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==2283==
* Chapters 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 22, 24, 31 ([[Star Trek|TOS]]: "[[Elusive Salvation (Novel)|Elusive Salvation]]")

==2285==
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* <span id="SD8121">'''[[Stardate]] 8121.8:'''</span> [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] and his followers on [[Ceti Alpha V]] capture the [[U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864|U.S.S. ''Reliant'' NCC-1864]], and use it to ambush the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]], now manned by [[Starfleet Academy]] [[Starfleet Ranks#Cadet|cadets]] on a training cruise under [[Starfleet Ranks#Admiral|Admiral]] [[Kirk, James|Kirk]] and [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Spock]]. Following a battle in the [[Mutara Nebula]] near [[Regula 1]], Khan is killed and the ''Enterprise'' is severely damaged. Spock sacrifices himself to save the ship from the detonation of the [[Genesis Device]], which Khan stole prior to the battle. His body is launched into space, but lands on the newly-formed [[Genesis Planet]].<ref name="ST02"/>
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* <span id="SD8210">'''[[Stardate]] 8210.3:'''</span> After returning to [[Earth]], [[Kirk, James|Kirk]] meets with [[ambassador|Ambassador]] [[Sarek]], [[Spock]]'s father, and the pair discover that before his death, Spock telepathically transferred his mind, or ''[[katra]],'' into Dr. [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]], who has been taken into custody for psychological evaluation by [[Starfleet]] Security. While Kirk and the other members of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] crew steal the ship in order to return to the Genesis Planet to retrieve Spock's body, [[Marcus, David|David Marcus]] and [[Saavik]] find a [[Vulcans|Vulcan]] child on the Genesis Planet, who proves to be the regenerated body of Spock, growing at an accelerated rate. Meanwhile, the [[U.S.S. Grissom NCC-638|''Grissom'']] is destroyed by a [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] [[B'rel class|bird of prey]] commanded by the ambitious [[Klingon Ranks#Commander|Commander]] [[Kruge]], who wants the secrets of Genesis at any cost. Marcus is killed, and Kirk is forced to destroy the ''Enterprise'' to keep it out of Klingon hands. Kirk kills Kruge in hand-to-hand combat, and he escapes with his crew aboard Kruge's ship as the Genesis Planet disintegrates around them. They take the bird of prey to [[Vulcan]], where Spock's ''katra'' is reunited with his revived body.<ref name="ST03"/>
* <span id="SD8390">'''[[Stardate]] 8390.0:'''</span><ref name="ST04"/>

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* <span id="SD8454">'''[[Stardate]] 8454.1:'''</span><ref name="ST05"/>

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