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| Author = [[Diane Carey]] |
| Author = [[Diane Carey]] |
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| Artist = [[Keith Birdsong]] |
| Artist = [[Keith Birdsong]] |
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| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]] |
| Publisher = [[Pocket Books]] |
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| Series = [[Pocket TOS]] |
| Series = [[Pocket TOS]] |
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| − | | Published = {{d|1|November|1992}} (hardcover)<br>{{d|1|November|1993}} (paperback) |
+ | | Published = {{d|1|November|1992}} (hardcover)<br />{{d|1|November|1993}} (paperback) |
| Pages = 398 |
| Pages = 398 |
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| − | | Year = [[2249]], [[2293]] |
+ | | Year = [[2249]], [[2293]] [framing sequence] |
| − | | ISBN = 0671795872 ( |
+ | | ISBN = 0671795872 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 0671795880 (paperback)<br>{{ASIN|B000FBJG5O}} (Kindle) |
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| + | | ABAbridged = Yes |
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| ABReadBy = [[James Doohan]] |
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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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| + | ;From the book jacket |
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| − | + | :''As [[James T. Kirk]] prepares to retire from a long and illustrious [[Starfleet]] career, events in a distant part of the [[Federation]] draw him back to a part of the galaxy he had last visited as a young man – a mysterious world called Faramond whose name takes Kirk on a journey back to his youth.'' |
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| − | :''At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father and has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father George and Starfleet legend [[Captain]] [[Robert April]] changes James' life forever, when a simple voyage aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} becomes a deadly trap. Soon, Kirk and father find themselves fighting a vicious and powerful enemy. |
+ | :''At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father and has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father George and Starfleet legend [[Captain]] [[Robert April]] changes James' life forever, when a simple voyage aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} becomes a deadly trap. Soon, Kirk and father find themselves fighting a vicious and powerful enemy.'' |
| − | :''Before the voyage ends, father and son will face life and death together, and James T. Kirk will get a glimpse of the future and his own best destiny. |
+ | :''Before the voyage ends, father and son will face life and death together, and James T. Kirk will get a glimpse of the future and his own best destiny.'' |
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==Quotes== |
==Quotes== |
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| + | "''How would it look to the young if we botched our final duty?''" |
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| + | : - '''James T. Kirk''', to Spock and McCoy in 2293 |
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| + | "''[[Kodos the Executioner]]... they, um, never found him, did they?''"<br /> |
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| + | "''No, I'd like to find the bastard - what he put my family through and ''me'' through...''" |
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| + | : - '''Robert April''' and '''George Kirk''' discussing the massacre on [[Tarsus IV]] |
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| + | "''It stinks in here.''" |
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| + | : - A sixteen year-old '''James T. Kirk''' upon stepping on the USS ''Enterprise''{{'}}s bridge for the first time |
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| + | "''Quit lipping off and get... up... here.''" |
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| + | : - '''George Kirk''', to his son Jim |
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| + | "''I ought to [[slingshot effect|slingshot]] around the sun, go back fourty-five years and slap myself.''" |
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| + | : - '''Kirk''' in 2293, recalling his bad behavior as a youth |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| − | * This story is a sequel to Carey's previous George Kirk/Robert April novel ''[[Final Frontier (novel)|Final Frontier]]. |
+ | * This story is a sequel to Carey's previous George Kirk/Robert April novel ''[[Final Frontier (novel)|Final Frontier]].'' |
| + | * The framing story is completely removed from the Audiobook adaptation by the author, leaving only the story of young James Kirk and George Kirk/Robert April. |
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| + | * The first page of the book gives the only known, albeit non-canon meaning of the starship registry prefix "NCC", classifying it as meaning "Naval Construction Contract". |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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;[[James T. Kirk]] |
;[[James T. Kirk]] |
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| − | ;George Samuel Kirk |
+ | ;[[George Kirk|George Samuel Kirk]] |
;[[Robert April]] |
;[[Robert April]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| − | [[2249]]; [[2293]]; Robert April; USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701; Faramond; [[Khitomer]] |
+ | [[2249]]; [[2293]]; Robert April; USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701; Faramond; [[Khitomer]] |
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Revision as of 06:07, 17 November 2014
Template:Realworld Returning from Khitomer, Kirk remembers his perilous first journey into space on a vessel named Enterprise, at the age of 16.
Summary
- From the book jacket
- As James T. Kirk prepares to retire from a long and illustrious Starfleet career, events in a distant part of the Federation draw him back to a part of the galaxy he had last visited as a young man – a mysterious world called Faramond whose name takes Kirk on a journey back to his youth.
- At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father and has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father George and Starfleet legend Captain Robert April changes James' life forever, when a simple voyage aboard the USS Enterprise becomes a deadly trap. Soon, Kirk and father find themselves fighting a vicious and powerful enemy.
- Before the voyage ends, father and son will face life and death together, and James T. Kirk will get a glimpse of the future and his own best destiny.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Quotes
"How would it look to the young if we botched our final duty?"
- - James T. Kirk, to Spock and McCoy in 2293
"Kodos the Executioner... they, um, never found him, did they?"
"No, I'd like to find the bastard - what he put my family through and me through..."
- - Robert April and George Kirk discussing the massacre on Tarsus IV
"It stinks in here."
- - A sixteen year-old James T. Kirk upon stepping on the USS Enterprise's bridge for the first time
"Quit lipping off and get... up... here."
- - George Kirk, to his son Jim
"I ought to slingshot around the sun, go back fourty-five years and slap myself."
- - Kirk in 2293, recalling his bad behavior as a youth
Background
- This story is a sequel to Carey's previous George Kirk/Robert April novel Final Frontier.
- The framing story is completely removed from the Audiobook adaptation by the author, leaving only the story of young James Kirk and George Kirk/Robert April.
- The first page of the book gives the only known, albeit non-canon meaning of the starship registry prefix "NCC", classifying it as meaning "Naval Construction Contract".
Characters
References
2249; 2293; Robert April; USS Enterprise NCC-1701; Faramond; Khitomer
External link
- Template:NCwiki-title
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