Star Trek (The Original Series) Pocket Books' Books Guide --------- Version 8 --------- La

Star Trek (The Original Series) Pocket Books' Books Guide --------- Version 8 --------- Last Updated: April 26, 1991 Produced by Richard Muirden Book back cover and front inside cover text (c) Copyright 1979-1991 Pocket Books Star Trek is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures Corp. * This document does not intend to infringe on Copyright owners * ----------------------------------------------------------------- This list contains the details, back cover and inside front cover texts from all of the Pocket Books' Star Trek (The Original Series) novels. This includes: * Regular Star Trek Novels * Giant Novels * Hardcovers * Movie Novelisations ----------------------------------------------------------------- The most current issue of this list may be obtained from the following source: * E-Mail: Sending e-mail to me at the following addresses: Internet: s892024@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU -or- ram@lionet.wesley.OZ.AU * ACSnet fetchfile/netfetch (Australia only) from host lionet.wesley.oz[.au] ----------------------------------------------------------------- This file is also available in PostScript format. PLEASE NOTE: Books that have been reprinted in a different form (eg: SPOCK'S WORLD) are included once as they were originally released. - i - Author Summary -------------- Following is a list detailing every author whoose work(s) appear in this list and the number of entries they possess. Authors are listed once. If more then one author worked on a book then each author is credited for that book. Name: Number of Books: ------------------- ---------------- A. C. Crispin 2 Barbara Hambly 2 Barbara Paul 1 Brad Ferguson 2 Carmen Carter 1 Carolyn Clowes 1 D. C. Fontana 1 Dana Kramer-Rolls 1 David Dvorkin 2 Della Van Hise 1 Diane Carey 3 Diane Duane 5 Gar and Judith Reeves-Stevens 2 Gene DeWeese 2 Gene Roddenberry 1 Greg Bear 1 Howard Weinstein 2 J. M. Dillard 5 Janet Kagan 1 Jean Lorrah 2 John M. Ford 2 Judy Klass 1 Julia Ecklar 1 Laurence Yep 1 Lee Correy 1 M. S. Murdock 1 Majliss Larson 1 Margaret Wander Bonanno 2 Melinda Snodgrass 1 Michael Jan Friedman 1 Peter Morwood 2 Robert E Vardeman 2 Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath 2 Sonni Cooper 1 V E Mitchell 1 Vonda N McIntyre 6 Total: 60 - ii - Contents This list is divided into sections, with a different section for each category of books. Thus, additions to the list are simply done by adding new pages as they are released. Section: Page Prefix: -------- ------------ Section A : Regular Star Trek Novels A Section B : Giant Novels B Section C : Hardcovers C Section D : Movie Novelisations D - iii - Section A Regular Star Tek Novels - A0 - "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" Number: 1 Author: Gene Roddenberry First Printing: 1979 Pages: 223 Back Cover Text: It came from an unexplored quarter of the galaxy. It ignored all attempts to communicate with it. And it annihilated all oppsition with energy bolts of uni- maginable ferocity. Computer projections showed that it would enter the solar system in precisely three days. The USS ENTERPRISE, refitting in dry dock, was the only craft that tarfleet Command could snd to intercept the clou in time... Front Inside Cover Text: 'Why are we now traveling into Space? Why indeed, did we trouble to look past the next mountain? Our prime obligation to ourselves is to make the unknown known. We are on a jour- ney to keep an appointment with whatever we are' - Gene Roddenberry According to its author, the above quotation may explain in part a remarkable phenomenon of the past ten years - and account for one of the most widely anticipated motion pic- tures of this year. Gene Roddenberry is the producer of Paramount's new multi-million-dollar space adventure drama, Star Trek - The Motion Picture. For him, the film culminates a fourteen-year labor of love that began in 1964 when he created the Star Trek TV series. After two pilots had been made, the show began its three year run on NBC in 1966 with Roddenberry producing. After being canceled by the network and placed in syndication throughout the world in 1970, the series inspired an unprecedented show business phenomenon that continues to this day. A former airline pilot, Gene Roddenberry's own life has been as adventure studded as a James Bond scenario. But, it was the opportunity to express more than adventure in his writing that led him to choose science fiction as his medium for a TV series. - A1 - "The Entropy Effect" Number: 2 Author: Vonda N McIntyre First Printing: June, 1981 ISBN: 0-671-6229-3 Pages: 224 Back Cover Text: The Enterprise is summoned to transport a dangerous criminal from Starbase prison to a rehabiltation center: brilliat physicist, Dr. Georges Mordreaux, accused of promising to send people back in time - then killing them instead. But when Mordreaux escapes, bursts onto the bridge and kills Captain Kirk, Spock must journey back in time to avert disas- ter - before it occurs! Now there's mor at stake then just Kirk's life. Mordreaux's experiments have thrown the entire universe into a deadly time warp. Spock is fighting time and the universe is closing in on itself with the relentless squeeze of ... THE ENTROPY EFFECT Front Inside Cover Text: A WASH OF RAINBOW LIGHT, A DAZZLE OF ULTRAVIOLET ENERGY, TOLD SPOCK HE HAD FAILED AGAIN.... They were fleeing, to some place he would never find, and he could come back again and again and again, earlier and earli- er, further fragmenting the very substance of the universe as he attemptd futilely to repair the damage being done. But he would always fail, he knew it now, something would always happen to cause him to fail. Entropy would always win out. He cried out in despair. Fighting the haplessness that washed over him, somehow he flung himself over onto his chest. Every nerve and muscle in his body shrieked as he reached to drag himself along the floor like the crippled creature he was, like the first primordial amphibian struggling for breath on the shores of a vanishing lake, knowing instinctively in the most primitive interconnections of his brain that he would probably die, if he continued, that he would surely die, if he stayed, that his only chance was to keep going, to try.... - A2 - "The Klingon Gambit" Number: 3 Author: Robert E Vardeman First Printing: October, 1981 ISBN: 0-671-47720-X Pages: 158 Back Cover Text: THE KLINGONS ARE HUNGARY FOR WAR ... THEIR TARGET: THE ENTER- PRISE! When Captain Kirk and his crew are ordered to Alnath II to challenge the deadliest Klingon Starship Terror, they're ready for anything - or so they think. But the defenseless Vulcan crew of a Federation science ship has been wiped out. The remaining members of the Alnath II mission have discov- ered a fabulous ancient city - but their report doesn't make sense. The Klingon battle cruiser has the Enterprise in its sights, and is ready to destroy it. But Captain Kirk can't seem to make decisions. Spock has started to throw temper tantrums. And Chekov has disobeyed vital orders. The crew of the Enterprise are loosing their minds ... one by one ... all victims of ... THE KLINGON GAMBIT Front Inside Cover Text: THE ENTERPRISE IS ABOUT TO BE DESTROYED. "Status report, Mr. Sulu," Kirk demanded as he made his way to the command seat. "Klingons are increasing the attack, sir." "Estimates, Scotty." "We canna survive more'n ten minutes at this rate, Cap'n!" Kirk slammed his fist against the armrest of the command seat. He couldn't fight. He dare not open fire. The Enter- prise might outmaneuver the Klingon ship, but it couldn't outrun or outfight it. "Captain, awaiting your order to fire. . . ." - A3 - "The Covenant of the Crown" Number: 4 Author: Howard Weinstein First Printing: December, 1981 ISBN: 0-671-67072-7 Pages: 191 Back Cover Text: THE SHADDAN CROWN IS THE KEY TO POWER - AND THE KLINGONS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE! An Enterprise shuttle is forced to crash-land in a violent storm on the barren planet Sigma 1212. Spock, McCoy and Kailyn, the beautiful heir to the Shaddan throne, survive in the near disaster. Now, Pursued by primitive hunters and a band of Klingon scouts, they must reach the mountain where the fabulous dynastic crown is hidden. With the help of Spock and McCoy, and her own fantastic mental powers, Kailyn must prove that she alone is the true heir to the throne. If they fail,they will open the door or Klingon takeover of the whole quadrant - and the galaxy's hope to live long and prosper will fall n the shadow of a cruel tyranny! Front Inside Cover Text: The Mounting Sound of Enemy Voices, the Utter Trapped Help- lessness, the Sweeping Feeling of Dread ... McCoy held his breath and waited. The soft steps of the hunters' boots were barely discernible, betrayed only by an occasional scuff of leather on sand and rock. But they moved closer, no longer accompanied by voices. A shadow cast itself across the cave floor, covering the morning light that shone in dimly. The shadow paused and the scuffing ceased. McCoy could hear his own heartbeat, feel it from his knees to his throat. Kailyn stood frozen next to him, anchored to the floor. A whining phaser beam suddenly sliced the stillness, the shadows fell away from the cave entrance, and McCoy and Kailyn gasped together as they heard a sound like two filled sacks thumping onto the hard ground.... - A4 - "The Prometheus Design" Number: 5 Author: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath First Printing: March, 1982 ISBN: 0-671-62745-7 Pages: 190 Back Cover Text: CAN THE GALAXY'S GROWING VIOLENCE BE STOPPED? Captain Kirk and his crew are on a mision to investigate the mysterious wave of violence that has overtaken the Helvans - revolutions, mass riots, horrible tortures, But this chaos is all part of an experiment by an unimaginable power that soon grips even the crew of the Enterprise ... Captain Kirk is plagued by violent hallucinations and is removed from command. Spock takes charge but his orders seem irrational - even cruel. Unless this terrible power can be stopped, not only the Enterprise, but an entire galaxy will be ensnared in the deadly grip of the... PROMETHEUS DESIGN Front Inside Cover Text: THE VULCAN'S CABIN LOOKED LIKE AN ANTEROOM OF HELL It had again been decorated, after Spock's return to the refitted Eterprise, in the deep red of Spock's Vulcan pref- erence. The weapons collection had been reinstated on the wall in remembrance of Vulcan's savage past. The attunement flame again cast flickering light and shadow from the demon- ic sculpture carved to house it. Of the flame-sculpture's true purpose only a few had dared to ask. But if the gargoyle had been set to guard the gates of hell, no one would have been surprised. Now, with two Vulcans still wearing the horns of Helvan and the look of guarding the gates themselves, the Vulcan rendi- tion of Human nightmare was complete. Kirk stepped forward and gave formal greeting in the Vulcan manner. Spock remained seated and did not return it. He looked at Kirk as if he inspected some miscreant brought before him in dispute. - A5 - "The Abode of Life" Number: 6 Authr: Lee Correy First Printing: May, 1982 ISBN: 0-671-62746-5 Pages: 207 Back Cover Text: ON THE PLANET MERCAN THERE ARE NO STARS, NO MOON, NO OUTER SPACE . . . The citizens of Mercan cannot conceive of worlds beyond their own. Their sun, Mercaniad, is prone to deadly, radioactive flare-ups, and the Mercans have organized their life around the need to survive The Ordeal - until a strange visitor appears from out of nowhere . . . The Enterprise, badly crippled and in desperate need of repairs, must seek help from a people who cannot believe in its existence. Mercaniad is about to blow and James Kirk faces an impossible choice: to attack the sun itself and save his ship and crew - or let a people live in peace, in the only world they know . . . THE ABODE OF LIFE Front Inside Cover Text: THE PROCTORS! There was the unmistakable ringing song of transporter mate- rialization that suddenly filled the air of the glade. A squad of black-helmeted, armored, and armed men, their very tall and lean bodies covered with bulletproof plates and each with a sigil of authority on his shoulder, materialized in strategic locations around the glade. "Proctors!" Orun warned Kirk, and started to run - and then stopped in his tracks as one of the black-garbed forms fired a handgun twice over his head. . . And the landing party of the Enterprise suddenly found them- selves completely surrounded by tall armed men, each with a handgun pointed at them. - A6 - "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn" Number: 7 Author: Vonda N McIntyre First Printing: 1982 Pages: 223 Back Cover Text: PREPARE YOURSELF FOR WARP-10 EXCITEMENT! The Galaxy's ultimate future is in the hands of James Kirk, Mr. Spock and the indomitable crew of the Enterprise... The Galaxy's ultimate weapon is in the hands of the evil Kahn and his followers. A battle that will shake the universe cannot be avoided...And the ultimate adventure is about to begin! Front Inside Cover Text: Admiral Kirk Steeped out onto the Bridge of the Enterprise ... ... and Dr. McCoy followed him. McCoy had to admit it was pleasant to be back. He nodded to Uhura, and she smiled at him. Mr Sulu had the helm, though just now it appeared that Lieutenant Saavik, first officer and science officer for the training cruise, would be pilot- ing the Enterprise for practice. The main difference of course, was that now Mr. Spock was the captain. He did not relinquish his place to Kirk; to do so would be improper. Heaven forbid that Spock might do anything improper. "Admiral on the bridge!" Mr Sulu said. "As you were," Kirk said before anyone could stand up or salute. "Starfleet Operations to Enterprise. You are cleared for departure." - A7 - "Black Fire" Number: 8 Author: Sonni Cooper First Printing: January, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-65747-X Pages: 220 Back Cover Text: SPOCK A TRAITOR? There is sabotage aboard the Enterprise, and Spock's investi- gation leads him into defiance of the Federation and a bi- zarre alliance with the Romulan and Klingon Empires against the bloodthirsty Tomarii - a savage race for whom war and battle are life itself. Now Spock has been declared a traitor and condemned to the shame of the Federation's highest security prison. And now Captain James Kirk must face the toughest decision of his command, while a lifelong friendship and the destiny of the free universe hang in the balance! Front Inside Cover Text: The Vulcan Examined the Jeweled Dagger Dispassionately ... It was beautiful, made by a fine craftsman on an unknown planet far away. Spock silently thanked the artisan for creating such an object of beauty for his purpose, then spoke to Julina, beside him on the stone pallet. "I had no intention of asking you to assist me, but I feel I am too weak to use the knife effectively." "I won't! I can't!" the Romulan sobbed, but she knew that Spock's Vulcan logic would prove the request a necessary one. "Julina, don't make be beg for your help ..." Spock gripped her hand tightly. He guided her hand, placing the dagger above her heart. "Now," he commanded her. - A8 - "Triangle" Number: 9 Author: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath First Printing: March, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-60548-8 Pages: 188 Back Cover Text: KIRK'S SOUL ... SPOCK'S LIFE A dark plan has been unleashed in the galaxy, a design so vast, on a collective - and ruthless - mind like the Totality could have conceived it. Now Captain Kirk must battle the seductive force of the Totality's will ... It was reasonable that Captain Kirk and Federation Free Agent Sola Than would fall in love. But no reasoning in the uni- verse could have foreseen the tragedy of Spock's own passion for the same oman. Now this unimaginable conflict could cost Captain Kirk his very soul, and bring death to the proud Vulcan. But in the unimaginable lies their only chance, and te freedom of the galaxy depends on the outcome of the ... TRIANGLE Front Inside Cover Text: THE DEVIL'S CHOICE The holo-spaces above the console filled with two life-size figures stranded on two separate ledges divided by a chasm too wide to jump - and by a slowly rising flow of lava which eroded their ledges. The Human figure - Kirk - was only partly conscious. But the Vulcan was fully coscious of his Helplessness. "So there it is, my dear," Soljenov said. "You may save one of them, but only one, by bonding with him. Bonded you might bring him through the Focal Field alive." Sola Thane looked from Kik to Spock, from Spock to Kirk. It was in her hands now. Her choice - with finality. - A9 - "Web of the Romulans" Number: 10 Author: M. S. Murdock First Printing: June, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-60549-6 Pages: 220 Back Cover Text: Ravaged by a killer virus, the Romulans enter Canara, where the only antidote can be found. Desperate, they incite a victorious Enterprise attack on one of their vessels - but Kirk discovers their ruse. Meanwhile the central computer has fallen in love with him, severely crippling the Enterprise. Now Kirk must bring the antidote to the Romulans - before the galaxy crashes over the brink of war! Front Inside Cover Text: "Or Canara Will Die..." "The incendiaries have been set. In one minute the fields will be aflame. In one hour there will be nothing left." "You will destroy yourselves?" The Praetor could not keep the horror from his voice. "Perhaps. But we will maintain what we are. And we will not have helped our enemies. You see no evidence of warfare? But we are a warrior people. We have spent our lives in constant warfare against our environment. We must fight to survive. And we have learnt to prepare ourselves. We are preared for you." The Praetor's face was a mask of failure. "The interview is over." Joramm's voice was suddenly sharp. "You and your fleet will depart Canara or Canara will die." - A10 - "Yesterday's Son" Number: 11 Author: A. C. Crispin First Printing: August, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-60550-X Pages: 191 Back Cover Text: The Romulans attack the planet Gateway, where Federation scientists are studying the Guardian of Forever - the myste- rious portal to the past. The Enterprise must protect the Guardian - or destroy it. But Spock has already used the portal to journey to the past. On the planet Sarpedion. 5,000 years ago Spock knew a beautiful, primitive woman. Now he has gone to meet his son! Front Inside Cover Text: THE ROMULAN THREAT CLOSES IN.... ZAR! Spock felt an irrational impulse - to comfort his son. He reached out a hand, shook his shoulder gently. "Stop it, Zar." Zar gasped, then ignored him. "I'm scared. I hate them. I'm ging to die.... Die...." His body stiffened, then the clenched hands loosened, and he tumbled over.... Shocked, Spock stared at him. He went to the limp figure. He pulled his son's head into his lap, felt his throat - a flutter, very slight.... His fingers went to the temples.... Probing, reaching, calling desperately the name, over and over.... Zar! Zar! Finally.... Zar! - A11 - "Mutiny on the Enterprise" Number: 12 Author: Robert E. Vardeman First Printing: October, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-67073-5 Pages: 189 Back Cover Text: The ship is crippled in orbit around a dangerous, living, breathing planet, and a desperate peace mission to the Orion Arm is stalled. Kirk has never needed his crew more. But a lithe, alien woman is casting a spell of pacifism - and now mutiny - over the crew. Suddenly Captain Kirk's journey for peace has turned into a terrifying war - retake command of his ship! Front Inside Cover Text: "Sir, please do not touch the console." Kirk spun to see several crewman standing along the rear bulkhead. "Use of the phasers against the society below is wrong." "Get to your posts immediately. This is a direct order! Lives will be lost if you don't obey." "We'd like to do as you say, sir, except it means using violence. We cannot do that. Lorelei has explained it all to us." Kirk didn't have time to argue. He turned to the panel. When the lights flashed ready, he hit the intercom button. "Che- kov, fire! I've got the phasers set!" No answer. "Chekov, what's happening?" - A12 - "The Wounded Sky" Number: 13 Author: Diane Duane First Printing: December, 1983 ISBN: 0-671-60061-3 Pags: 255 Back Cover Text: A pretty alien scientist events the intergalactic Inversion Drive, an engine system that transcends warp drive - and the Enterprise will be the first to test it! The Klingons attempt to thwart the test. But a greater danger looms when strange symptoms surface among the crew - and time becomes meaning- less. Now Captain Kirk and his friends face their greatest chal- lenge - to repair the fabric of the Universe before time is lost forever! Front Inside Cover Text: "Diane Duane has written AN EXCELLENT STAR TREK NOVEL. She's made the familiar folk of the Enterprise her own, and created fascinating alien characters as well. There are white-knuckle space battles as exciting as anything out of Lucas' films... totally believable and ALWAYS ENTERTAINING." - Michael Reaves, author of Dragonworld THE WOUNDED SKY "IS A REMARKABLE NOVEL IN ANY CATEGORY AND BEYOND A DOUBT THE BEST STAR TREK NOVEL EVER WRITTEN." - C. J. Cherryh, author of Downbelow Station - A13 - "The Trellisane Confrontation" Number: 14 Author: David Dvorkin First Printing: February, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-46543-0 Pages: 190 Back Cover Text: The Enterprise has rushed to war-torn Trellisane! Kirk is on the bridge of a Klingon warship, McCoy is dining with canni- bals, and the shipis surrounded by Romulans. In the Neutral Zone, power is up for grabs. Now only the ingenuity and raw courage of the Enterprise crew can avert catastrophe! Front Inside Cover Text: A BATTLE AT SEA ... "Row!" Kirk ordered. He and Spock grabbed their oars and bent their backs to the task, while Godor kept nervously scanning the water's surface for Sealons. Had all the fisherman been with them, as Kirk has planned, they could have made good speed, but as it was, the boat moved away from the site of their primitive depth-charge with agonizing slowness. An enormous concussion slammed the boat upwards. Kirk and Spock were tumbled from their seats onto the boards, but Godor, who hadbeen halt standing, shot out of the boat into the water. He surfaced instantly, his face filled with ter- ror, and screamed wordlessly at them ... - A14 - "Corona" Number: 15 Author: Greg Bear First Printing: April, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-62749-X Pages: 192 Back Cover Text: An awesome, sentient force of protostars - Corona - has taken control of a stranded team of Vulcan scientists. The Enter- prise has come on a rescue mission, with a female reporter and a new computer that can override Kirk's command. Sudden- ly, the rescuers must save themselves and the entire Universe - before Corona unleashes a Big Bang! Front Inside Cover Text: CORONA! Spock controlled his writhing and opened his eyes... "I need help," he said. Mason backed away, hands clutching her throat. "I am about to be controlled by Corona," Spock said. "I only have a few minutes of resistance left. I can feel it in my mind. I can hear its thoughts ... It does not respect us. We are here only for its use ... And it is about to destroy ... everything!" His eyes widened. He's afraid, Mason realized. He's seen something and it terrifies him! - A15 - "The Final Reflection" Number: 16 Author: John M. Ford First Printing: May, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-67075-1 Pages: 253 Back Cover Text: Klingon Captain Krenn is a ruthless war strategist. But on a mission to Earth, Krenn learns a lesson in peace. Suddenly he must fight a secret battle of his own. His Empire has a covert plan to shatter the Federation. Only Krenn can prevent a war - at the risk of his own life! Front Inside Cover Text: A Man of Battle, A Man of Peace "Klingons always lock doors," Krenn said. "Where were you?" "A custom of my race, in the presence of danger ... I was underneath the bed." "You almost convinced me," Krenn said. "I thought you would not fight." "I did not fight," Dr Tagore said calmly, "I simply did not allow myself to be too easily killed." And Krenn laughed, not because it was absurd but because he saw the reason of it. - A16 - "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" Number: 17 Author: Vonda N. McIntyre First Printing: June, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-49500-3 Pages: 253 Back Cover Text: NO ONE ON THE ENTERPRISE CAN BELIEVE THAT MR. SPOCK IS GONE! As the crew grieves for Mr. Spock, the awesome Genesis De- vice, now controlled by the Federation, has transformed an inert nebula into a new planet teeming with life. But Genesis can also destroy existing worlds. The creators of the Device want it given freely to the Gal- axy. But Starfleet Command fears that it will become a force for evil. And the enemies of the Federation will not rest until they seize it - as their most powerful weapon in the battle to conquer the Galaxy! Front Inside Cover Text: Sarek Nodded at McCoy. McCoy Stared Straight Ahead ... "Bones-" Kirk said urgently uder his breath. McCoy finally replied. "I am," he said hesitantly. "McCoy ... Leonard H." He took a long breath of the rarefied air of Vulcan and shivered. The Vulcan priestess spoke. "Since thou art human, we cannot expect thee to understandfull what Sarek has requested. Spock's body lives. With your approval, we will use all our powers to return to his body that which you possess: his essence. But, McCoy ..." Kirk could see the faint sheen of sweat on McCoy's forehead. "You must now be warned," the priestess said. "The danger to thee is as grave as the danger to Spock." - A17 - "My Enemy, My Ally" Number: 18 Author: Diane Duane First Printing: July, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-65866-2 Pages: 309 Back Cover Text: Ael t'Rlailiiu is a noble - and dangerous - Romulan Command- er. But when the Romulans kidnap Vulcans to genetically harness their mind power, Ael decided on treason. Captain Kirk, her old enemy, joins her in a secret pact to destroy the research laboratory and free the captive Vulcans. When the Romulans discover their plan, the Neutral Zone seethes with schemes and counter-schemes, sabotage and war! Front Inside Cover Text: Ael Ran Through the Corridors of the Enterprise into one of the cargo Transporter Rooms, pulled ou her phaser and leapt up onto the platform, with a great group of her own people and Kirk's. The young man behind the Trans- porter console set the delay, headed for the platform him- self, and they all dissolved in shimmer together. It must have been something different about the Federation Transporters, something usettling in their enginering - or maybe just Ael's own suppressed fear, crying out in her mind - that made her think she heard, as she dematerialized, the sound of phaser fire outside the Transporter Room, and a scream ... - A18 - "The Tears of the Singers" Number: 19 Author: Melinda Snodgrass First Printing: September, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-67076-X Pages: 252 Back Cover Text: Captain Kirk and the Enterprise join the Klingons to avert disaster inn the Taygeta V system - where a time/space warp has swallowed a spaceship without a trace. Spock suspects a link between the anomaly and the inhabitants of Taygeta, semi-aquatic creatures killed for the jewel-like tears se- creted at the moment of death. But a mutinous Klingon officer threatens the vital mission, as a desperate Kirk and Spock race to save the Taygetians, the Federation - and the entire universe! Front Inside Cover Text: A Hole in the Universe! The gaudy colors of the phenomenon writhed forward, its outermost tendrils just brushing the pockmarked, cindery surface of the inner planet. The planet seemed to waver, becoming almost transparent, and then it vanished from view as the time/space rip enveloped it. Spock swung about in his chair and looked at Kirk. "All readings have ceased. Scanners show only the meaningless readings associated with the phenomenon. For all intents and purposes the planet no longer exists." "But where has it gone, Mr Spock?" Scotty murmured. "Into wherever that," he pointed at the aurora that danced and sparkled across the screen, "leads." - A19 - "The Vulcan Academy Murders" Number: 20 Author: Jean Lorrah First Printing: November, 1984 ISBN: 0-671-64744-X Pages: 280 Back Cover Text: Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospi- tal, seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded Enterprise crew member. Spock's mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock's family ... Suddenly, patients are dying, and Kirk suspects the unthinka- ble - murder on Vulcan! But can he convince the Vulcans that something as illogical as murder is possible? Until the killer is caught, everyone is in danger! Front Inside Cover Text: MURDER - ON A WORLD WITHOUT CRIME! "My son should have been here by now," said Sarek. "Perhaps our guests overslept-" The communications console buzzed loudly. Sarek flicked the switch, and Spock's face appeared on the communicator screen. "Father, there has been another power failure. Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and I are with Storn-" "I'm on my way!" Sarek cut him off, clamping control over the panic in his veins. It had happened twice now - and if it happened a third time, the victim would be Amanda! - A20 - "Uhura's Song" Number: 21 Author: Janet Kagan First Printing: January, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-65227-3 Pages: 373 Back Cover Text: Years ago, Lt. Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, the land of graceful, cat-like beings. The two women exchanged forbidden songs and promised never to reveal their secret. Now the Enterprise is orbiting Eeiauo in a desperate race to save the inhabitants before a deadly plague destroys them. Uhura's secret songs may hold the key to a cure - but the clues are veiled in layers on mystery. The plague is killing humans, threatening other planets - and Kirk must crack the code before the Enterprise succumbs! Front Inside Cover Text: The Ships Communicator Beeped ... "McCoy to Kirk." "Kirk here. Come in Bones." McCoy's face had been haggard before, but they were all unprepared for the terrible look that appeared in the view- screen. "Bones!" Ji Kirk reacted instinctivly to that look. "What's happened?" McCoy drew a long and shuddering breath. "Nurse Chapel - Christine - she's got ADF syndrome." "My god, Bones, are you sure?" "Would I be telling you that if I weren't? What do you think I am, some kind of damn fool?" McCoy snapped back. "Tell Starfleet the damn disease is communicable to humans, and they've got to quarantine anybody who's been in contact with a Eeiauoan in the past six months. And clean your own house, Jim. We've got a real plague on our hands now. McCoy out." The screen went dark. . . . - A21 - "Shadow Lord" Number: 22 Author: Laurence Yep First Printing: Marc, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-47392-1 Pages: 279 Back Cover Text: Angira is a primitive, violent planet - and young Prince Vikram returns from Earth filled with new ideas. When Sulu and Spock accompany Vikram home, they walk into a bloodbath: reactionary forces, afraid of any modernization, have seized Vikram's rightful throne. Suddenly the men from the Enter- prise are on an underground journey with a Prince who is coming of age. The future of Angira is at stake, and each man's survival depends on his skill - and daring - with a sword! Front Inside Cover Text: Sulu, Swordsman. The bandit yelled in pain and Sulu slid his blade free. There was blood on the point. From somewhere to his left, another bandit screamed - Urmi's work. The prince was still busy with Lord Tayu. Panting for breath, Sulu turned back to the other bandits. But they weren't nearly as enthusiastic as they had been before. Finally, a large man with a huge cutlass started towards Sulu. And Sulu tensed. The man's cutlass was large enough to break Sulu's own blade if he wasn't careful. But on the other hand, it ought to be a clumsier weapon. It would be a test of Sulu's own quickness - and perhaps his luck. . . . - A22 - "Ishmael" Number: 23 Author: Barbara Hambly First Printing: May, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-55427-1 Pages: 255 Back Cover Text: The Enterprise is on a peaceful mission at Starbase 12 when a bizare cosmic phenomenon caues a Klingon ship to suddenly vanish - with Spock aboard for the ride. Spock's last message from the Klingon ship is cryptic and frightening. The Klin- gons are traveling into the past, searching for the one man who holds a vital key to the future. If they can kill that man, the course of history will be changed - and the Federa- tion will be destroyed. Front Inside Cover Text: "Where are you - from," Sarah asked. . . . Spock shook his head wearily. "The name of the planet would mean nothing to you. Your astronomes have not even discov- ered the star yet." "I see." She looked down at her folded hands where they rested on the handle of the door. Then she looked up at him again. "I knew at the dance, you see." Spock's eyebrow lifted, startled. Sarah smiled a little. She reached out and took his hand in her long slim fingers ... then she released it and her figers brushed lightly against his cheek. "That's fever-hot," she said clinically. "A hundred and three, a hundred and four. A - one of us - would have been raving. You were clearly having the time of your life .... When you took my hand for the grand right and left, I noticed the scars on your hand had turned a sort of apple-green." "In the future," he found himself saying tiredly, "I must remember to avoid dancing. . . ." - A23 - "Killing Time" Number: 24 Author: Della Van Hise First Printing: July, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-52488-7 Pages: 311 Back Cover Text: Second History: a Romulan time-tampering poject that has transported the Enterprise and the glaxy into an alternate dimension of reality. Now, Kirk is an embittered young ensign and Spock is a besieged Starship commander. Lured into a Romulan trap, Captain Spock and Ensign Kirk must free themselves from both their captors and their own altered selves ... before the galaxy hurtles toward total destruc- tion! Front Inside Cover Text: "Let Us Understand One Another, Ensign Kirk," Spock began ... "Threats pull no weight with me, and I shall not tolerate them. ...I am ordering you to tell me who is responsible for your injuries." But Kirk remained mute and immovable. In his prison days, he'd learned what it meant to keep a confidence. "I'm respon- sible for my own problems," he stated at last. "And I don't need a keeper! Keep your half-breed sentimentalities to yourself, Spock!" He started toward the door.... The Vulcan moved to stand between hm and the door. Half-breed. The word hung somewhere outside reality.... - A24 - "Dwellers in the Crucible" Number: 25 Author: Margaret Wander Bonanno First Printing: September, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-60373-6 Pages: 308 Back Cover Text: Warrantors of Peace: The Federation's daring experiment to prevent war among its members. Each warrantor, man or woman is hostage for the government of his native world - and is instantly killed if that world breaks the peace. Now Romulans have kidnaped six Warrantors, to foment politi- cal chaos - and then civil war - within the Federation. Captain Kirk must send Sulu to infiltrate Romulan territory, find the hostages, and bring them back alive - before the Federation self-destructs! Front Inside Cover Text: Uhura Was at Her Post When Suddenly Her Console Began to Flicker and Beep . . . "... Enterprise, come in Enterprise ... Gamma 7 calling Enterprise, come in please. . . ." The signal was faint, full of gaps and heavy with static, and the voice was not Sulu's. "Enterprise here," Uhura said crisply. "You're very faint, Gamma 7. I can barely read you. . . ." "This frequency too risky. Can't hold channel long. We have a priority data feed. . . ." The relays fed in a whole string of numbers and Uhura's pulse began to race. These were the trade route coordinates Sulu had promised just before they lost contact! It meant he was alive and still free to move about. Or had been, at least long enough to broadcast his findings . . . . If Sulu can't get out under his own steam, she thought, they'll never be able to retrieve him. . . . - A25 - "Pawns and Symbols" Number: 26 Author: Majliss Laron First Printing: November, 1985 ISBN: 0-671-55425-5 Pages: 277 Back Cover Text: Threatened by a deadly famine, the Klingon Empire is on the verge of igniting amad interplanetary war of conquest. When a earthquake destroys a remote Federation research station, Jean Czerny, agricultural scientist, succumbs to amnesia. Stranded on enemy borders, she is imprisoned by Kang, the evil commander of a Klingon battleship. Now Kirk must play a dangerous game of mind strategy to prevent a savage attack on the Federaion! Front Inside Cover Text: "Commander Kang, you are holding one of my people . . . and certain materials belonging to the Federation. I formally demand immediate return." Kang smiled openly. "Surely you jest, Captain. Lieutenant Czerny is bond to me. She is a very valuable pawn to me for the moment. I have no intention of releasing her yet." "Kang, when your ship was destroyed and I took your crew survivors aboard my ship they were well-treated. I expect the same for Czerny. I will hold you personally responsible for her treatment." Kirk rubbed his right cheek wth an uncon- scious gesture as he recalled the image of Kang standing over Chekov's writhing form with the Klingon Agonizer pressed to his face. . . . - A26 - "Mindshadow" Number: 27 Author: J. M. Dillard First Printing: January, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-60576-1 Pages: 252 Back Cover Text: The tranquil planet of Aritani has suddenly come under attack by a vicious and unknown enemy. The Enterprise rallies to the scene, only to plunge into a deadly nightmare: Spock is found mysteriously injured. his mental powers crippled and weak, and Kirk uncovers an evil Romulan plot - with a cunning double agent in the middle. As Spock begins to regain his memory, Kirk strives to expose the agent. But only Spock's knowledge can stop the Romulans . . . from controlling the universe! Front Inside Cover Text: They Had Searched the Area near the Mountains where the plateau broke off abruptly, beginning again after a drop of some 400 feet. Reluctantly, Scott peered down, careful of his own steps along the edge of the drop. Krk searched a short distance away; the height was beginning to make him dizzy. . . . He saw Scott stiffen and draw his head up quickly, and he knew with heartsickening certainty what the engineer saw. He ran to Scott's side, and clutching his arm, was compelled to look down at what he could not bear to see. "Dear God, Spock-" - A27 - "Crisis on Centaurus" Number: 28 Author: Brad Ferguson First Printing: March, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-65753-4 Pages: 254 Back Cover Text: Massive computer malfunctions are plaguing the Entrprise when Kirk suddenly receives a shocking message from Star Fleet Command: Cntaurus has been bombed and annihilated: thousands are dead. Give whatever help you can. Centaurus is a beautiful, peaceful planet, home to many humans - including McCoy's daughter Joanna. The crew risks beaming down to investigate. But Kirk is thrown into a deadly struggle between violent enemy terror- ists and vengeful Centaurians. Now Lt. Uhura, left alone in command, must jeopardize the crippled Enterprise to save Centaurus, Kirk - and Joanna McCoy! Front Inside Cover Text: "Mr. Chekov, Please Take Us Down Close to the Ground," Spock said. As Chekov pitched the joystick forward and eased back on the power, he asked, "Vhat are ve looking for, Mr. Spock?" "Some indication of the location of the Centaurus Medical Complex," the Vulcan answered. "Dr. McCoy's daughter was a medical student there. I would like to be able to tell the doctor something of her fate." At last, they noticed the stumps of what had been several Gothic-style buildings. Slowly, they coasted over the ruins of the Medical Complex. Here and there, dead littered the landscape. Chekov's teeth were clenched. "Someone must answer for this...this..." He sought an adequate word, but could not find one. They hovered over what had been the central square of the medical school campus. No one came out from hiding in re- sponse to the racket of their engines. Finally, Chekov took them up and away. - A28 - "Dreadnought!" Number: 29 Author: Diane Carey First Printing: May, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-61873-3 Pages: 251 Back Cover Text: Star Empire is the Federation's most powerful new weapon - a dreadnought, first in a class of super-starships - capale of outgunning a dozen Klingon cruises, or subduing a galaxy. On the eve of her maiden voyage, Star Empire is stolen by terrorists who demand a rendezvous with the Enterprise - and with Lieutenant Piper, stationed aboard Kirk's ship on her first training cruise. Now Piper must discover why her friends from Starfleet are among the terrorists ... and why they insist the ship was stolen not to attack the Federation - but to save it! Front Inside Cover Text: Into Our Viewscreen Rose a Dazzling Ship ... Lights Glowed Red, Blue, Yellow, White ... Star Empire! "What is the purpose of your mission?" Kirk Demanded. "That will be revealed only to your boarding party." "We will not comply with terrorists," our captain said. The young face on the viewscreen, a face whose nuances I thought I knew, paused for response. "We must speak in per- son, Enterprise. Please comply." Captain Kirk gazed into that face as though the young man had just walked up and tweaked his nose. "Mr. Spock?" he invited. Spock tilted his head. "Security. Place Lieutenant Piper under arrest. Charge: conspiracy with terrorists." "Sir - no!" Security yanked me away.... - A29 - "Demons" Number: 30 Author: J. M. Dillard First Printing: July, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-62524-1 Pages: 251 Back Cover Text: Long before the Federation, a powerful force invaded our galaxy and almost destroyed it ... a force that began with possession and madness, and ended in murder! A Starfleet research expedition to the farthest reaches of the galaxy has unearthed that force once again ... and brought its silent evil back to the planet Vulcan. Now Spock must defeat the demons that threaten his friends and family, or the Enterprise will become the instrument of the galaxy's destruction! Front Inside Cover Text: "Jim?" McCoy Called ... "No point in going in there. They're both out cold." Kirk stopped at the entrance to the little room and half- turned his head toward the doctor. McCoy could not see his face. "Just waned to check on Anitra," he said easily. "No harm in that, is there?" There was a heartbeat's pause. No harm, that McCoy could see ... yet there was something wrong with the question, with the way that Kirk stood in the doorway. McCoy realized that the hairs on his scalp and neck were standing straight up. "Dear God," McCoy whispered. "Jim-" Kirk's back relaxed. "Something wrong, Doctor?" "Yes. Yes, there's something wrong," McCoy croaked forcing the words from his throat against their will. In the midst of his terror, he wassuddenly struck by anger at what had been done to his friend. "Just what in hell are you?" - A30 - "Battlestations!" Number: 31 Author: Diane Carey First Printing: November, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-66201-5 Pages: 274 Back Cover Text: Back on Earth enjoying a well-deserved shore leave, Captain Kirk is rudely accosted by a trio of Starfleet Security guards. It seems he is wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of transwarp - the Federation's newest, most advanced propulsion system. Could Captain Kirk, Starfleet's most decorated hero, be guilty of stealing top-secret tech- nology? With the aid of Mr. Spock, Lr. Cmdr. Piper begins a desperate search for the scientists who developed transwarp - a search that leads her to an isolated planet, where she discovers the real - and very dangerous - traitor! Front Inside Cover Text: INVASION! Three Star Fleet Security Division uniforms distilled into being. Two men, large. And a woman, compactly built but somehow imposing in her own way. Kirk got up from the helm chair, moving to them like a prowl- ing tiger. Sharply he demandd, "Just what is the meaning of this intrusion?" "Captain James T Kirk?" "Yes." "Lieutenant Alexander, sir. Sir, I am instructed to escort you to Star Fleet headquarters regarding an inquiry issued by Star Fleet Command and the Federation Military Advisory Committee. If you so not choose to cooperate, I am authorized to place you under special arrest." "In other words," Kirk said eyes narrowing, "I go with you either way." - A31 - "Chain of Attack" Number: 32 Author: Gene DeWeese First Printing: February, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-63269-8 Pages: 251 Back Cover Text: While mapping a series of gravitational anomalies, the Enter- prise is suddenly hurled millions of light-years through space, into a distant galaxy of sorched and lifeless worlds ... into the middle of an endless interstellar war. With no way back home, the crippled starship finds itself under relentless and suicidal attack by both warring fleets! And Captain Kirk must gamble the lives of his crew on his ability to stop a war that has raged for centuries - and ravaged a galaxy ... Front Inside Cover Text: "Collision course, Captain ..." "... at present acceleration, impact in seven-point-three seconds, " Spock said. "Evasive maneuvers, Mr. Sulu!" Sulu and the navigation computer responded, and the alien ship shot by a hundred kilometers below, its lasers still drenching the Enterprise's shields and surrounding space in concentrate radiation. "They apparently do not like us, Captain," hekov commented. "Apparently," Kirk agreed. "If this is the way everyone in this neighborhood reacts to strangers, it's no wonder all these worlds were destroyed." "They are persistent, too sir. The ship is returning again." "But this will be it's last run, Captain," Spock said. "It appears to be purposely inducing an overload in its primary power source. Unless something is done, all its matter and anti-matter fuel will be simultaneously converted to energy in eighteen-point-three seconds, which time will coincide with its closest approach to the Enterprise. If that approach is as close as previous approaches, our deflector shields will not be able to withstand the energy release." - A32 - "Deep Domain" Number: 33 Author: Howard Weinstein First Printing: April, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-63329-5 Pages: 275 Back Cover Text: A routine diplomatic visit to the water-world of Akkalia becomes a nightmarish search for a missing Spock and Chekov, a search that plunges Admiral Kirk headlong into a corrupt government's desperate struggle to retain power. For both a Federation Science outpost and akkalia's valiant freedom fighters have begun uncovering the ancient secrets hidden beneath her tranquil oceans. Secrets whose exposure may mean civil war for the people of Akkalia - and death for the crew of the starship Enterprise. Front Inside Cover Text: "STAND BY FOR EVASIVE MANEUVERS, MR. CHEKOV ..." Spock shoved the throttle control to maximum. The G-forces squeezed them back into their seats. "Damn." Chekov glanced up from his scanner. "They're still closing on us. They were built for this ... we weren't." Spock replied by yanking the throttle back, cutting their speed to a standstill. The pursuing Chorymi ships rushed past. Chekov grinned wickedly. "Good move, Mr. Spock." "Not good enough, I'm afraid," Spock replied. The tactical screen showed the dogged Chorymi fighters hadn't given up. within seconds they were back within weapons range, and fired another volley. Spock and Chekov flt the shuttle take two hits at the stern. A muffled explosion shook the ship and the cabin lights flickered ... - A33 - "Dreams of the Raven" Number: 34 Author: Carmen Carter First Printing: June, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-64500-5 Pages: 255 Back Cover Text: A merchant ship's frantic S.O.S. sends the Enterprise speed- ing to the rescue! But the starship's mission of mercy soon becomes a desperate struggle for survival against a nightmar- ish enemy Captain Kirk can neither identify nor understand, an enemy he must defeat without the aid of one of his most trusted officers. For the Leonard McCoy Kirk knewis gone. In his place stands a stranger - a man with no memory of his Starfleet career, his family, his friends ... or the one thing James T. Kirk needs most of all. His dreams. Front Inside Cover Text: A Nasty Tingle Crept up the Base of Kirk's Neck ... Spock's voice rang out. "Captain, bio-scan readings are inconsistent with our profiles of the Frenni race." Instinct, rather then thought, moved Kirk to action. His voice rang out to Engineering. "Mr. Scott, recall the shut- tlecraft." He edged forward on his seat. "Mr. Sulu, prepare to raise shields as soon as those ships are back aboard." "Kirk, what hass happened?" came the bewildered voice of the alien as the shuttlecraft turned back towards the Enterprise. Kirk hesitated. "Captain, why thees gamess with uss? please hurry, we hass injured needssing medical care." "Captain," Spock said. "Energy output levels in their engine room are inceasing." On the viewscren, the cruiser began to turn slowly. Jim felt the soft snap of a trap springing shut. "Scotty, get those shuttles landed! We need to raise shields!" "Five seconds, Captain." Kirk chanted the count to himself. "Now, Sulu!" But even as the helmsman moved to obey, the Frenni craft burst into motion, racing straight for the Enterprise. - A34 - "The Romulan Way" Number: 35 Author: Diane Duane and Peter Morwood First Printing: August, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-63498-4 Pages: 254 Back Cover Text: They are a race of warriors, a noble people to whom honor is all. They are cousin to the Vulcan, ally to the Klingon, and Starfleet's most feared and cunning adversary. They are the Romulns - and for eight yers, Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto has hidden in their midst. Now the presence of a captured Starfleet officer forces her to make a fateful choice - between exposure and escape. Between maintaining her cover - and saving the life of Dr. Leonard McCoy. Here, in a startlingly different adventure, is he truth behind one of the most fascinating alien races ever created in STAR TREK - the Romulans. Front Inside Cover Text: "I CAN TELL WHO I AM, SIR," THE MAN SAID ANGRILY ... Arrhae broke out all over in cold sweat at the sound of him. She was not wearing a translator, and he spoke Federation Standard, and she understood him, Not that this should have been strange, of course. Arrhae's composure began to shatter, and she kept walking, steadily, to be well out of sight before it should d so completely. "I'm Doctor Leonard E. McCoy," he said, and O elements, it was a native terran accent from somewhere in the south of EnnAy, probably Florida or Georgia. Arrhae made herself keep walking, without reaction, without any slightest reaction to the language she had not heard from another begin for eight years, and had stopped hearing even in her dreams. "I'm a Commander in the United Federation of Planets' Star- fleet - and what you people have done is a dammed act of war!" - A35 - "How Much For Just the Planet?" Number: 36 Author: John M. Ford First Printing: October, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-62998-0 Pages: 257 Back Cover Text: Dillithium. In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation's starships... and the Klingon Empires's battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the- way planet named Diredidi, the greatest fortune in Dillithium crystls ever seen has been found. Under the terms of the Organian Peace treaty. The planet will go to the side best able to develop the planet and its resources. Each side will contest the prize with the prime of it's fleet. For the Federation - Captain James T. Kirk and the starship Enterprise. For the Klingons - Captain Kaden vestai-Oparai and the Fire Blosom. Only the direidians are writing their own script for this contest - a script that propels the crew of the Enterprise into their strangest adventure yet! Front Inside Cover Text: "YOU THINK WE CAN HELP?" KIRK ASKED ... "You plan against these petty nobles; that is bold," Captain Kaden said, twisting the cap from his fourth bottle of beer. "That is the way of the line-founder and I salute it ... but what if we were discovered interfering with your planet? Would not the lightbulbs object?" He looked at the bottle cap in his hand, tossed it aside as if it were hot. "Lightbulbs?" Pete said. "Organians," Kirk said. "It's a habit they have .... Well, never mind that. I don't think this should make any differ- ence at all wit them. It not like we're trying to influence your world's decision about the dillithium rights...." "No," Kaden said quickly. "Of course not," Pete said. "Absolutely," Kirk said. "Nothing like it," Kaden added. "Well," Kirk smiled. "I'm glad we understand that." - A36 - "Bloodthirst" Number: 37 Author: J. M. Dillard First Printing: December, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-64489-0 Pages: 264 Back Cover Text: A class one medical emergency summons the Enterprise to the Federation outpost Tanis. Thre a grisly surprise awaits them. Two of the lab's three researchers are dead, their bodies almost entirely drained of blood. There are no clues. No records of their research. No remnants of their work. There is only the outpost's sole survivor, Dr. Jeffrey Adams. A man with a secret that will rock the very foundations of Star Fleet... and a terrible, all-consuming hunger that will bring death to the crew of the starship Enterprise. Front Inside Cover Text: STANGER GAVE A MUFFLED CRY ... The faint outline of his suit, barely visible in the dark- ness, showed him sprawled across the floor. "Stanger! Are you all right?" McCoy dropped the open communi- cator. "What in the hell is going on down there?" Kirk's angry voice emanated from the communicator on the floor. Stanger emipted a small bleat of disgust and pushed himself away and up into a standing position. He was on his feet by the time McCoy recovered the flashlight and shone it on him. "My God, Stanger-" Repelled by theenergy field, a deep red fluid beaded up and dribbled down the front of stangers suit. - A37 - "The IDIC Epidemic" Number: 38 Author: Jean Lorrah First Printing: February, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-63574-3 Pages: 278 Back Cover Text: I.D.I.C. - Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination. More than just a simple credo, for those of the planet Vulcan it is the cornerstone of their philosophy. Now, on the Vulcan Science Colony Nisus, that credo of toler- ance is being put to its sternest test. For here, on a planet where Vulcan, Human, Klingon, and countless other races live and work side by side, a deadly plague has sprung up. A plague whose origins are somehow rooted in the concept of I.D.I.C. itself. A plague that threatens to tear down that centuries-old maxim and replace it with an even older con- cept. Interstellar War. Front Inside Cover Text: "KROYKAH!" KIRK SHOUTED ... Even to the followers of T'Vet, that word, used in ceremonies dating back to the Vulcan Time of the Beginning, meant "stop!" "You are not on Vulcan now," Kirk said, striding between the two fighters. They rested their weapons with the weighted ends on the floor. "You are on my ship, and here my word is law. There will be no combat with deadly weapons aboard ship. You are welcome to use our facilities for unarmed combat, to practice marksmanship in the-" "How dare you profane Vulcan custom!" Satat, war-chief of those assembled, said. He turned to the two fighters. "Con- tinue the combat." The two fighters hefted their weapons again and began moving. Kirk stood still, squarely between them in the center of the mat. If he didn't get out of their way, they were going right through him. - A38 - "Time for Yesterday" Number: 39 Author: A. C. Crispin First Printing: April, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-60371-X Pages: 303 Back Cover Text: Time in the galaxy has stopped running in its normal course. That can mean only one thing - the Guardian of Forever is malfunctioning. To save the universe, Starfleet Command reunites three of its most legendary figures - Admiral James T. Kirk, Spock of Vulcan, and Dr. Leonard McCoy - and sends them on a desperate mission to contact the Guardian, a jour- ney that ultimately takes them 5,000 years into the past. They must find Spock's son Zar once again - and bring him back to their time to telepathically communicate with the Guardian. But Zar is enmeshed in troubles of his own, and soon Kirk, Spock, and McCoy find themselves in a desperate struggle to save both their world - and his! Front Inside Cover Text: "THE PERSON WHO COMMUNICATED WITH THE GUARDIAN WAS MY SON ..." Admiral Morrow looked at Spock incredulously. "Your-" Kirk doubted that Morrow could have looked more thunderstruck if the conference table had come to life and danced a hornpipe. It was a full thirty seconds before the admiral could speak. "I apologize, Mr. Spock ... but your personnel records never ..." He cleared his throat. "At any rate," Morrow continued, "the important thing is that contact was established. What your son did once, he may be able to do again. Where is he?" "I am afraid that will be impossible, Admiral," Spock said levelly, but something shadowed the dark eyes for a moment. "My son has been dead for five thousand years." - A39 - "Timetrap" Number: 40 Author: David Dvorkin First Printing: June, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-64870-5 Pages: 221 Back Cover Text: In a remote area of Federation space, the Enterprise picks up an urgent distress signal - from a Klingon vessel! Tracing the S.O.S., the crew finds the Klingon cruiser Mauler, trapped in a dimensional storm of unprecedented power. Yet paradoxically, the ship refuses both the Enterprise's call and the offers of help. Determined to discover what the klingons are doing in Federation space, Kirk beams aboard their ship with a securi- ty team, just as the storm flares to its highest intensity. As the bridge crew watches in horror, Mauler vanishes from the Enterprise's viewscreen. And James T. Kirk awakens... one hundred years in the future. Front Inside Cover Text: "YOU MUST NOT COUNT ON EVER GOING HOME AGAIN ..." Kirk gripped his cup tightly and waited. "You see, Captain - may I call you Jim?" Morith asked. Kirk nodded impatiently. "Jim. You see, Jim, that storm that Mauler encountered was apparently more than just some curious magnetic-ionic dis- turbance. It was a temporal phenomenon as well," Morith said. His voice, his face, the very stance of his body proclaimed how nervous he was. "Mauler was almost destroyed by the storm, but instead, the ship and all aboard her, including you and your security team ... well, you were all flung forward one hundred years into the future. That's where you are now." - A40 - "The Three-Minute Universe" Number: 41 Author: Barbara Paul First Printing: August, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-65816-6 Pages: 265 Back Cover Text: The Sackers. In all Captain James T. Kirk's travels, he has never found a race more universally shunned and abhorred. Their mere appearance causes most Federation members to become violently ill. Now the Sackers have performed a deed whose brutality matches their horrifying exterior. They have a stolen a revolutionary new scientific device - murdering an entire race in the process - and used it to create a rip in space, a hole through which another universe is rapidly leaking. Unless Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise can find a way to stop the universe's expansion, it will consume - and utterly destroy - our own. Front Inside Cover Text: "HELMSMAN, FULL REVERSE!" KIRK SHOUTED ... "Full reverse." Sulu moved quickly, responding to the urgency in the captain's voice without understanding the reason for it. "Course, Captain?" Chekov sounded puzzled. "Away from ... that!" Kirk gestured toward the main view- screen, which now was showing streaks of exploding gas in the far distance. "Spock - any chance your figures could be wrong?" "No, Captain, I've checked them twice. We are now retreating from the effects of a primal explosion identical to the one that gave rise to the universe we are living in." Kirk didn't like it; he didn't like it at all. "So what we're seeing is a new universe in the process of being born," he said heavily. "Inside our uniwerse?" Chekov protested. "But ve vere here first!" - A41 - "Memory Prime" Number: 42 Author: Gar and Judith Reeves-Stevens First Printing: October, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-65813-1 Pages: 309 Back Cover Text: It is the central core of an immense computer library - an entire network of research planetoids. Here, the Pathfinders - the only artificial intelligences legally permitted to serve the Federation - control and sift the overwhelming dataflow from thousands and thousands of research vessels across the galaxy... Now the greatest scientists in the Federation have gathered here for the prestigious Nobel and Z-Magnees prize ceremonies - unaware that a deadly assassin is stalking one of them. And as Captain Kirk struggles to save his ship from sabotage and his first officer from accusations of murder, he discovers the hidden assassin is far from the deadiest secret lurking on Memory Prime... Front Inside Cover Text: "WHO ARE YOU - AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON MY SHIP, MISTER?" Kirk kept his voice even, but his hands were clenched tight at his side. A Starbase security trooper in full armor blocked the airlock door. The trooper lowered his phaser rifle and saluted. "Lieutenant Abrand, sir. Commodore Wolfe requests your imme- diate presence on the bridge." "Commodore Wolfe? On my bridge?" Kirk looked over the trooper's shoulder. There were more of them in the lock - all armed. "Where the devil is Spock? What's the meaning of this?" If Kirk's eyes had been phasers, the Lieutenant would have been a dissipating blue mist. "Commander Spock is in interrogation, sir. Commodore Wolfe will explain." "You can be damn sure about that," Kirk said, pushing past the startled trooper and through the airlock. - A42 - "The Final Nexus" Number: 43 Author: Gene DeWeese First Printing: December, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-66018-7 Pages: 282 Back Cover Text: Uncounted centuries ago, an unknown race from beyond our galaxy created a series of interstellar gates - shortcuts across our universe - and then disappeared, leaving behind no clues to their fate, or the operation of their system. Twice before, the Enterprise has used the system to traverse the galaxy, and returned each time no wiser to the gates' opera- tion. Now it is imperative that they find out. For the gates are breaking down, taking the very stars in the sky with them. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of the Enterprise crew, and their ability to communicate not only with crea- tures from another world - but from another universe as well. Front Inside Cover Text: THE DEVLIN, SHIELDS RAISED, PUT ITSELF DIRECTLY IN THE ENTERPRISE'S PATH ... "Damn it, Kirk" Captain Sherbourne shouted. "I don't want to fire on you, but I will! Believe me, I will!" "I believe you, Captain," Kirk replied. "That's why we have our deflectors at maximum strength." "Spock!" Sherbourne called, "Certainly you can't be going along with this insanity! It just isn't logical to risk everything-" "But it is quite logical, Captain Sherbourne," Spock said. "Based on what we have experienced - what Captain Kirk has told and shown you - it would be illogical for us to do otherwise. We are the only chance the Federation has for survival." The Devlin's helmsman spoke. "All systems locked on, Captain. Ready to fire at your command." "I'm warning you, Kirk," Sherbourne said, shaking his head angrily. "I'm warning everyone who can hear me on the Enter- prise-" Suddenly, there was a scream from the Devlin. "Full impulse power, now!" Spock ordered, and the Enterprise surged ahead. - A43 - "Vulcan's Glory" Number: 44 Author: D. C. Fontana First Printing: February, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-65667-8 Pages: 252 Back Cover Text: Here is a very special STAR TREK novel - from the woman consistently voted by the fans as their favorite writer from the original STAR TREK television series! D. C. Fontana, writer of such classic STAR TREK episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise," here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. You'll also meet Captain Cristopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer "Number One" (previously seen only in the original STAR TREK pilot "The Cage"). as well as the ship's brand new engineer- ing officer, Montgomery Scott. VULCAN'S GLORY is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations - those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage. and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet - to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart. Front Inside Cover Text: "YOU HAVE A WAY OF ASKING DIFFICULT QUESTIONS," SPOCK SAID ... T'Pris nodded, quietly acknowledging the fact. "So my parents said, and so said my husband. But now I am T'Sai T'Pris, Aduna Sepei Kiran. For humans, a widow. For Vulcans, free to choose a new mate." She turned to look directly at him. "Or a lover, That is a difficult question to consider." "I am betrothed," he said softly. "But not wed," she said as softly. "Not yet." Spock studied her for a long moment, considering what he knew of her, what he felt for her, the surprising emotions she called up in him. And he remembered what he knew of T'Pring, what he feltfor her. The only emotions T'Pring brought forth in him were duty and obligation laid on him by others. Slowly, he reached out his hand to T'Pris. Lightly, gently, almost fearfully, their fingers touched and caressed. - A44 - "Double, Double" Number: 45 Author: Michael Jan Friedman First Printing: April, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-66130-2 Pages: 308 Back Cover Text: On a routine exploratory mission, the Starship U.S.S. Hood picks up a distress signal from a research expedition thought lost long ago - the expedition of Dr. Roger Korby, on of the centuries' greatest scientific minds. Korby himself is dead, it seems, but his colleagues have made a most incredible discovery - a discovery they insist the Hood's captain see for himself. Reluctantly, the captain agrees to beam down... Meanwhile, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise begins long- overdue shore leave on Tranquility Seven. James T. Kirk is looking forward to a few days of rest and relaxation... until what seems like a bizarre case of mistaken identity plunges Kirk into a whirlpool of mayhem and murder. And puts an inhuman stranger with his memories and abilities in command of the Enterprise. Front Inside Cover Text: THE FORM ON THE CIRCULAR PATTERN JERKED ONCE ... ...its head thrown back, the tendons in its neck standing out like knotted cords. Then it lay still. Brown cut power. The machine cycled down. He walked over to the platform, stood over the being locked into it. It was a few moments before its eyelids fluttered open. There was intelligence in those eyes. And something else - something that seemed to hold him captive for a moment. "Brown," said the android. "Isan't it?" "That's right," said Brown. "And you are ...?" "Captain James T. Kirk - Captain, U.S.S. Enterprise." he chuckled. "The improved version." - A45 - "The Cry of the Onlies" Number: 46 Author: Judy Klass First Printing: October, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-68167-2 Pages: 255 Back Cover Text: Boaco Six - a once-tranquil Federation colony, now caught up in the throes of revolution. The Enterprise's mission: re- establish contact with the planet, and determine whether or not formal ties between the Federation and Boaco Six should be strengthened. Negotiations between Captain Kirk and the planet's ruling Council of Youngers are proceeding smoothly, until the atmos- phere of goodwill is shatteed by the sudden destrucion of a Boacan ship - at the hands of an experimental Starfleet vessel! Now, in order to prevent full-scale war from breaking out, the Enterprise must recapture the stolen Starfleet vessel and its abductors. A mission that will require the aid of the galaxy's most reclusive genius - and bring Captain Kirk face- to-face with the longburied secrets of his past... Front Inside Cover Text: AN UGL WHITE BEAM SHOT OUT OF THE KLINGON SHIP ... It blasted into the graceful metal arch that held up the top decks of the Enterprise. The bridge shook. It was a well- aimed shot; Kirk prayed the damage was not severe. "Shields up!" The captain barked hoarsely. "Drop everything, Mr. Scott. Divert all power if you have to, but get those shields up!" "Aye, sir." "The answer to our question, Captain," Spock said, as he helped a shaken Flint rise to his feet. "They feel confident enough to risk an all-out war." Kirk nodded grimly. "Go to red alert, Mr. Sulu." - A46 - "The Kobayashi Maru" Number: 47 Author: Julia Ecklar First Printing: December, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-65817-4 Pages: 254 Back Cover Text: A freak shuttlecraft accident - and suddenly Captain Kirk and most of his senior officers find themselves adrift in space, with no hope of rescue, no hope of repairing their craft, or restoring communications - with nothing, in short, but time on their hands. Time enough for each to tell the story of the Kobayashi Maru - the Starfleet Academy test given to command cadets. Nomi- nally a tactical exercise, the Kobayashi Maru is in fact a test of character revealed in the choices each man makes - and does not make. Discover now how Starfleet Cadets Kirk, Chekov, Scotty and Sulu each faced the Kobayashi Maru...and became in turn Starfleet officers. Front Inside Cover Text: SCOTT'S VOICE PIERCED THE SILENCE WITH A SHARP, FRIGHTENED CRY ... Chekov clutched the helmet to him again. "Scotty!" "I've got a suit breach! ah, DAMN! Chekov! Listen, lad, you've got to-" Silence engulfed the open channel. Chekov threw his helmet to the floor and began hastily strip- ping off his duty jacket. "Where do you think you're going?" McCoy demanded. "Chekov, don't be an idiot!" Chekov didn't look up. "I won't leave the lock," he promised. "If I can't see him, I'll come right back." "We need someone in this shuttle besides me who isn't inca- pacitated ..." McCoy began. "Bones," Kirk said, interrupting the doctor. He turned to Chekov. "Go. But be careful." - A47 - "Rules of Engagement" Number: 48 Author: Peter Morwood First Printing: February, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-66129-9 Pages: 245 Back Cover Text: A sudden revolution on the planet Dekkanar brings Captain Kirk and the Enterprise running to evacuate Federation per- sonnel trapped there. But their orders from Starfleet are quite clear: The Enterprise is to assist in the evacuation, no more. No weapons are to be displayed, no shields raised, no shots fired. Meanwhile, halfway across the galaxy, an experimental Klingon warship sets forth on a mission of its own, a warship with hidden - and heretofore undreamed of - capabilities, command- ed by a warrior who will stop at nothing to bring glory to his Empire - and restore his own lost honor. The Klingon ship's destination? The planet Dekkanar... Front Inside Cover Text: "SULU, EVASIVE," SNAPPED KIRK. He watched the Klingon ship Hakkarl heel wildly across the screen as the Enterprise hit a savage combination break of yaw, roll and pitch all at the same time. It worked. Hakkarl's incoming fire seared under and through where they had been less than a second before. But any satisfaction generated by that evasion was squashed by the way the Klingon snapped around in pursuit. Whatever impossible maneuver Sulu attempted, Hakkarl matched and exceeded. Spock looked up from a monitor with a grave expression on his face. "Captain," he said. "There has been a critical overload in the shields, total failure will occur in fifty-seven seconds, unless we are given respite from this constant battering." In other words, Kirk thought, do something. Or we're all dead. - A48 - "The Pandora Principle" Number: 49 Author: Carolyn Cloes First Printing: April, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-65815-8 Pages: 273 Back Cover Text: A Romulan Bird of Prey mysteriously drifts over the neutral zone and into Federation territory. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise investigate. Ony to find the ship dead in space. When Starfleet orders the derelict ship brought to Earth for examination, the Enterprise returns home with perhaps her greatest prize. But the Bir of Prey carries a dangeous cargo, a deadly force that is soon unleashed in the heart of the federation. Suddenly the only hope for the Federation's survival lies burried in the tortured memory of Commander Spock's protege, a cadet named Saavik. Together, Spock and Saavik must return to the nightmare world of Saavik's birth - a planet called Hellguard. To discover the secret behind the Romulans most deadly threat of all... Front Inside Cover Text: "I REGRET THAT I CANNOT CONCUR ..." Heads turned. Spock felt the disapproval at his impertinence; it could not be helped. "Someday these children will seek to know their place in the Universe. They will need a home-" "Do not presume to speak to us of our principles, Spock!" Sarek's voice cut like a knife through the shocked, uncomfta- ble gathering. "Your... dissent... has been noted - and you will keep your place. This does not concern you." But it did. Spock regretted it had come to this. "I am con- strained to point out," he said into the chilly silence, "that the Federation Council would agree with my concern. The children of Hellguard require a home." "You would speak to outworlders of this?" S'tvan, philosopher and physicist, was on his feet. "You would threaten disclo- sure? Public Humiliation?" "If I must." Simple blackmail. They all stared at him in disbelief; Sarek closed his eyes in shame. "Spock," his father said. "You are dismissed from these proceedings." - A49 - "Doctor's Orders" Number: 50 Author: Diane Duane First Printing: June, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-66189-2 Pages: 291 Back Cover Text: When Dr. McCoy grumbles once too often about the way the Enterprise ought to be run, Captain Kirk decides to leave the doctor in command while he overees a routine diplomaic mission. Kirk beams down to a strange planet nicknamed "Flyspeck" to negtiate its admission into the Federation, leaving Dr. McCoy to enjoy his new authority. However, the doctor soon learns that command is a double- edged sword when Kirk disappears without a trace. Desperately trying to locate his captain, McCoy comes under pressure from Starfleet to resolve the situation immediately. Matters go from bad to worse when the Klingons arrive and stake their own claim on Flyspeck. Then another, more deadly power threatens them all, and suddenly, Dr. McCoy and the Enterprise find themselves pitted against an alien fleet in a battle they have no hope of winning. Front Inside Cover Text: "HERE. SIT DOWN." McCoy stared at him. "Come on," Kirk said. "Have a seat. It's nice and comfort- able; you can sit here and dictate your report. I'm leaving you the conn." McCoy was outraged. "You can't do that." "Of course I can," Kirk said. "I can leave anybody with the conn that I please, most especially a department head and a fellow officer. This is Captain's discretion." "Uh-" "Get down here." McCoy walked down to the center seat, and very slowly, very gingerly, lowered himself into it. It was indeed very com- fortable. "You have the conn," Kirk said. "I'll be back at the end of the shift. Have fun." "Mnf," McCoy said as Kirk walked away, and the bridge doors closed on him. I'm going to get him for this, McCoy thought. - A50 - "Enemy Unseen" Number: 51 Author: V. E. Mitchell First Printing: October, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-68403-5 Pages: 279 Back Cover Text: Transporting a diplomatic party is nothing new for Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise - but this particular mission promises trouble from the start. For one thing, the wife of the Federation ambassador on this trip is an old flame of Kirk's - and she's determined to see that they resume their romance where they left off. Of course, when another ambassador presents Kirk with three of his wives, finding time for his first romance, let anone any of his other duties, is going to prove nearly impossible. When a diplomatic attache is murdered, and the prime suspect is one of his crewmembers, Kirk begins to wish that Starfleet Command would consider using some other Starship to ferry diplomatic personnel.... Front Inside Cover Text: "BONES, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN HE DIED?" KIRK ASKED. "And also," he continued, "anything about the weapon that did it." McCoy looked over Kirk's shoulder and his expression turned grim. He gulped and gave the body a quick examination. "I'm surprised Security didn't catch the killer in the act; he's been dead only a few minutes." "That short a time, how could we have missed him?" McCoy simply shrugged. "I'll do a complete autopsy when Security is throgh recording the mess, but as a first guess I haven't got a clue about what happened here." The doctor shook his head in bewildernment. "Those cuts are deep and parallel, like giant claw marks - though anything with claws long enough to do that much damage would have to be one hellaciously big monster." - A51 - "Home is the Hunter" Number: 52 Author: Dana Kramer-Rolls First Printing: December, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-66662-2 Pages: 278 Back Cover Text: A dispute over a planet and its primitive people leads Cap- tain Kirk and a Klingon Commander to pit their ships against each other in battle. But the fight is stopped by a mysteri- ous and powerful alien being named Weyland, who decides to punish three Enterprise crewmembers with their own history. He places Sulu in feudal Japan during the period's most important and bloody power struggle, Scotty in 18th Century Scotland on the eve of revolt, and Chekov in WWII Russia. Now, the three time travellers must face overwhelming dangers as they are pulled by conflicting forces: Their allegiance to their homelands, their duty to the Federation they serve, and the demands of history. Front Inside Cover Text: LT. PAVEL CHEKOV AND JOHN C. KIRK FACED THE FIRING SQUAD ... The Nazi SS man smiled into Chekov's face, his jaw jutting outward in a cocky grin. "Do you have any final words?" asked the SS man. Chekov smiled, inwardly pleased at his composure during what were undoubtedly his last moments on earth. "Your Fuhrer is ging to kill himself, an your precious Reich is going to stand as a symbol of all that's vile," he said evenly. The Nazi shoved them against the wall and stepped away. Chekov took his place next to Kirk as the American muttered, "Don't worry." "No?" "No." Kirk showed the hint of a smile. "I'm working on a plan." Chekov looked at the firing squad before them, raising their rifles and taking dead aim. "I can't wait to hear it..." - A52 - "Ghost-Walker" Number: 53 Author: Barbara Hambly First Printing: Feburary, 1991 ISBN: 0-671-64398-3 Pages: 273 Back Cover Text: Elcidar Beta Three - a tranquil, undisturbed planet strategi- cally located between the Federation an the Klngon Empire. Home to the Midgwins, a race of people who throughout all time have lived in peace with their planet, and themselves. But now, times are changing. Unwilling to embrace any form of technology, the Midgwins have exhausted their world's natural resources, and stand on the brink of global famin. When Captain Kirk and the Enterprise arrive to aid the Midg- wins, they find themselves caught up in that race's struggle for survival...a struggle whose climactic battle pits them against creature of darkness and shadow - an entity who roams the Enterprise corridors as if it owned them - an enemy wo will not hesitate to kill to achieve its ultimate goal... Front Inside Cover Text: BEHIND HIM, VERY FAINTLY, HE HEARD A FOOTSTEP ON THE FLOOR... Spock's reflexes were quick. Even as he turned, his mind groped at the anomaly, the sense that there couldn't have been anyone in his quarters when he came in, dim though the lighting was, for his acute hearing would have picked up breathing, the creat of boot leather, the thousand soft subsensory rustlings that the clothed human body makes... And there was, in fact, no one behind him at all. - A53 - "A Flag full of Stars" Number: 54 Author: Brad Ferguson* First Prining: April, 1991 ISBN: 0-671-73918-2 Pages: 241 Back Cover Text: It has been eighteen months since the Starship Enterprise completed her historic five-year mission and her legendary crew has separated, taking news assignments that span the galaxy. On Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk has married and started a new life as the Chief of Starfleet operations where he is over- seeing the refit of his beloved ship, now commanded by a new Captain - Willard Decker. Kirk's only tie to his former crew-mates is his Chief of Staff, a young Lieutenant Command- er named Kevin Riley. But Kirk's new, quiet life changes when he meets a scientist named G'dath who is on the brink of perhaps the greatest scientific discovery in a century. G'dath's invention could mean tremendous strides in Federation technology, or in the wrong hands - the subjugation of countless worlds. When Klingon agents capture this new technology, Admiral Kirk and Lt. Commander Riley are all that stands between peace and a devastation for the entire Federation. Front Inside Cover Text: "ZERO," LT. COMMANDER KEVIN RILEY SAID AT LAST. Full thrusters help, Admiral Kirk thought to himself as he watched the launch from the roof of the Admiralty. For a moment, Kirk's han closed, as if he were grasping the arm of a chair. The command section of the Enterprise lifted vertically and ever so slowly from the ground, its landing legs retracted smoothly into the shell, shaking the dust of eath from their pads. The saucer continued rising. And for the first time in half a year, the Enterprise was under way, once again a creature that lived in the sky. * - Brad Ferguson has disclaimed ownership to this novel because of the changes imposed by the powers-that-e and the "editing" done by J. M. Dillard to "bring his novel into line." This book is still credited to him because he wrote the origional novel. - A54 - Section B Giant Novels - B0 - "Enterprise: The First Adventure" Number: 1 Author: Vonda N. McIntyre First Printing: September, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-62581-0 Pages: 371 Back Cover Text: "I heartily recommend ENTERPRISE THE FIRST ADVENTURE as a most creative and enjoyable tale of Star Trek's beginning..." -Gene Roddenberry He was the youngest man to captain a starship in Federation history. His crew included an untried first officer - and a maverick ship's surgeon. In the years to come the voyages of Captain James T. Kirk and the U.S.S. Enterprise would become legend. But before their historic five-year mission began, before the crew meshed into the superb unit that would journey across the galaxy, before the legend took shape. there was the mission that brought them together for the first time. Here, at last, is that untold story - the first voyage of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and all the res of the Enterprise crew - the most eagerly-awaited Star Trek adven- ture of all! By Hugo and Nebula Award Winner VONDA N. McINTYRE Front Inside Cover Text: From the moment James T. Kirk steps aboard the Enterprise - the youngest captain in Starfleet's history - things begin to go wrong. His Vulcan science officer, Mr. Spock, considers Kirk impetuous; the ship's chief engineer thinks him an inexperienced young hotshot; his chief medical officer hasn't bothered to show up yet; and the new helmsman would rather be somewhere else entirely. To top it all off, Starfleet Command has assigned the Enterprise a disappointingly tame task: to ferry a troupe of vaudeville performers on a morale-raising mission to Federation starbases - in short, a USO tour. Then the largest spacecraft anyone has ever seen suddenly appears in the ship's flight path...and on their first mis- sion together, Kirk and the entire Enterprise crew are facing what could truly be mankind's final frontier.... - B1 - "Strangers from the Sky" Number: 2 Author: Margaret Wander Bonanno First Printing: July, 1987 ISBN: 0-671-64049-6 Pages: 402 Back Cover Text: IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: United at last after countless years of warfare, humanity turns toward the stars. But when an alien spacecraft crashlands in the South Pacific bearing visitors from another world - the Vulcans - Earth must decide weather to exend the hand of friendship, or the fist of war... While in the distant future, horrible dreams torment Admiral James T. Kirk, dreams prompted by his reading of STRANGERS FROM THE SKY, a book about that historic first contact. Dreams of an alternate reality where he somehow changed the course of history - and destroyed the Federation before it began! Front Inside Cover Text: WHATEVER IT WAS THAT WENT DOWN OUT THERE LAST NIGHT, IT WASN'T ONE OF OURS..." Sawer paced the confines of the cabin, contemplating the calm and sparkling Pacific, somewhere in which a supposedly alien spacecraft had gone down the night before. Chances were it has simply plummeted like a stone into a pond and that was the end of it. "So you see," Nyere smiled wanly, "what it is is our having a long, considered look at the aliens and reporting our find- ings to Command. Command then decided if Earth is ready - for the first time and for an absolute certainty - to know that such alies exist." "And if Command decides not?" "Then it falls upon us to make certain that they - and any witnesses to their arrival" -he shook his head, unbelieving- "cease to exist." - B2 - "The Final Frontier" Number: 3 Author: Diane Carey First Printing: January, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-64752-0 Pages: 434 Back Cover Text: This is the story of a hero - and a moment forever lost to history. It is a tale of Starfleet's early days, of a time before the STAR TREK we know. The story of a secret mission gone horri- bly wrong - and an instant in time when the galaxy stood poised on the brink of one final, destructive war. It is the story of a ship since passed on into legend, and a man we know only as the father of Starfleet's greatest captain. His name is Kirk. Commander George Samuel Kirk. He is a warrior, born and bred to battle. Now destiny has placed the fate of a hundred innocent worlds on his shoulders. And put the power of the greatest weapon the galaxy has seen in his hands... Front Inside Cover Text: "AN IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE..." April murmured. "Think of it, George. A way to turn a four- month journey into a three-week epic triumph in the name of life. Think of it." George moved around to face him, to force April to look at him. "Why all the cloak and dagger, then? Why didn't you just ask me?" "Couldn't take the chance, old boy." "Why?" George pressed. April stepped closer to the helm, placed his hands on the console, and looked out, upward, at the looming spacedock. He nodded, out, up. "That's why." Soft lights from the spacedock played in his eyes. George stepped close, leaned over the console and looked out. The lights bathed his ruddy cheeks and drew him onward, into astonishment. "My God, Robert..." he whispered. "What is that?" "That," April breathed, "is a starship." - B3 - Section C Hardcovers - C0 - "Spock's World" Number: 1 Author: Diane Duane First Printing: October, 1988 ISBN: 0-671-66851-X Pages: 310 Back Cover Text: "I AM SPOCK... I hold the rank of Commander in the Starfleet of the United Federation of Planets; I serve as First Officer of the Star- ship Enterprise... I am the son of two worlds. Of Earth, whose history is an open book...and of Vulcan, whose secrets have lain hidden beneath its burning sands... Until now..." Front Inside Cover Text: Ever since 1966, when the very first episode of the original STAR TREK television series aired, casual fans and devoted Trekkers alike have been captivated by the alien Mr. Spock and his enigmatic home planet Vulcan. Now, for the first time anywhere, here is an in-depth look at the secret history of both. In is the twenty-third century. On the planet Vulcan, a crisis of unprecedented proportion has caused the convocation of the planet's ruling council - and summons the U.S.S. Enterprise from halfway across the galaxy, to bring Vulcan's most famous son home in its hour of need. As Commander Spock, his father Sarek and Captain James T. Kirk struggle to pre- serve the very future of the Federation, the innermost se- crets of the planet Vulcan are laid before us, from its beginnings millions of years ago to its savage pre-history, from merciless tribal warfare to medieval court intrigue, from the exploration of space to the development of c'thia - the ruling ethic of logic. And Spock torn between his duty to Starfleet and the unbreakable ties that bind him to Vulcan - must find a way to reconcile both his own inner conflict and the external dilemma his planet faces...lest the Federation itself be ripped asunder. - C1 - "The Lost Years" Number: 2 Author: J. M. Dillard First Printing: October, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-68293-8 Pages: 307 Back Cover Text: THE MISSING CHAPTER IN STAR TREK HISTORY - REVEALED AT LAST! Front Inside Cover Text: What exactly happened to the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise after the end of their five year mission? How did that mis- sion end? What did they do before they were reunited for the STAR TREK films? Even the casual STAR TREK fan finds him/herself asking these questions from time to time... Here at last, is the book that provides the answers to those questions - a book as anticipated, in its own way, as SPOCK'S WORLD was and one that promises to equal its New York Times bestseller success. THE LOST YEARS tells the story of Captain Kirk's final hours in command of the U.S.S. Enterrise, and how he, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy struggle to establish new lives apart from each other and the starship. We see the newly promoted Admiral Kirk, in charge of a specially-created Starfleet division, as he attempts to defuse a critical hostage situation; Mr. Spock, who in the midst of a teaching assignment on Vulcan, finds the one thing e least expected; and Dr. McCoy, whose unerring instinct for trouble lands him smack in the middle of an incident that could trigger an interstellar bloodbath... In THE LOST YEARS, J. M. Dillard, author of the STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER novelization, has written her best book to date - and has bridged a gap in STAR TREK history in a manner sure to excite and delight STAR TREK fans everywhere. - C2 - "Prime Directive" Number: 3 Author: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens First Printing: September, 1990 ISBN: 0-671-70772-8 Pages: 404 Back Cover Text: "You have broken our most sacred commandment, James T. Kirk - and in doing so, destroyed a world... "As of this day, you are relieved of your command, stripped of your rank and all accompanying privileges, and discharged from Starfleet... "May whatever gods there are have mercy on your soul...." Front Inside Cover Text: Starfleet's highest law has been broken. Its most honored captain is in disgrace, its most celebrated starship in pieces, and the crew of that ship scattered among the thou- sand worlds of the Federation.... Thus begins PRIME DIRECTIVE, an epic tale of the STAR TREK universe. Following in the tradition of SPOCK'S WORLD and THE LOST YEARS, both major New York Times hardcover bestsellers, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens have crafted a thrilling tale of mystery and wonder, a novel that takes the STAR TREK characters from the depths of despair into an electrifying new adventure that spans the galaxy. Journey with Spock, McCoy, and the rest of the crew of the former crew of the starship Enterprise to Talin - the planet where their careers ended. A world once teeming with life that now lies ruined. It's cities turned to ashes, its sur- face devastate by a radioactive firestorm - because of their actions. There, tey must find out how - and why - this tragedy occurred... and discover what has become of their captain. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens cowrote MEMORY PRIME, a STAR TREK novel and previous New York Times bestseller. They are also the authors of the new fantasy series, THE CHRONI- CLES OF GALEN SWORD, and the forthcoming science fiction novel, SLYDE. On his own, Garfield Reeves-Stevens is the author of NIGHTEYES and the forthcoming thriller DARK MATTER, as well as numerous other science fiction ad horror books. - C3 - Section D Movie Novelisations - D0 - "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" Number: N/A Author: Vonda N. McIntyre First Printing: December, 1986 ISBN: 0-671-63266-3 Pages: 274 Back Cover Text: At last, Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the late starship Enterpris begin the long voyage home. But their trip is interrupted by the appearance of a mysteri- ous, all-powerful intruder. Suddenly, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew must journey back through time to twen- tieth-century Earth. or only there can they save the future - by rescuing the past! Front Inside Cover Text: The Bounty Sped Through Warp Space. "Estimating planet earth, one point six hours, present speed," Sulu said. "Continue on course," Admiral Kirk replied. "Admiral, I'm getting something very strange," Uhura said. "And very active. Overlapping multiphasic transmissions ... It's nothing I can translate. Itt's gibberish." "Can ou separate them?" "I've been trying, sir.... Captain! They're distress calls. Maydays from starships, and-" "Let's hear them!" Kirk said. "Have you got any visuals? Put them on screen." The Maydays flicked onto the holographic viewing area: star- ships overtaken and drained by a huge spacegoing object that blasted their power supplied and sailed past at high warp, without answering their greetings or their supplications. The blurry image of the president of the Federation Council formed before them. His message broke and dissolved, but Uhura had captured enough that the meaning could not be mistaken. "This is... president of... grave warning: Do not approach planet Earth... To all starships, repeat: Do not approach!" - D1 - "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" Number: N/A Author: J. M. Dillard First Printing: June, 1989 ISBN: 0-671-68008-0 Pages: 311 Back Cover Text: The planet Nimbus III. A desolate, forbidding world, situated in the heart of the Neutral Zone. Unremarkable, except for one thing: Nimbus III is the site of an unprecedented attempt at cooperation among the galaxy's three major powers. Here, to this "Planet of Galactic Peace", the Klingons, the Romu- lans, and the Federation have all sent ambassadors, who are working together to develop the planet - an experiment that, if it succeeds, could transform the galactic balance-of- power. But now terrorists have seized control of Nimbus III. And when Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise attempt a dramatic rescue, they discver a threat unlike any they have ever faced. A threat that will force them to confront the inner demons of their own, secret pasts - and the forbidden secrets that lie at the center of the galaxy itself... Front Inside Cover Text: "FOR THIS, WE NEED JIM KIRK AND HIS CREW..." Starfleet had apparently made up its mind; Kirk yielded, but not graciously. "Very well, Admiral. Go ahead." "Your orders are to proceed to Nimbus Three, assess the situation, and avoid confrontation if at all possible. Above all you've got to get those hostages out safey." An unpleasant realization struck Jim. "What about the Klin- gons? Have they reacted?" "No, but you can bet they will." "Klingons don't negotiate," Jim said. "They annihilate. They're liable to blow up the hostages just for the chance to revenge themselves on the kidnapers." The admiral's smile thinned to a grim line. "I know, That's why you've got to get there first, Jim." - D2 -