Enterprise: The First Adventure

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Now, the untold story - Captain Kirk's First Mission!

Summary

From the book jacket: James T. Kirk is the youngest man to be promoted to the rank of captain in Federation history. His crew consists of a first officer who finds him impetuous; a chief engineer who finds him arrogant; a chief medical officer who finds him trifling; and a helmsman who wants a transfer.; But the young crew, which would later become the legendary space explorers, quickly puts aside their differences when a monstrous starship appears on their nascent flight path.

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"...and I know that Captain Kirk will find the Enterprise and its crew a faithful as I did."

- Christopher Pike

"No, he treats me like I'm fifteen. That's when he met me. He treats you like you're eight."

- Sam Kirk

"I believe that what Ms. Lukarian is trying to tell you is that you are a doctor, not a magician."

- Spock

"I do not control the worldship, James. I control the universe."

- Scarlet

The choice of date for the story's setting is taken from VOY: "Q2", which sets Kirk's taking command of the Enterprise in 2265. No such mention of the official year is mentioned in the novel.
The audiobook adaptation was performed by George Takei and Leonard Nimoy, and was released on cassette and as part of the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Audio Collection CD set.
Janice Rand's age is given as sixteen. This would place the year of her birth in 2249.

CMO of Starbase 32.

Hunter

Captain of the Aerfen.

Captain Hunter previously appeared in "The Entropy Effect", also written by Vonda N. McIntyre.

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