Star Trek: Klingon Empire

Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon is the name of a three-book series written by Keith R.A. DeCandido and published by Pocket Books that takes place in the fictional Star Trek universe. The series focuses on the crew of the titular Klingon starship I.K.S. Gorkon. DeCandido's more recent Klingon-centric series is titled "Star Trek: Klingon Empire".

Inspiration

DeCandido envisioned his characters being "played" by certain actors: he wrote Lokor with Keith Hamilton Cobb in mind, Lucy Lawless was his inspiration for Leader Wol, and André the Giant was the inspiration for beq Goran. Other characters on the ship have appeared on screen in various Star Trek shows.

Vessel

The Gorkon is a Chancellor-class war cruiser, named after the Klingon chancellor Gorkon. It is about half a kilometre long and has a crew complement of over 2,000. It is one of the first Chancellor-class ships, sent by chancellor Martok to the previously unexplored Kavrot sector, to find new planets to conquer for the glory of the Klingon Empire. In addition to the Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon series, the vessel also appears in Diplomatic Implausibility, Brave and the Bold: Book 2, and A Burning House.

Novels

I.K.S. Gorkon

• A Good Day to Die (2003): The Gorkon finds a new planet, whose population is even more warlike than the Klingons
• Honor Bound (2003): The Gorkon is engaged in a Klingon civil war
• Enemy Territory (2005): The Gorkon helps a group of alien rebels overthrow their oppressive government

Klingon Empire

• A Burning House (2008): The Gorkon is forced to return to Qo'noS to undergo repairs.

External links

• Star Trek: IKS Gorkon at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)