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Concerning Dr. Simon Tarses (Old Spoilers)

Rush Limborg

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And...good evening, Trekkers, Trekkies, Trek-Necks, and Conversationalists all across The Final Frontier! :techman:

Okay. Here's a couple of questions regarding Simon Tarses--the kid from "The Drumhead" who got smeared in the witch-hunt of that ep. As most of you know, he went on to become the CMO of the U.S.S. Aventine, under the command of Captain Ezri Dax.

According to Memory Beta, after his six-month suspension, Simon "came to terms" with his Romulan heritage. I wonder...what were the precise circumstances behind that?

Second...he apparently had a romantic relationship with someone in Do Comet's Dream?. How did that turn out? Did they break up? Did they promise to stay in touch?

Finally...how do the books address his recovery from getting tarnished so bad in "The Drumhead", anyhow?

Okay. Answer away!
 
He's Chief Medical Officer of the Aventine now, so he must have overcome that stigma pretty well. Before that, he was a doctor in good standing during the DS9 Relaunch.
 
Elias Vaughn said:
He's Chief Medical Officer of the Aventine now, so he must have overcome that stigma pretty well. Before that, he was a doctor in good standing during the DS9 Relaunch.
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I'm aware of that.

I'm just trying to gain a good idea of the circumstances of his career, following his suspension, and preceeding his assignment to DS9.
 
I don't think they've really addressed the events of The Drumhead, or their reprecussion in the DS9R. There might have been a passing reference that I don't remember, but it certainly wasn't anything major. I didn't even realize who he was until I saw the episode after I started reading the books.
 
I don't recall any mention of the specifics of how Tarses got from the Drumhead to DS9 and now his current posting in either the DS9 or TNG books. Still fodder for our writers, I suppose?
 
Doesn't he also show up as a POW working on an artificial Dominion wormhole in that two-part TNG 'Dominion War' novel series? I forget how he got captured, but I believe it was because he was on an escape pod that was captured by the Jem'Hadar.
 
LutherSloan said:
Doesn't he also show up as a POW working on an artificial Dominion wormhole in that two-part TNG 'Dominion War' novel series? I forget how he got captured, but I believe it was because he was on an escape pod that was captured by the Jem'Hadar.
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I don't think those are considered canon in the current novels though, but I'm not 100% certain.
 
^ None of the books are 'canon'. But no, they're not part of the generally acknowledged continuity; Ro's story, in particular, is sharply different in those books than in the DS9 post finale novels.
 
Okay. Thanks to all of ya for answering Question #3.

Now...Questions #1 and #2 refer to two TNG Books: Sins of Commission and Do Comets Dream?

My pressing concern is Sins.... For anyone who's read the book, I'd like some details on Simon's alleged "coming to terms" with his Romulan Heritage, if you please. :)
 
As fate would have it, The high school I work at has Sins of Commision in the library. Time permitting, I will thumb through it and try to find your answer.
 
While we all wait for Turtletrekker, has anyone read Do Comets Dream? If so, I'd like to know how Simon's romantic relationship turned out.

(Please put it in a spoiler tag, for the sake of other fans who haven't read it, yet....:))
 
Cap'n Crunch said:
I have read Do Comets Dream? but I don't remember much of it...nor do I want to. :)
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I seem to have liked Somtow's book better than most, but still have very little recollection of the contents, other than a vague warm feeling.

But then, I've been a big fan of Somtow since I read "Vampire Junction" back in the early '80's. His "V" books were a lot of fun, too.
 
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....

So...did anyone here ever happen to read Sins of Commission, by any chance?

(Yeah, it is an older book, but still....)
 
I read it, but I don't remember too much about it at the moment, sorry. I read a lot, and if I don't get a chance to go back and read them again it can be hard to keep track.
 
Hmm....

So, are we all just focusing our attention on the newer books, then--and that's why no one seems to be reading up on the older ones?

Just wondering....:)
 
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