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Two friends are divided by a question of life or death!
Constitution is a Pocket TOS novel – #86 in the numbered series, and the second in the My Brother's Keeper trilogy – written by Michael Jan Friedman. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in January 1999.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Continuing the powerful story of Jim Kirk's lost friend, the man who helped shape a Starfleet captain…
- Gary Mitchell is dead, killed by his best friend for the sake of his ship. As Captain Kirk returns home in sadness, he recalls the first time he held Gary's life in his hands: Seven years earlier, the two men have been assigned to the USS Constitution, Gary as chief navigator and Kirk as second officer, when the starship comes to the defense of an alien world menaced by ruthless invaders. An early attack leaves both the captain and the first officer in comas, and Jim Kirk must take command for the first time. He finds himself with only one chance to defeat the heavily armed enemy – but the cost may be Gary Mitchell's life!
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Background information[]
- On the cover artwork, the assignment patch of the Constitution is shown to be a wedge-shaped variation of the standard Enterprise arrowhead, specifically a version missing the lower point on the right side of the insignia.
Characters[]
- James T. Kirk
- Gary Mitchell
- Augenthaler
- Captain of Constitution.
- Serling
- Captain of Defiant.
- Garrovick
- Referred to as late captain of Farragut.
- Ibrach
- Klingon captain of Stormwind.
- Stiles
- Enterprise navigator. Lieutenant.
References[]
Diagram of USS Constitution
- USS Carolina
- Federation starship.
- Constitution-class
- USS Constitution
- Constitution-class Federation starship, commanded by Captain Augenthaler. Kirk serves as second officer, and Mitchell as navigator.
Defiant
- USS Defiant
- Constitution-class Federation starship, commanded by Captain Serling.
- Delta Vega
- Planet where Mitchell dies.
- D7-class
Enterprise
- USS Enterprise
- Constitution-class Federation starship that Kirk ends up commanding.
Excalibur, Lexington and Potemkin in formation
- USS Excalibur
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Farragut
- Constitution-class Federation starship, commanded by Captain Garrovick.
- Klingons
- USS Lexington
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Potemkin
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Republic
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- IKS Stormwind (β)
- Klingon D7, commanded by Captain Ibrach.
External link[]
- Constitution at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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