The Truth Machine (Novel)

The Truth Machine

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Series	Star Trek
Previous	Spock, Messiah! (TOSON03)
Next	The Price of the Phoenix (TOSON04)
Written by	Christopher Cerf and Sharon Lerner
Illustrated by	Jane Clark
Published by	Random House
Released	Jan 1977
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In an attempt to acquire the secret of warp drive to power their warships, the armies of Fomalhaut V trick the crew of the Enterprise into beaming down to their planet.

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  Surface of Fomalhaut V

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  Armies of Fomalhaut Base

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  Colonel Kragg

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  truth machine

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  Fomalhaut warship

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  dinosaur

Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth; Fomalhaut system; Fomalhaut V; Vulcan
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2208; Stardate 3198.4
Culture
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician
Food
People	Fomalhaut Sergeant; James T. Kirk; Kragg; Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Nyota Uhura
Politics	Armies of Fomalhaut; Colonel; Major; Sergeant; Star Fleet; Star Fleet Command; Star Fleet Ranks; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	audio receiver; communications; communicator; computer; desert; dilithium; distress signal; map; Morse code; nerve pinch; paper; pencil; phasers (Type 2); radio; time (minute, hour, day); transporter; truth machine; viewscreen; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Fomalhaut warships
Xenology	dinosaurs; Fomalhautians; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; brig; chief engineer; chief medical officer; commanding officer; communications officer; logs; science officer; slavery; Star Fleet Uniforms; transporter room