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Enterprise to the rescue! Kirk must save both a planet and McCoy's daughter!

Summary

From the book jacket: Massive computer malfunctions are plaguing the Enterprise when Kirk suddenly receives a shocking message from Starfleet Command: Centaurus 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 terrorists and vengeful Centaurians. Now Lt. Uhura, left alone in command, must jeopardize the crippled Enterprise to save Centaurus, Kirk – and Joanna McCoy!.

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Background Information

Though the stardate implies the events take place after Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the ranks and cover image suggest a date during the five-year mission. Furthermore Uhura taking command of the Enterprise places this novel before "The Lorelei Signal" (2269), but at least two years after "Court Martial" (2267) as per references to Samuel Cogley.

Characters

For characters that have been mentioned in canon, please reference their main article linked through their name.

Main

James T. Kirk: Captain
Spock
Leonard H. McCoy
Montgomery Scott
Uhura
Hikaru Sulu

Other

Joanna McCoy: Nurse
MacPherson: Chief
Peter Siderakis: Navigator

References

Barnard: Hospital ship
Centaurus: Fourth planet in the Alpha Centauri system
USS Conrad: Scout ship
USS Constitution: in drydock
USS Cook County: small impulse-only cargo craft
Edith Cavell: Red Cross rescue ship - British Confederacy - destroyed
USS Gagarin: Scout class - former posting of Montgomery Scott - decommissioned
USS Farragut: former posting of James T. Kirk
USS Hood
New Athens: Capital City of Centaurus (destroyed)
Sakharov: Red Cross rescue ship - Eurasian Union - destroyed
Semmelweiss: Hospital ship
Thomas Dooley: Red Cross rescue ship - USA - destroyed
Tutu: Hospital Ship

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 ==Summary==
 ;From the book jacket:
-:''Massive [[computer]] malfunctions are plaguing the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] when [[James Kirk|Kirk]] suddenly receives a shocking message from [[Starfleet Command]]: ''Centaurus has been bombed and annihilated; thousands are dead. Give whatever help you can.'' Centaurus is a beautiful, peaceful planet, home to many [[human]]s -- including [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]'s daughter [[Joanna McCoy|Joanna]].''
+:''Massive [[computer]] malfunctions are plaguing the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] when [[James Kirk|Kirk]] suddenly receives a shocking message from [[Starfleet Command]]: ''Centaurus has been bombed and annihilated; thousands are dead. Give whatever help you can.'' Centaurus is a beautiful, peaceful planet, home to many [[human]]s &ndash; including [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]'s daughter [[Joanna McCoy|Joanna]].''
-:''The crew risks beaming down to investigate. But Kirk is thrown into a deadly struggle between violent enemy terrorists and vengeful Centaurians. Now [[lieutenant|Lt]]. [[Uhura]], left alone in command, must jeopardize the crippled ''Enterprise'' to save Centaurus, Kirk -- and Joanna McCoy!.''
+:''The crew risks beaming down to investigate. But Kirk is thrown into a deadly struggle between violent enemy terrorists and vengeful Centaurians. Now [[lieutenant|Lt]]. [[Uhura]], left alone in command, must jeopardize the crippled ''Enterprise'' to save Centaurus, Kirk &ndash; and Joanna McCoy!.''
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 ===Main===
-; [[James T. Kirk]] : [[Captain]].
+; [[James T. Kirk]] : [[Captain]]
 ; [[Spock]]
 ; [[Leonard H. McCoy]]
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 ===Other===
-; [[Joanna McCoy]] : [[Nurse]].
+; [[Joanna McCoy]] : [[Nurse]]
-; MacPherson : [[Chief]].
+; MacPherson : [[Chief]]
 ; Peter Siderakis : [[Navigator]]
 ==References==
-;''Barnard'' : Hospital ship.
+;''Barnard'' : Hospital ship
-;Centaurus : Fourth planet in the [[Alpha Centauri system]].
+;Centaurus : Fourth planet in the [[Alpha Centauri system]]
-;USS ''Conrad'' : Scout ship.
+;USS ''Conrad'' : Scout ship
-;[[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']] : in drydock.
+;{{USS|Constitution}} : in drydock
-;USS ''Cook County'' : small impulse-only cargo craft.
+;USS ''Cook County'' : small impulse-only cargo craft
-;''Edith Cavell'' : Red Cross rescue ship - British Confederacy - destroyed.
+;''Edith Cavell'' : Red Cross rescue ship - British Confederacy - destroyed
-;USS ''Gagarin'' : Scout class - former posting of Montgomery Scott - decomissioned.
+;USS ''Gagarin'' : Scout class - former posting of Montgomery Scott - decommissioned
-;[[USS Farragut (23rd century)|USS ''Farragut'']] : former posting of James T. Kirk.
+;{{USS|Farragut|23rd century}} : former posting of James T. Kirk
-;[[USS Hood (Constitution class)|USS ''Hood'']]
+;{{USS|Hood|Constitution class}}
 ;New Athens: Capital City of Centaurus (destroyed)
-;''Sakharov'' : Red Cross rescue ship - Eurasian Union - destroyed.
+;''Sakharov'' : Red Cross rescue ship - Eurasian Union - destroyed
-;''Semmelweiss'' : Hospital ship.
+;''Semmelweiss'' : Hospital ship
-;''Thomas Dooley'' : Red Cross rescue ship - USA - destroyed.
+;''Thomas Dooley'' : Red Cross rescue ship - USA - destroyed
-;''Tutu'' : Hospital Ship.
+;''Tutu'' : Hospital Ship


Author:	Brad Ferguson
Illustrator:	Boris Vallejo
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TOS #28
Published:	March 1986
Pages:	254
Year:	2269
Stardate:	7513.2 to 7521.6
Reference #:	ISBN 0671611151