# Star Trek:TNG "Sub Rosa" - Ripoff of Anne Rice or original as claimed?

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**Created:** [February 12, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-sub-rosa-ripoff-of-anne-rice-or-original-as-claimed/528779 "2010-02-12T21:06:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-sub-rosa-ripoff-of-anne-rice-or-original-as-claimed/528779/12 "2010-02-13T13:32:37Z")

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Captain becoming spiritual leader? Check.  
One race recently liberated from faded empire? Check.  
Leader named Dukat? Check.  
Female first officer? Check.  
Minority doctor? Check.

Powerful “outside” race trying to foment wars to increase their power? Check.  
Dominion vs. Shadows.

I’m sure with some time I could come up with more, these are just the surface similarities.

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