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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.

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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

James T. Kirk
George Samuel Kirk
Robert April

References

2249; 2293; Robert April; USS Enterprise NCC-1701; Faramond; Khitomer

External link

Best Destiny at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+| Author            = [[Diane Carey]]
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+| Artist            = [[Keith Birdsong]]
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+| Published         = {{d|1|November|1992}} (hardcover)<br />{{d|1|November|1993}} (paperback)
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 Returning from Khitomer, Kirk remembers his perilous first journey into space on a vessel named ''Enterprise'', at the age of 16.
-==Plot Summary==
+== Summary ==
-''From the book jacket:''
+;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.
+:''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 &ndash; 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 (NCC-1701)|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.''
+{{review}} <!--
-''Further summary goes here.''
-===Memorable Quotes===
-''Quotes go here.''
+''Further summary goes here.''-->
-==Background Information==
-''Notes go here.''
+==Quotes==
-==Links & References==
+"''How would it look to the young if we botched our final duty?''"
-===Characters===
-*[[James T. Kirk]]
+: - '''James T. Kirk''', to Spock and McCoy in 2293
-*George Samuel Kirk
-*[[Robert April]]
-===References===
-[[2249]]; [[2293]]; Robert April; USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701; Faramond; [[Khitomer]]; George Samuel Kirk; James T. Kirk; SEMICOLON-SEPARATED LIST OF ITEMS REFERENCED IN BOOK; DO NOT WIKILINK NON-CANONICALLY MENTIONED PERSONS, PLACES, THINGS OR TERMS, OR ARTICLES ALREADY LINKED TO IN THE SUMMARY..
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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...''"
-| class="previous" | Previous novel:<br />
+: - '''Robert April''' and '''George Kirk''' discussing the massacre on [[Tarsus IV]]
-| class="topic" | [[Star Trek (Pocket)|Star Trek novels]]
-| class="next" | Next novel:<br />
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+"''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 effect|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 (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 ==
+;[[James T. Kirk]]
+;[[George Kirk|George Samuel Kirk]]
+;[[Robert April]]
+== References ==
+[[2249]]; [[2293]]; Robert April; USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701; Faramond; [[Khitomer]]
+== External link ==
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+|next        = ''[[Shadows on the Sun]]''
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