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As the USS Voyager travels though a fairly
empty part of the Delta Quadrant, they receive and general invitation
to come to the planet Ryolanov. Being that it has been weeks
since the crew has had shore leave, and nerves are frayed, they
decided to check it out. After contacting the Eldest of the Ryol,
Varathael, they transport down and make first contact.
Laazia,
Varathael’s daughter, instantly latches onto Tom Paris,
which another of the Ryol, Naxor, seems to greatly disapprove.
After spending some time on the plant, the crew begins to notice
the smaller creatures that serve the Ryol. The Ryol refer to
them as “neffaler”, and usually say it in disgust.
Kes, while on the beach of the planet, psychically hears screams
of many voices.
Meanwhile, Tom, who already had one run-in with Naxor, is confronted him and a few of his friend on the beach.
Though a fierce fight ensues, Tom realizes that he and his two
friends can defeat the Ryol easily until…his friends collapse
on the sand with one look from Naxor. The Ryol are not the nice
beings that they appear to be, they feed on the living souls
of other beings. And now it looks like Tom Paris is going to
find out about that the hard way.
The Black Shore is a
science fiction book in the Star Trek: Voyager world and was written by
Greg Cox. It is Star Trek: Voyager number 13.
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