Star Trek: Prime Directive - Softcover

Reeves-Stevens, Garfield

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330319159 ISBN 13: 9780330319157

Publisher: Pan, 1991

Synopsis

The world of Talin has been laid to waste and the USS Enterprise destroyed by a radioactive firestorm. The captain is banished from Starfleet and McCoy and Spock must return to Talin to find out how the tragedy occured and to discover the truth of Captain Kirk's final hours of command.

About this title

From the Publisher

Starfleet's most sacred commandment has been violated. Its most honored captain is in disgrace, its most celebrated starship in pieces, and the crew of that ship scattered among the thousand worlds of the Federation...

Thus begins Prime Directive, an epic tale of the Star Trek® universe. Following in the bestselling tradition of Spock's World and The Lost Years, 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 former crew of theStarship Enterprise TM to Talin -- the planet where their careers ended. A world once teeming with life that now lies ruined, its cities turned to ashes, its surface devastated by a radioactive firestorm -- because of their actions. There, they must find out how -- and why -- this tragedy occurred and discover what has become of their captain.

From Publishers Weekly

The latest addition to the Star Trek canon revolves around violation of the Prime Directive forbidding interference with alien cultures. Instead of stopping a nuclear war on Talin IV, Captain Kirk has apparently triggered Armageddon: a devastated world now bears the name "Kirk's Planet." The Enterprise is a crippled hulk, and her senior officers have left Starfleet in disgrace. But Kirk and his comrades are determined to restore their honor by finding out what really happened on Talin IV. Excessive use of frames and flashbacks complicates the story line, a flaw offset by strong presentation of the bonds among the Enterprise crew. The intricate Star Trek universe is handled well, especially in an amusing subplot putting Sulu and Chekov aboard an Orion pirate ship. While this installment is unlikely to attract new readers to the series, Trekkies will not be disappointed.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330319159
• ISBN 13: 9780330319157
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 404