Template:Realworld Kirk and the Enterprise battle an enemy warship, an amorous computer – and a galaxy heading for war!
Summary
- From the book jacket
- Ravaged by a killer virus, the Romulans enter Canara, where the only antidote can be found. Desperate, they incite a victorious USS Enterprise attack on one of their vessels, but Kirk discovers their ruse.
- Meanwhile the central computer has fallen in love with him, severely crippling the Starship Enterprise. Somehow Kirk must overcome the lovesick computer and bring the antidote to the Romulans, before the galaxy crashes over the brink of war.
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Background Information
- This is the only Star Trek novel written by M.S. Murdock.
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Characters
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket TOS characters.
Regular and recurring characters
- James T. Kirk
- Starfleet captain, CO of USS Enterprise.
- Spock
- Half-Vulcan Starfleet commander serving as Enterprise XO and chief science officer.
- Leonard McCoy
- Starfleet lieutenant commander, a doctor serving as Enterprise chief medical officer.
Other characters
- Arviela (β)
- Starfleet lieutenant serving at the Enterprise helm.
- S'Talon
- Romulan commander of Raptor.
- S'Tor
- Romulan commander.
- Pompe'
- Romulan commander.
- Argelian (β)
- Romulan officer.
- Mikhail Garson
- Potemkin captain.
References
Exeter (lower right)
Potemkin and Hood with two other vessels
- Areturan (β)
- Civilization.
- Areturan musk oil (β)
- Canara (β)
- Planet.
- Eagle (β)
- Romulan ship.
- USS Enterprise
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Exeter
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Farragut
- Federation starship.
- Federation Defense Council
- myrruthesia (β)
- Disease affecting Vulcanoids.
- USS Hood
- Constitution-class Federation starship.
- USS Potemkin
- Constitution-class Federation starship commanded by Captain Mikhail Garson.
- Raptor (β)
- Destroyed Romulan Bird-of-Prey of S'Talon.
- Remus (β)
- Romulan ship of S'Tor and Pompe'.
External links
- Web of the Romulans at Wikipedia
- Web of the Romulans at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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