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The artwork is by the artist Michael Korb. His idea was to create children's book out of the story, and asks on his website for anyone who can get Ian Anderson to see it, or help him get it published to please contact him. I didn't get his permission to do this and I wish I had put a little more work into it (I was just learning how to use iMovie at the time), but it is what it is.
For the originals see:
http://www.michaelkorb.com/Story.htm
Last saved: 02/26/2007
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Deep Space Nine History from Season 5
Ronald D. Moore serves as co-executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Moore
joined ST:DS9's production team as supervising producer in its third season.
For those of you who've been away for a while....
The Dominion War began at the end of Season Five and pits the
Federation/Klingon/Romulan Alliance against the Dominion and the Cardassians. The
Cardassians joined the Dominion under the leadership of Gul Dukat, who saw the
alliance as a way to restore the power and prestige of the Cardassian Empire which had
fallen on hard times ever since its retreat from the Bajoran Sector.
The Dominion is ruled by the Founders, a race of Shapeshifters, who exercise their power
through their Vorta underlings and Jem'Hadar soldiers. The Vorta are
genetically-engineered to worship the Founders as gods. The Vorta are also cloned, with
each succeeding copy receiving a download of the precessor's memories and
experiences. The Jem'Hadar are also genetically engineered to worship the Founders,
but are also addicted to a drug called Ketracel White as a way of insuring their undying
loyalty to the Founders.
The Founder on Cardassia has no name, but is referred to simply as the Female
Shapeshifter. She spent a great deal of time with Odo, trying to bring him back home to
his people in the Gamma Quadrant, but has met with limited success. Odo clearly wants
to go home to his people, but is repelled by the Dominion. (Also, Odo is in a relationship
with Kira, and has said that if it weren't for Kira, he would have returned to the Link one
way or the other.)
The Founders themselves have contracted a deadly disease which is affecting the entire
Great Link (the pool of "goo" in which they naturally live). If a cure is not found in time, the
entire race could be wiped out.
The Dominion's aim is to conquer the Alpha Quadrant and bring their version of "order" to
the galaxy.
Cardassia is now ruled by Legate Damar, who once served under Gul Dukat. Following
the retaking of Deep Space Nine by Starfleet, Dukat fell into Federation hands and
suffered a bout of mental illness, thus rendering himself incapable of leading Cardassia
on both counts. Damar became his sucessor, but is now chafing under the thumb of the
head Vorta, Weyoun.
Dukat himself was last seen leading a cult of Bajoran Pagh-wraith worshipers. In Bajoran
mythology, the Pagh-wraiths are the evil antithesis of the benevolent Prophets who live in
the Celestial Temple or the Wormhole, as our Starfleet characters refer to it. It was a
Pagh-wraith which killed Jadzia Dax at the the end of Season Six. Dukat's fascination with
the Pagh-wraiths, who seem intent on bringing harm to Bajor in their plan to retake the
Temple from the Prophets, goes deeper than a simple ploy. Dukat has found something
meaningful in the Pagh-wraiths, and it's not clear what he plans for the future.
Sisko has been told by the Prophets that he will face a great test and that he is "of Bajor."
What that means is unclear, but clearly the Captain is fast approaching his destiny. Sisko
is currently in a serious relationship with Kasidy Yates, a freighter captain.
Worf is dealing with the presence of Jadzia's successor, Ezri being aboard the station.
After Jadzia died, the Dax symbiont was transferred to young Ezri Tigan, in an emergency
procedure. As a result, Ezri was completely unprepared for the experience of being Joined
and has struggled with the memories of her past "lives" ever since. There is palpable
tension between her and Worf, who is extremely uncomfortable with having this "ghost" of
his dead wife walking around the station.
Both Quark and Bashir have expressed more than casual interest in Ezri.
Morn still drinks a lot.
Last saved: 03/02/2005
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The Films of Ray Harryhausen
Mighty Joe Young
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
It Came from Beneath the Sea
The Animal World
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
- Million Miles to Earth
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Mysterious Island
Jason and the Argonauts
First Men in the Moon
One Million Years B.C.
The Valley of Gwangi
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Clash of the Titans
Last saved: 06/30/2003
Links: /media/video / harryhausen.txt
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