Commander Samuel Hunter of the starship Duncan defeats the Terix, a 'rogue' Romulan vessel that attacked a merchant convoy in the Gamma Hydra system in 2301. Unfortunately, the vessel self destructed before her crew could be questioned, and the motives for attacking a peaceful, non-military convoy remains a mystery. |
Commander Robert Carter is reassigned to U.S.S. Albion. Nathaniel Hawkins is promoted to lieutenant and becomes the senior social sciences officer. Prototype U.S.S. Maguellanes NX-7400 modular cruiser Flight 0 proof of concept vessel completes construction and is commissioned into extended OT&E with Starfleet Division and then Saess'Tan. |
Analysis suggests the Sha'kurians are making use of the Klingon fleet rundown during the mid-Azetbur era. The 1st and 2nd main battle fleets are deployed to destroy the Sha'kurians. Prototype U.S.S. Maguellanes NX-7400 modular cruiser Flight 0 proof of concept vessel completes OT&E successfully and is cleared for class production. |
The Sha'kurians are successfully defeated by the Klingons. Exact figures of losses are classified, however details leaked through sources suggest higher-than-expected casualty rates amongst the Klingons. Details suggest few wounded Klingons, the figures noting only mortalities. Reports suggest food supplies on agricultural worlds attacked by the Sha'kurians have had their crops destroyed by herbicides. Famine is a very real risk in the outer Klingon colonies. Reports also suggest water supplies have been poisoned in a similar manner. Later reports that come to light speak of crop failures and mysterious sudden deaths occurred before the initial Sha'kurian assault. |
The Tholians actively cause border disputes with the Klingons, sensing weakness in the Azetbur regime. Jean-Luc Picard is born in Labarre, France. Nathaniel Hawkins is assigned to Oberth class U.S.S. Blazer as acting-operations officer. Captain An'il'taya feels this is the best move for Hawkins to progress his career. After 6 months on assignment, he is promoted to lieutenant commander and replaces Rangi Turoa as U.S.S. Montrose operations officer; Commander Turoa becomes executive officer. Former executive officer Raekwon Okigbo is promoted to captain of U.S.S. Sheffield. |
The Klingon Empire driftward sectors appear to have been attacked by the powerful force simply known as the Unknowns. The Starfleet medical ships from the poisoned colonies are safely escorted back to Federation space. As with prior attacks by this mysterious aggressor, the Klingons deploy significant battlefleets to meet the invaders. The recent Sha'kurian campaign had further weakened the Klingon forces. Starfleet Intelligence estimates over one third of available Klingon warships are deployed towards the region thought to be the border with the Unknowns. |
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The Klingon situation is further complicated by an opportunistic attack by the Tholians on their side of the Klingon Empire. The Klingon battlefleets are stretched as they are forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously. The signs from monitoring stations and other assets suggest the Klingons are winning the campaign with the Unknowns. This new phase of the conflict allows the Klingons to resolve the Tholian border aggression. With the cessation of hostilities on both borders, the Klingons enter a phase of rebuilding their war fleet. Warships severly damaged are cannibalised to rebuild the rest of the fleet. New warships are planned, however the Empire currently lacks the resources to progress these projects very quickly. First batch of nine (9) additional Maguellanes-class modular cruisers enter active duty. U.S.S. Fearless assigned to Sector 16 to patrol newly established "Nirophian Corridor". Commander Skallash has managed to steadily if slowly upgrade Starbase 77 so that it is a proper operational starbase now, but the stigma still remains. Author's Note: This is the premise behind Andrew Brown's new ST: Fearless Interim Years prequel stories. |
Gateway Colony, the Federation immigration colony, has extensive rioting from refugees and asylum seekers claiming the colony is too small for the numbers of people there. The facilities are in a continual state of expansion to cater for the ever-increasing influx of refugees. The site doubles in size within less than a decade and is currently a hot topic in the Federation Council debates, often appearing in Federation News Service news documentaries. The rioting claims lives and improvements are promised but the FNS documentaries show there is still widespread corruption, blackmarketeering and other dubious activities within the colony. |
Starfleet Intelligence has evidence suggesting the attacks may be the work of the Ch'ramaki; an extremist element of the resistance force has blamed Federation apathy and Klingon appeasement on their home world still being occupied a quarter of a century later. The Klingon colonies attacked by the Sha'kurians and poisoned are attacked once more by the toxic race. Apparently not all of the Sha'kurians were killed and the survivors were able to lay eggs in water supplies. This spawn has now grown into an army once more and those worlds have suffered casualties. General Kaarg is sent to eradicate the Contamination once and for all from the colonies. The Sha'kurian second attack is stopped successfully by General Kaarg. However, there is now severe unrest in the outer colonies of the Klingon Empire due to food shortages and the almost constant raids by invading races. Starfleet Intelligence predicts many of these Klingon colonies may declare independence in the face of the weakening hold of their masters. General Gorak crushes the uprising on Klingon border worlds. Ditagh is introduced as the aide to Klingon Ambassador Kage Author's Note: mentioned in David R George III's 'Serpents Among the Ruins'. |
Author's Notes: This isolation will last for 53 years. This event is covered in the second 'Lost Era' novel by David R. George III 'Serpents Among The Ruins'. The fate of Klingon Chancellor Azetbur is also revealed in this book. Keith R A DiCandido's thoughts on General Kerla's fate: 'I was surprised that David didn't use Kerla, but given the amount of time that passed between THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY and SERPENTS AMONG THE RUINS, and given how much difficulty Azetbur would've gone through in that time, my guess is that Kerla died some time between 2293 and 2311 defending his chancellor.' When I emailed David R George III, he replied 'I don't exactly recall how I made the decision not to include Kerla in Serpents, and because neither his nor Ditagh's earlier history were needed for my tale, I didn't map out anything in that regard. For your fan fiction, I suppose you should feel free to make your own decisions about the characters.' I guess the future is free to be mapped. I just hope I do both David and Keith proud with the finished story. Stardate 13397.3 [26th December 2311] - the aftermath of the Tomed Incident sees a change in leadership for the Klingon Empire. Chancellor Azetbur is challenged by General Gorak. Both Gorak and Azetbur die from their injuries and the High Council must choose a successor. Captain Raekwon Okigbo and the U.S.S. Hood are in the vicinity and awake to this change early on. Author's Notes: Starting event of Star Trek: The Interim Years. |
In light of the rapidly evolving situation with the Klingons, Commander Nathaniel Hawkins is promoted to Captain and assigned to Miranda class U.S.S. Sheffield. Stardate 13447.5, U.S.S. Chantho - an Oberth Class vessel - on a mission for the archaeological study of planet PPB-318 discovers the remains of a Taubat colony. The exact age of the colony cannot be locked down to anything better than within the last 20 years. Either way, this confirms that the Taubat expanded beyond the Tabula Rasa systems that entrapped the remainder beforehand or that the Taubat escaped before the Tabula Rasa systems were pushed back into their subspace pocket. Starfleet Command authorises the reinforcement of Starbase 77 as a forward-deployed element of the Second Fleet. There are also early talks of reviving the Ninth fleet. Ark Royal class U.S.S. Glorious and Ocean are deployed to SB 77 with U.S.S. Hood assigned as flagship. Stardate 13487.5 - Vessels of Sectors 16443 and 16447 assemble at Starbase 77 to welcome the new sector commander - Commodore Maxwell Buckingham. Amongst those starships assembled [the task group is sometimes referred to as 'Force H' for historical reasons] are flagship U.S.S. Albion, Excelsior class, and U.S.S. Sheffield. Stardate 13489.5, Okinawa class U.S.S. Falkland, NCC 2309, diverted from the Churchill system to investigate a theft of intellectual property from the Dharma Initiative. Sister ship U.S.S. Interceptor joins the hunt for the thieves. With the ship too far ahead for either ship to catch, Starfleet guides the Sheffield to intercept. Stardate 13490 [15th June 2312] is the starting point for the Sheffield mission. Hawkins briefs his senior staff on the first part of the mission - a journey to Nimbus III. The Sheffield arrives at Nimbus III on Stardate 13501.5. A Klingon B'rel class Bird of Prey is sent to the Ferasan homeworld. This cements a trade agreement between the two empires and renders the Treaty of Sirius obsolete. General Klaa, failed competitor for the role of Chancellor, is given the role of Chief of Staff. Kaarg orders the Klingon main battlefleet readied for war. IKS Do‘Ha‘, a Suspicious class scout-frigate just beyond the Klingon border near the T’Dakka system, known as the Demons Rift is scouting for new minerals for the Klingon Empire. The Do'Ha' is attacked by a vessel of the Holy Order of the Kinshaya. On Gornar, the home world of the Gorn Hegemony, the king deploys a fleet of scout ships, their destination unknown. Author's Notes: Year One of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in The Great Game.. |
Author's Notes: Year Two of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in loDnI' wejDIch (The Third Brother).. |
Starfleet pulls the last remaining elements of the Ferasan De-Militarised Zone Force out from Ferasan border space. Starfleet maintains a presence, along its own border, of intelligence and fast-response assets. The terms of the Klingon-Ferasan Trade Agreement are for the withdrawal of Starfleet assets from the Ferasan border, Starbase 25 remained with assets kept in Federation space. Author's Notes: Year three of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in Dark Twin. |
Author's Note: Taken from 'Art of The Impossible' by Keith R A DiCandido and 'Well of Souls' by Ilsa J Blick. Specialisations and first assignment is taken from story 'Hour of Fire' by Robert Greenberger in the 'Enterprise Logs' novel. Author's Notes: Year four of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in Kingdoms and Empires. |
Lieutenant [j.g.] Rachel Garrett assigned to the U.S.S. Argos. She first meets her future husband Ven Kaldarren, part of the Betazoid delegation of xenoarcheologists being transported to a Federation Archeology Council symposium on Rigel III. Author's Note: Assignment from Ilsa J Blick's 'Well of Souls'. Author's Notes: Year five of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in Return of the Ancients. |
Author's Notes: Year six of Star Trek: The Interim Years. Events to be fleshed out in New World Order. |
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Authors notes: Taken from an email from Keith R A DiCandido - 'FWIW, David and I worked out Kaarg's death as being in 2323, but there was no need to use that in either of our stories.' |
Leonard McCoy is promoted to Admiral. Author's Note: It is not known if this refers to flag rank in general, or the specific rank of 'Admiral'. Reclusive Cardassians visit Vulcan and petition for Federation trade benefits, one of many races present at the Vulcan conference. Ambassador Spock publically opposes his father's views on the secretive Cardassians, seeing them rather like the 2290's Klingons - needing to be engaged in dialogue - and opposing the isolationist/rejectionist attitudes shown elsewhere. Cardassians later found to have sabotaged a meeting between the Legarans and Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan. Author's note: taken from Wildstorm/DC Comics graphic novel 'Enter the Wolves', date taken from Keith R A DiCandido's Lost Era novel 'Art of the Impossible'. |
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Author's Note: taken from 'Well of Souls' by Ilsa J Blick. |
Donald Varley is the second officer of the U.S.S. Invincible. Varley, once a fast-track officer, has fallen behind after offending a superior officer. Bolian officer Shalay is the second officer aboard the prototype U.S.S. New Orleans. [Author's Notes: from ST: Stargazer novel book 2, 'Progenitor' by Michael Jan Friedman. By this time, U.S.S. Copernicus, NCC 640, Oberth class, is an Academy trainer [much in the same vein as U.S.S. Uganda 40 years earlier. Also taken from the ST: Stargazer book #1 'Gauntlet' by M. J. Friedman]. Captain Picard travels to the colony of Oblivion to get information on the Ubarrak, to break the three-way dead-lock between the Ubarrak, Cardassians and Federation. Picard meets the El-Aurian Guinan here. Author's Notes: Taken from Michael Jan Friedman's Stargazer novel #4 'Oblivion'. |
Author's Note: taken from 'Art of the Impossible' by Keith R A DiCandido. |
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Author's Note: taken from 'Art of the Impossible' by Keith R A DiCandido. |
Author's Note: taken from 'Vulcan's Heart' by Joseph Sherman and Susan Shwartz. |
Raknal V situation is resolved finally and Klingon Chancellor Kravokh is succeeded by Chancellor K'mpec. Author's Note: taken from 'Art of the Impossible' by Keith R A DiCandido. |
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Author's Note: Taken from Jeff Mariotte's Lost Era novel 'Deny Thy Father'. |
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