Trekipedia

Klingon

The novelization of the hit CD-ROM!

• Stardate Unknown
• Released May 1996

The Klingon Empire remains the Federation‘s most fearsome and uneasy ally, but can any human fully understand the heart and soul of a true Klingon warrior? During crucial negotiations on Deep Space Nine, Gowron, leader of the Klingon High Council, tests human understanding of the Klingon way by sharing the powerful story of one warrior’s quest for honor . . .

Pok is a young Klingon caught up in the dangerous complexities of clan politics. When his father is murdered in his own home on the day of Pok’s Rite of Ascension, Pok must find the assassin and close the circle of vengeance. But as he searches for the truth amidst strange aliens and treacherous friends, Pok discovers that every day can be a good day to die and that only his own warrior’s training stands between him and the business end of a d’k tahg!

Written by: Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Based on the CD-ROM
Story by: Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Written by: Hilary Bader

Cast:

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard
• Commander William T. Riker
• Lieutenant Worf
• Commander Benjamin Sisko
• Major Kira Nerys
• Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
• Chancellor Gowron
• Pok

---

Excerpt

“A Klingon is not born a warrior!”

Gowron, leader of the Klingon Empire, addressed the assembled Starfleet officers. He pulled out his knife and stuck it deep into the tabletop. “Being a warrior is something that must be earned. Before I earned this knife, I owned a ghojmeH taj, a boy’s knife.”

Gowron glanced around at his audience for a moment. “This story is about Pok, son of Torghn, my friend and ally. A mere boy with a ghojmeH taj. I will tell you how Pok became a warrior . . .”