Sulu's Death?

In Serpent Among the Ruins, there is a line that hints that Hikaru Sulu has
died. The book is on my desk at work, but the line goes something like "she
lost her mother as a child, and then as an adult.."

Have I missed a book in which Sulu died, or is there any reference to his
death in any books? I always thought that the Pocket policy was that the
main characters of ST never die.

Bob wrote:
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 > Have I missed a book in which Sulu died,

I haven't read any of the Lost Era books yet, but afaik, there is no
actual death scene anywhere.

It seems a pretty safe bet that, by the time of TNG, most of TOS crew
have died. Except for the circumstances surrounding Scotty and Kirk (if
you follow his resurrection in the books), and Spock and Bones.

Uhura is still alive during Vulcan's Heart, which is 20 years pre-TNG or
so.

But otherwise, no definitive deaths.

As for policy, that seems to be the case. However, I would imagine that
the time will come when they are allowed to decide such things.

Craig J. Ries<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->