NOTES:
A few things before I let you all go. First of all, some stats. I worked on the story over the course of 1 year and six days. Some of it sucked, some of it was good. The earliest development of this story was done in the early spring of 2000, but it was never actually started until last January.
The entire story is based on a concept in the "Star Trek" episode "By Any Other Name." The episode directed by Marc Daniels. Jerome Bixby did the story, with the teleplay by both Bixby and D.C. Fontana. We all know that "Star Trek" was created by Gene Roddenberry.
For those of you are interested, the reference made by Worf to Dax in the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode "Time's Orphan" about fighting Kelvans is fully explained in Book Three.
Any information regarding the Omega Particle was taken from "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "The Omega Directive." The story was by Jimmy Biggs and Steve J. Kay, with Lisa Klink on the teleplay.
As you already know, Shizon is seen again in "Star Trek: Nemesis."
"Star Trek: The Kelvan Conquest" takes place nearly 18 months after Voyager returned home and one year before "Star Trek: Nemesis."
For any more information, check out www.startrek.com
This story originally had individual dedications and those still stand. But ultimately, this story is dedicated the brave explorers on board the space shuttle Columbia. They gave their lives in the name of exploration and science. May their legacy continue on forever.
~W~