishonor and chapter 19 takes place at the memorial for Kathryn Janeway which was also depicted in chapter 48 of Before Dishonor.