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An explosion rocks the bridge
of the Enterprise. Most of the trainees are dead, shielding the
main crew members. Captain James T. Kirk lays close to death.
Spock takes a piece of shrapnel in the back right beside his
spine. After Doctor Bones McCoy removes the metal, he informs
Spock that a sliver still remains close to his spine and that
Spock will need to become sufficiently healthy enough so that
he can be operated on again to remove the sliver. Spock ignores
Bones’ advice and walks out of sick bay and gets together
with Mister Scott, the Chief Engineer. Together, they gather
some evidence that points to a stranger being on board and planting
the bomb. After a hearing is held and their theories are rejected,
Spock and Scotty steal a shuttle and head towards a solar system
that Spock had found drawn on a piece of paper hoping that it
would lead them to the assassin. On the planet they are captured
by three Romulans who are in turn captured by three Klingons.
Then they are all captured, except for one of the Klingons who
gets shot, by a race called the Tomarii. They are taken back
to the Tomarii’s home planet, a dying planet between two
suns, and trained for fighting. Little do they know that Spock
is injured. And, since there is barely and plant life on the
planet, Spock is slowly starving to death, refusing to eat the
meat. Just when things are looking their bleakest for Spock and
Scotty, the Enterprise rescues them. Spock is sentenced to serve
a term in prison. Kirk is torn about this decision and wishes
his friend back on the bridge of the Enterprise. Spock soon escapes
with a Romulan and forms an allegiance with him. Pirate activity
has increased in a section of Federation space and James Kirk
is assigned to find the pirate Black Fire. Kirk soon captures
Black Fire and rips the cowl off of the pirate’s face, only
to find Spock looking dispassionately at him. Now what is Jim
to do?
This is a Star Trek story with
the original crew of the USS Enterprise. It is Star Trek
#8. It appears to take place before the first movie, but while
Jim was still captain of his ship. The uniform change from the
original ones in the television show to the gray ones seen in
the first movie takes place in this book.
At first I found this book to
be a little slow. But once Spock got into prison, and from that
point onward, I became really engrossed in the story. The story
has its fair share of twists and turns and is an enjoyable read.
The story mostly revolves around Spock, with a little bit of
Kirk and Scotty. This story takes place on a lot of planets throughout
both Federation and Romulan space. It is well told and a fun
read.
I rated this book an 8 out of
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