History Literature / StarTrekUnion

* CrusadingWidower: Tolian Soran, as in the movie.

** Chapter dealing with the fate of Andorians is called NotSoDifferent.

'''''Star Trek: Union''''' is a work posted on AlternateHistoryDotCom by [=Jack Hawksmoor=]. It features a detailed Star Trek Universe in which instead of United Federation of Planets Union of Planets formed, a cynical polity that has a different PrimeDirective.

** [[spoiler: Chapter 10 breaks with traditional format of updates, quashes any Epileptic Trees about Earth not being a part of Union of Planets, hints at Earth being allied with or occupied by the Dominion, Vulcan being conquered by Romulans, Betazed uninhabitable, VeryBadThings happening to other races, and something terrifying happening to all other races]].

Star Trek: Union is a work posted on AlternateHistoryDotCom by [=Jack Hawksmoor=]. It features a detailed Star Trek Universe in which instead of United Federation of Planets Union of Planets formed, a cynical polity that has a different PrimeDirective.

* PrimeDirective: Averted hard. Both Union of Planets and other powers interfere with prewarp civilizations. It seem to be the normal way of expansion for the Union.

* EpilepticTrees: Details about PointOfDivergence are sparse causing wild speculation.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicsm: It remains to be seen if we are dealing with GreyAndGrayMorality, BlackAndGrayMorality, CrapsackWorld or a full blown Dystopia.

* SlidingScaleofIdealismVsCynicsm: It remains to be seen if we are dealing with GreyAndGrayMorality, BlackAndGrayMorality, CrapsackWorld or a full blown Dystopia.

* AndIMustScream: See FateWorseThanDeath
* BadFuture: arguably, given the PointOfDivergence and the nature of conventional Star Trek universe
* BizarreAlienBiology: Andorians whose biology has been taken from novels and supplemental materials
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Bolian homeworld is turned into a charred wasteland and the surviving Bolians become grizzled mercenaries]]
** [[spoiler: Caitian homesystem has been strip mined by Tholians]]
* BroadStrokes: author admitted using elements of shows, movies, novels which suit the story leading to AdaptationDistillation or AdaptationExpansion
* CallARabbitASmeerp: a number of technologies and objects are given different names. Teleporters are teleassemblers, dilithium is kotanium and so on.
** native names are used for alien species, Cardassians are Kardasi, Klingons are Thlinganpu, humans are Terans, Romulans are Rihannsu, Ferengi are Frengyi...
* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler: Borg]]

* EpilepticTrees: details about PointOfDivergence are sparse causing wild speculation
* FateWorseThanDeath: what happens to the enemies of the Union - [[spoiler: after BodyHorror torture they are turned into BrainInAJar and locked down in a basement, forced to helplessly watch other heads for decades and contemplate their fate for centuries]]
* FixFic: confusion about Star Trek warp speeds is resolved
* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler: a United Federation of Planets still forms even without Earth, Vulcan or Andor]]. The chapter covering that is even called this way!
* MadScientist: Tolian Soran is helping Union against the Borg, although there are hints about agenda of his own
* MirrorUniverse: one of theories about the nature of this universe, deemed 'essentialy correct' by the author
* NumberedHomeworld: averted

* PrimeDirective: averted hard. Both Union of Planets and other powers interfere with prewarp civilizations. It seem to be the normal way of expansion for the Union.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: mentioned as a tactic of Union of Planets
** the Romulans do this [[spoiler: against the Borg]]

** chapter covering Borg is titled DontFearTheReaper (you should)
** chapter where [[spoiler: United Federation of Planets forms without 75% of its founding members]] is named InSpiteofANail
** [[spoiler:surviving]] Bolians and Andorians form their own mercenary syndicate, [[MassEffect 'Cobalt Suns']]
** chapter dealing with the fate of Andorians is called NotSoDifferent
** chapter describing the fate of state enemies is called Basement Beneath {{Room 101}}

** when explaining discrepancies about fictional warp travel speed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brane_cosmology brane cosmology]] is invoked to explain subspace
* SlidingScaleofIdealismVsCynicsm: it remains to be seen if we are dealing with GreyAndGrayMorality, BlackAndGrayMorality, CrapsackWorld or a full blown Dystopia.

* TitleDrop: Star Trek is the name of spaceroute between founding worlds of the Union
* TranslationConvention: both played and averted. Star Trek races have names derived from their own languages while names of institutions are translated (Watchers of Shadows instead of Tal'Shiar)
* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: averted - Romulans use their own time units.
* VillainEpisode: seventh chapter is written about Romulans

** [[spoiler: chapter 10 breaks with traditional format of updates, quashes any Epileptic Trees about Earth not being a part of Union of Planets, hints at Earth being allied with or occupied by the Dominion, Vulcan being conquered by Romulans, Betazed uninhabitable, VeryBadThings happening to other races, and something terrifying happening to all other races]]
*** [[spoiler: Earth is called Tera, uses altered spelling and celebrates conquerors]]
*** [[spoiler:visions hint at upcoming threats species 8472, the Vaadwaur, Borg, Grigari ]]
*** [[spoiler:to top it off, the intelligence agent experiencing visions is Troi]]

Star Trek: Union is a work posted on AlternateHistoryDotCom by [=Jack Hawksmoor=]. It features a detailed Star Trek Universe in which instead of United Federation of Planets Union of Planets formed.

** chapter where [[spoiler: United Federation of Planets forms without 75% of its founding members]] is named InSpiteofNail

* VillainPedigree: Borg are back and are implied to be cosmic horrors with no hope of defeat.

Star Trek: Union is a work posted on AlternateHistoryDotCom by [=JackHawksmoor=]. It features a detailed Star Trek Universe in which United Federation of Planets does not exist being replaced by Union of Planets.

It is notable for being Darker and Edgier take on the universe, subverting several tropes and cliches.

* BizzareAlienBiology: Andorians whose biology has been taken from novels and supplemental materials

* MadScientist: Tolian Soran is helping Union against the Borg, although there is some omnious foreshadowing about his agenda.