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* NotSoDifferent: Spock and Burnham end up working out their differences during their trials aboard the Juggernaut, in particular learning that [[spoiler: ''neither'' of them had, as far as they could tell, earned the love of their shared father figure, Sarek.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Michael's first adventure.]]
A tie-in novel for ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', taking place a year before the show's first season. \n It takes place in the ''[[Literature/StarTrekDiscovery Star Trek: Discovery novel universe.]]''
[[caption-width-right:350:Michael's first adventure.]]
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** During a flashback to the death of Spock's beloved childhood pet, his cousin Selek is present. Viewers of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' would know this was actually a [[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E2Yesteryear time traveling Spock]], although neither Spock nor Burnham would have any way to know yet.
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** During a flashback to the death of Spock's beloved childhood pet, his adult cousin Selek is present. Viewers of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' would know this was actually a [[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E2Yesteryear time traveling Spock]], although neither Spock nor Burnham would have any way to know yet. Selek comforts him.]]
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* DramaticIrony: During the denouement, Georgiou commends Burnham's actions to diffuse an earlier standoff between ''Shenzhou'' and the ''Enterprise'', saying that she needs a first officer who is willing to stand up to her if she is making a mistake. Going too far in trying to do just that is what leads to Burnham later being [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello arrested]] and [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars convicted for mutiny]].
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* DramaticIrony: DramaticIrony:
** During the denouement, Georgiou commends Burnham's actions to diffuse an earlier standoff between ''Shenzhou'' and the ''Enterprise'', saying that she needs a first officer who is willing to stand up to her if she is making a mistake. Going too far in trying to do just that is what leads to Burnham later being [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello arrested]] and [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars convicted for mutiny]].
** A flashback involves Spock's adult cousin Selek, [[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E2Yesteryear actually a time-traveling Spock from years after the events of the book.]]
** During the denouement, Georgiou commends Burnham's actions to diffuse an earlier standoff between ''Shenzhou'' and the ''Enterprise'', saying that she needs a first officer who is willing to stand up to her if she is making a mistake. Going too far in trying to do just that is what leads to Burnham later being [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello arrested]] and [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars convicted for mutiny]].
** A flashback involves Spock's adult cousin Selek, [[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E2Yesteryear actually a time-traveling Spock from years after the events of the book.]]
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* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello Admiral]] [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars Anderson]] is in command over both Pike and Georgiou.
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** [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello Admiral]] [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars Anderson]] is in command over both Pike andGeorgiou.Georgiou.
** During a flashback to the death of Spock's beloved childhood pet, his cousin Selek is present. Viewers of ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' would know this was actually a [[Recap/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeriesS1E2Yesteryear time traveling Spock]], although neither Spock nor Burnham would have any way to know yet.
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** When dispatched on an away mission, Number One is described as wearing a turtle-neck sweater similar to what the character wore in ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage [[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage the original pilot]]''pilot]]
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The ''Enterprise'' is a much newer ship and has a number of advances compared to the ''Shenzhou''. What she lacks, however, is a Captain's Ready Room next to the bridge, meaning that Pike is forced to sprint to his quarters when Admiral Anderson wishes to speak to him privately.
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* DramaticIrony: During the denouement, Georgiou commends Burnham's actions to diffuse an earlier standoff between ''Shenzhou'' and the ''Enterprise'', saying that she needs a first officer who is willing to stand up to her if she is making a mistake. Going too far in trying to do just that is what leads to Burnham later being [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello arrested]] and [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E02BattleAtTheBinaryStars convicted for mutiny]].
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* JurisdictionFriction: Per Starfleet regulations, Captain Georgiou has command of the situation over Sirsa III, owing to the fact that her ship responded first, but Captain Pike arrives with orders from Admiral Anderson that conflict with Georgiou's sensibilities. The two officers end up spending much of the book angling for control of the situation, with Georgiou at one point invoking some blatant LoopholeAbuse after Anderson contacts her to give her the same orders he gave Pike [[spoiler: which she is able to argue means that she is yet again in command and that Pike has to follow her lead]].
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* NotSoDifferent: Spock and Burnham end up working out their differences during their trials aboard the Juggernaut, in particular learning that [[spoiler: ''neither'' of them had, as far as they could tell, earned the love of their shared father figure, Sarek.]]
* MythologyGag:
** The ''Constitution''-class starships lack a Captain's Ready Room next to the bridge, despite older designs like the ''Shenzhou'' having one. The Ready Room wasn't introduced as a concept in the franchise until ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
** Captain Georgiou fights against orders to [[OrbitalBombardment bombard a planet from orbit]], while [[DramaticIrony viewers of Season One]] know that her Mirror Universe counterpart [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E11TheWolfInside was a strong advocate of the strategy.]]
** When dispatched on an away mission, Number One is described as wearing a turtle-neck sweater similar to what the character wore in ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage the original pilot]]''
* MythologyGag:
** The ''Constitution''-class starships lack a Captain's Ready Room next to the bridge, despite older designs like the ''Shenzhou'' having one. The Ready Room wasn't introduced as a concept in the franchise until ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
** Captain Georgiou fights against orders to [[OrbitalBombardment bombard a planet from orbit]], while [[DramaticIrony viewers of Season One]] know that her Mirror Universe counterpart [[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E11TheWolfInside was a strong advocate of the strategy.]]
** When dispatched on an away mission, Number One is described as wearing a turtle-neck sweater similar to what the character wore in ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage the original pilot]]''
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Lieutenant Michael Burnham, Science Officer aboard the Starship ''Shenzhou'' is promoted to Acting First Officer, narrowly edging out her longtime rival, Lieutenant Saru, for the coveted position by Captain Philippa Georgiou's side. Soon after, they receive word that an alien behemoth has risen from the sea of Sirsa III, destroying a mining rig and launching an attack on the capital. ''Shenzhou'' is dispatched to render aid and investigate the threat, and soon after is joined by the Starship ''Enterprise'', under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, who has been ordered to destroy the unknown attacker before it can leave Sirsa III, [[AMillionIsAStatistic at any cost.]] Things go from bad to worse when the colonial government, led by Governor Kolova, is discovered to have established the colony under less-than-legal means, and takes up arms against the Starfleet personnel.
!''Desperate Hours'' includes examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapShoot: The Juggernaut's AI has no way of knowing that the empire it was built to serve has long gone extinct, [[spoiler: and once Burnham and Spock pass its test, it assumes that the ''Enterprise'' and ''Shenzhou'' are attacking ships from another world, rather than part of the same group living on the planet.]]
* AloneInACrowd: A running theme throughout the book. Saru and Spock are the only members of their races aboard their respective ships, Burnham doesn't fit in well with her fellow humans due to her Vulcan upbringing, and has similarly been shunned by the Vulcans she hoped to serve with aboard the Starship ''Intrepid''. And of course Captains Georgiou and Pike are both LonelyAtTheTop aboard their ships.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Much of the plot is moved along by Saru's investigation of planetary survey records and Sirsa III's voluminous charter paperwork [[spoiler: much of which he discovers was forged]], and ancient alien wall carvings discovered on the planet [[spoiler: which end up helping them figure out the Juggernaut's origin]].
* BackToBackBadasses: At one point, ''Enterprise'' and ''Shenzhou'' end up stacked on top of each other, trying to provide mutual cover, but this only proves to hinder either ship's ability to maneuver or fire freely, so they split up again.
* BrickJoke: The dentist who insists on being part of ''Shenzhou's'' away team ends up caught up in a hostage crisis, and by the end of the story is revealed to have [[spoiler: [[BewareTheSillyOnes gone completely berserk]] on one of his captors, beating the guy senseless.]]
* ContinuitySnarl: With the events of Season 2 of ''Discovery'', a few key plot points of the book fall into discontinuity, namely the fact that Burnham and Spock end up going through basically the same character arc in the second season of the show, two years after the events of this book.
* {{Crossover}}: A team-up between the crews of the Starship ''Shenzhou'' and the Starship ''Enterprise''. Highlights include Saru and Number One exploring alien ruins together, and Burnham and Spock exploring the Juggernaut and its trials.
* EnemyMine: Georgiou and Pike have ''very'' different ideas on how to handle the situation, but quickly rally to help defend each other against the Juggernaut's repeated assaults.
* GodzillaThreshold: Starfleet Command believes that the Juggernaut's threat is severe enough to invoke General Order 24, [[spoiler: which would involve unleashing the full firepower of the starships in orbit to destroy the Juggernaut, effectively wiping out all life on the planet and rendering it unfit to support life.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: Governor Kolova orders her people to lay down arms and surrender to Federation custody the very moment the Juggernaut is destroyed.]]
* NeglectfulPrecursors: The Juggernaut was left behind by an extinct empire for over a million years, until a Federation mining rig accidentally disturbed it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: No shortage of them on Governor Kolova's staff. When they are first notified of the Juggernaut's attack on the ''Arcadia Explorer'' rig, their first instinct is to find a way to blame the rig's destruction on the corporate miners working it (most of whom died in the attack). When the Juggernaut begins attacking the capital, proving it's existence rather directly, their first instinct is to find a way to blame ''that'' on the miners instead.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: The Juggernaut proves to be a test, determining if races are smart enough and advanced enough to join a distant (and [[{{Precursors}} extinct]]) empire. Note that if you pass the test, joining is mandatory, and if you fail the test, all life on the planet is wiped out.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Captain Georgiou, Captain Pike, and Governor Kolova are locked in a three-way power struggle for control of the situation (well, Georgiou and Pike are in a struggle for control, Kolova mostly ends up antagonizing the [[EnemyMine both of them]] into [[HateSink focusing on her instead with her antics]]), while the Juggernaut is equal-opportunity when it comes to attacking everyone else.
** On a smaller scale, Burnham and Saru do ''not'' get along with each other at all, but share a common cause and loyalty to Captain Georgiou.
!''Desperate Hours'' includes examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapShoot: The Juggernaut's AI has no way of knowing that the empire it was built to serve has long gone extinct, [[spoiler: and once Burnham and Spock pass its test, it assumes that the ''Enterprise'' and ''Shenzhou'' are attacking ships from another world, rather than part of the same group living on the planet.]]
* AloneInACrowd: A running theme throughout the book. Saru and Spock are the only members of their races aboard their respective ships, Burnham doesn't fit in well with her fellow humans due to her Vulcan upbringing, and has similarly been shunned by the Vulcans she hoped to serve with aboard the Starship ''Intrepid''. And of course Captains Georgiou and Pike are both LonelyAtTheTop aboard their ships.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Much of the plot is moved along by Saru's investigation of planetary survey records and Sirsa III's voluminous charter paperwork [[spoiler: much of which he discovers was forged]], and ancient alien wall carvings discovered on the planet [[spoiler: which end up helping them figure out the Juggernaut's origin]].
* BackToBackBadasses: At one point, ''Enterprise'' and ''Shenzhou'' end up stacked on top of each other, trying to provide mutual cover, but this only proves to hinder either ship's ability to maneuver or fire freely, so they split up again.
* BrickJoke: The dentist who insists on being part of ''Shenzhou's'' away team ends up caught up in a hostage crisis, and by the end of the story is revealed to have [[spoiler: [[BewareTheSillyOnes gone completely berserk]] on one of his captors, beating the guy senseless.]]
* ContinuitySnarl: With the events of Season 2 of ''Discovery'', a few key plot points of the book fall into discontinuity, namely the fact that Burnham and Spock end up going through basically the same character arc in the second season of the show, two years after the events of this book.
* {{Crossover}}: A team-up between the crews of the Starship ''Shenzhou'' and the Starship ''Enterprise''. Highlights include Saru and Number One exploring alien ruins together, and Burnham and Spock exploring the Juggernaut and its trials.
* EnemyMine: Georgiou and Pike have ''very'' different ideas on how to handle the situation, but quickly rally to help defend each other against the Juggernaut's repeated assaults.
* GodzillaThreshold: Starfleet Command believes that the Juggernaut's threat is severe enough to invoke General Order 24, [[spoiler: which would involve unleashing the full firepower of the starships in orbit to destroy the Juggernaut, effectively wiping out all life on the planet and rendering it unfit to support life.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: Governor Kolova orders her people to lay down arms and surrender to Federation custody the very moment the Juggernaut is destroyed.]]
* NeglectfulPrecursors: The Juggernaut was left behind by an extinct empire for over a million years, until a Federation mining rig accidentally disturbed it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: No shortage of them on Governor Kolova's staff. When they are first notified of the Juggernaut's attack on the ''Arcadia Explorer'' rig, their first instinct is to find a way to blame the rig's destruction on the corporate miners working it (most of whom died in the attack). When the Juggernaut begins attacking the capital, proving it's existence rather directly, their first instinct is to find a way to blame ''that'' on the miners instead.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: The Juggernaut proves to be a test, determining if races are smart enough and advanced enough to join a distant (and [[{{Precursors}} extinct]]) empire. Note that if you pass the test, joining is mandatory, and if you fail the test, all life on the planet is wiped out.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Captain Georgiou, Captain Pike, and Governor Kolova are locked in a three-way power struggle for control of the situation (well, Georgiou and Pike are in a struggle for control, Kolova mostly ends up antagonizing the [[EnemyMine both of them]] into [[HateSink focusing on her instead with her antics]]), while the Juggernaut is equal-opportunity when it comes to attacking everyone else.
** On a smaller scale, Burnham and Saru do ''not'' get along with each other at all, but share a common cause and loyalty to Captain Georgiou.
