The Mist is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. It was published in July 1998. It is the third novel in The Captain's Table series.

Benjamin Sisko enters the Captain's Table and tells a story of his encounter with the Mist, a group who exist in another level of reality.

Description

There's a bar called "The Captain's Table", where those who have commanded mighty vessels of every shape and era can meet, relax, and share a friendly drink or two with others of their calling. Sometimes a brawl may break out but it's all in the family, more or less. Just remember, the first round of drinks is always paid for with a story… even on the planet Bajor.

Do the people of the Mist have the ultimate cloaking device – or a gateway to another dimension? Captain Benjamin Sisko doesn't know for sure, but the Klingons, the Cardassians, and the Ferengi Alliance will stop at nothing to obtain the device. Now Sisko finds himself in the middle of a deadly struggle that could change the balance of power throughout the entire Alpha Quadrant!

References

Characters

Arthur • Julian Bashir • Bo'tex • Cap • Jadzia Dax • Dukat • Ell-Lee • Paul Higginbotham • Hompaq • Kathryn Janeway • John David Phelps Jackson • Kira Nerys • Näna • Nog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Orla • Prrghh • Robinson • Sasha • Benjamin Sisko • Sotugh • Thomason • T'Lak • Victor • Zzthwthwp

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Napoléon Bonaparte • Zefram Cochrane • Christopher Columbus • Curzon Dax • Braun Ginn • Gowron • Jones • Kahless the Unforgettable • Jean-Luc Picard • Montgomery Scott • Jake Sisko • Ty'lep • Orville Wright • Wilbur Wright

Locations

Alpha Quadrant • Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • The Captain's Table • Deep Space 9

Referenced only

Badlands • Cardassia • Earth • Ireland • Mir • New Orleans • Quilla • Ythi IV (Ythi)

Starships and vehicles

USS Cochrane (Oberth-class) • IKS Daqchov (Vor'cha-class Klingon battle cruiser) • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Galor-class • IKS Hutlh (Vor'cha-class) • USS Madison (Galaxy-class)

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Dorren • USS Enterprise • USS Idaho • Klingon warbird

Races and cultures

Bajoran • Cardassian • Caxtonian • Ferengi • Human • Jibetian • Klingon • Quilli • Trill • Vulcan • Wraith

Referenced only

Betazoid • Jem'Hadar

States and organizations

Bajoran Militia • House of DachoH • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Mist • Mist Grey Squadron • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

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Royal Shakespeare Company • Starfleet Academy • Tucker family

Other references

afterlife • Belopian eel • black olive • bloodwine • bregit lung • Carnuiin round beetle • cheese • Chicago-style pizza • cloaking device • Creole sausage • Dark Ages • dirty rice • Dominion War • fruitnut • ghost • Great Move • Greek god • guacamole • heart of targ • HoD • Intergalactic Rules of War • jalapeño • jambalaya • Jibetian ale • monarch butterfly • nacho chip • October • pepperoni pizza • pizza • raktajino • shredded beef • shucked oyster • tomato • Tower of Babel • warp drive • zwlty

Appendices

Background

• Since The Captain's Table was his idea, Dean Wesley Smith was given the first choice of the series and Captain he would write for. (Tales from the Captain's Table introduction)
• This novel has a ten page biography of Benjamin Sisko, with information from Deep Space Nine's first five seasons. It was written by Michael Jan Friedman for A Star to Steer Her By.
• The events of the story that Sisko tells take place before "The Way of the Warrior".

Images

Connections

Star Trek: The Captain's Table stories
Novels	War Dragons • Dujonian's Hoard • The Mist • Fire Ship • Once Burned • Where Sea Meets Sky
Tales from the Captain's Table short stories	"Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility" • "Darkness" • "Pain Management" • "LoDnI'pu' vavpu' je" • "The Officers' Club" • "Have Beagle, Will Travel: The Legend of Porthos" • "Iron and Sacrifice" • "Seduced" • "An Easy Fast"

Timeline

published order
Previous novel: Vengeance	DS9 novels	Next novel: The 34th Rule
Previous novel: Dujonian's Hoard	The Captain's Table miniseries	Next novel: Fire Ship
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Honor Among Thieves	Pocket	Next Adventure: Fire Ship
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2374. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: The Begotten	2373 Chapters 2-20	Next Adventure: Talent Night

Translations

1999

Italian : Il segreto dei Mist, translated by Flora Staglianò. (Fanucci)

2023

Arabic : الضباب. (Imagine)

External link

• The Mist article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.