Star Trek 8 (Novel)

Star Trek 8

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Series	Star Trek
Published by	Bantam Books
Previous	Star Trek 7 (Blish07)
Next	Star Trek 9 (Blish09)
Written by	James Blish
Released	Nov 1972
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On their latest missions, the Starship Enterprise and her crew journey to a glaciated wasteland where beautiful women rule; defeat the ferocious double of Captain Kirk on board the Starship; visit an eerie planet where it's always Halloween; and even dare to go beyond the edge of the galaxy.

Based on the exciting new NBC-TV series created by Gene Roddenberry.

Spock's Brain

Myriad Universes: Spock's Brain

Prime Timeline  • FASA Timeline

Adapted from the episode Spock's Brain.
Written by Lee Cronin.

While the Starship Enterprise is on a routine mission in deep space, a young woman materializes on the bridge and renders everyone on board unconscious. They awaken to find Spock missing, when Dr. McCoy summons Captain Kirk to sickbay, where he has discovered Spock, laying motionless on a biobed: the woman has stolen Spock's brain! They have only 24 hours to find it before his body dies, and Kirk follows the woman's trail to Sigma Draconis VII. McCoy fabricates a device to control Spock's brainless body, and Kirk, Scotty, and McCoy beam down with Spock's body to the planet. There, they discover a primitive tribe of men called the Morgs, who are provided for by an underground society of women, the Eymorgs, who live in a scientifically-advanced environment, yet they do not understand it. Led by Kara, the woman who appeared on the Enterprise, the Eymorgs are using Spock's brain to run the computers that control their underground environment. After some difficulty, Kirk locates Spock's brain and, using a device called the Teacher, McCoy temporarily gains the knowledge he needs to restore the Vulcan to normal. Kirk encourages the Eymorgs to share their knowledge with the Morgs, so that they can rebuild a united civilization on their planet.

Related Data

Astrometrics	Sigma Draconis system; Sigma Draconis III; Sigma Draconis IV; Sigma Draconis VII
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2210
Culture	God; martial arts
Education	doctor; doctorate; nurse; physician
Food
People	Christine Chapel; Pavel Chekov; Kara; James T. Kirk; Luma; Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Hikaru Sulu
Politics	Star Fleet; Star Fleet Ranks; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	atmosphere; atoms; biobed; blood; blood type; brain; carotid artery; Class M planet; clubs; communications; communicator; computer; G-type star; ganglia; ion drive; ions; nerve endings; nerves; neutrons; nitrogen; nuclear power; orbit; oxygen; pallium; perfume; phasers; sensors; spears; subspace communications; surgery; The Teacher; thalamus; time (day, hour, kyra, minute, second, year); transporter; tricorder; viewscreen; volcano; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Eymorg ship
Xenology	Eymorgs; humanoids; Humans; hybrids; Morgs; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; commanding officer; first officer; hunting; sickbay; Star Fleet Uniforms (2207); transporter room

The Enemy Within

Myriad Universes: The Enemy Within

Prime Timeline  • FASA Timeline

Adapted from the episode The Enemy Within.
Written by Richard Matheson.

In orbit of Alfa 177, the U.S.S. Enterprise experiences a momentary transporter malfunction, caused by a magnetic ore accidentally brought aboard. Scotty checks the equipment, finds nothing wrong, and beams aboard Captain Kirk. After they leave the transporter room, a duplicate Kirk materializes. The malfunction has split the captain into two people, each physically identical but mentally and emotionally distinct. The "good" Kirk is compassionate, intelligent, and deliberate. The "bad" Kirk is violent, amoral, and savage.

An animal beamed aboard the Enterprise shortly thereafter is divided into two creatures as well—and after Yeoman Rand accuses the captain of assaulting her, Mr. Spock realizes the same has happened to Kirk. The transporter malfunction must be repaired shortly or a stranded landing party, led by Lieutenant Sulu, will freeze to death on the planet's surface.

The captain, meanwhile, is dying—neither half can survive alone. Scotty rigs the transporter to work again, and after capturing the "bad" Kirk, beams both captains down—and back as a single person. The restored Kirk then orders the landing party rescued.

Related Data

Astrometrics	Alfa 177
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2181; 2207
Culture
Education	doctor; doctorate; engineer; physician
Food	alcohol; brandy; coffee; rice wine; Saurian brandy
People	John Farrell; Fisher; James T. Kirk; Leonard McCoy; Janice Rand; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Wilson
Politics	Star Fleet; Star Fleet Ranks
Science & Technology	bed; blood; communications; communicator; companel; computer; decontamination; engineering; fire; geology; hypospray; ion; magnetic ore; magnetism; medicine; mirror; orbit; phasers; scanner; sensors; synchronic meter; time (hour, week); tranquilizer; transporter; transporter duplicate; tricorder; turbolift; viewscreen
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Alfa 177 canines; canines; humanoids; Humans; hybrids; lambs; Vulcans; wolves
Miscellaneous	bridge; briefing room; main engineering; quarters; rape; sickbay; Star Fleet Uniforms (2207); transporter room

Catspaw

Myriad Universes: Catspaw

Prime Timeline  • FASA Timeline

Adapted from the episode Catspaw.
Written by Robert Bloch.

On Pyris VII, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy encounter a haunted castle, and find Sulu and Scott transformed into "zombies." Aliens Korob and Sylvia — disguised as a warlock and a witch — are responsible for the "trick or treat" trappings, using supernatural devices to terrify the men of the Enterprise. Only Spock is unaffected by their scare tactics. The aliens are on a mission of conquest, and have used a matter transmuter to assume human form. Sylvia, affected by her new body, attempts to ensnare Kirk into becoming her partner and lover. When Korob aids Kirk and company to escape, Sylvia changes into a gigantic black cat and crushes him. Kirk destroys the "magic wand" transmuter device, causing the castle to vanish and the aliens to resume their actual forms. In reality, they are fragile creatures, and are destroyed by the planet's atmosphere. Sulu and Scott are returned to normal, and "Halloween" is over.

Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth; Milky Way galaxy; Pyris system; Pyris VII; Scotland
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2208
Culture	demons; ghosts; Halloween; magic; magic wand; Satan; Shakespeare; witchcraft; witches; wizards
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician
Food	alcohol; cheese; fruit; wine
People	Farrell; Jackson; James T. Kirk; Korob; Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; William Shakespeare; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Sylvia; Nyota Uhura
Politics	king; Star Fleet; Star Fleet Ranks; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	bearing; bones; candle; Class M planet; clouds; communications; communicator; companel; computer; degree; foot; forcefield; gems; granite; hypnosis; iron maiden; lorinium; mace; masgar; matter transmuter; meter; microtapes; navigation; nerve pinch; orbit; pavonite; phasers; planet; sensors; skeleton; star; telepathy; time (hour, minute, second); transmutation; transporter; tricorder; turbolift; water
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	bats; boars; cats; humanoids; Humans; hybrids; mice; Old Ones; peacocks; vampire bats; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; castles; chief medical officer; commanding officer; dungeons; first officer; sickbay; Star Fleet Uniforms (2207); transporter room

Where No Man Has Gone Before

Myriad Universes: Where No Man Has Gone Before

Prime Timeline  • FASA Timeline  • Kelvin Timeline

Adapted from the episode Where No Man Has Gone Before.
Written by Samuel A. Peeples.

While patrolling near the outer boundary of the galaxy, the Enterprise beams aboard the flight recorder of the S.S. Valiant, a galactic survey vessel that had visited the area nearly two centuries earlier. Upon attempting to leave the galaxy, the survey vessel had come in contact with an energy barrier, which disabled the ship and killed some of the crew. One crewman, however, recovered from serious injuries sustained within the barrier. From this point, the information is garbled; there are repeated requests for data on extrasensory perception, or ESP, and a self-destruct order is apparently given by the Valiant's captain.

Puzzled yet determined, Captain Kirk decides to move forward, only to contact the same energy barrier that had disabled the Valiant. Unknown radiation penetrates the ship, and Kirk orders the Enterprise back out of the energy field. Several crewmen are dead and two have been rendered unconscious: Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell, a friend of Kirk's from Star Fleet Academy, and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, a psychiatrist. Both recover and seem unharmed—though Mitchell's eyes now glow a bright silver. The ship's warp engines are also severely damaged.

In sickbay, Kirk learns that Mitchell is feeling completely well. He is also reading material he never understood before with complete comprehension, and his reading speed is incredible. Showing off to Dr. Dehner, Mitchell "plays dead" by stopping all his body functions for almost a full minute. He is mutating into something beyond Human.

Kirk and Spock discover Gary Mitchell's ESP quotient is extremely high, as is Dr. Dehner's. At a meeting of the Enterprise department heads, Sulu states that Mitchell's powers are developing at an astounding rate. Spock suggests that Kirk kill Mitchell now, while he still can; he cautions him not to wait too long, as the captain of the Valiant obviously did.

Unwilling to murder a man who was once one of his closest friends, Kirk sets course for Delta Vega, an uninhabited planet with an automated lithium-cracking station that can aid in repairing their damaged warp drive engines. He intends to maroon Mitchell there. Mitchell is sedated and transported to the planet, where he's confined within a hastily built brig. But Gary has grown too strong to be held by a forcefield. Declaring that he has become a god, he escapes, taking along Dehner, who has also begun to mutate. Kirk follows with a phaser rifle, and Mitchell attempts to kill him with his new powers. Dehner, realizing what Michell has become, helps Kirk overpower the mad superman, and is killed in the attempt. Aboard the Enterprise, Kirk records that Mitchell and Dehner died in the line of duty. (Summary adapted from The Star Trek Compendium)

Related Data

Astrometrics	[[ (FASA)|]];
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2207
Culture
Education
Food
People
Politics
Science & Technology
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	humanoids; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	Star Fleet Uniforms (2207)

Wolf in the Fold

Template:MyriadWolfInTheFold Adapted from the episode Wolf in the Fold.
Written by NAME.

SUMMARY

Related Data

Astrometrics	[[ (FASA)|]];
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2207
Culture
Education
Food
People
Politics
Science & Technology
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	humanoids; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	Star Fleet Uniforms (2207)

For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

Template:MyriadForTheWorldIsHollow Adapted from the episode For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.
Written by NAME.

SUMMARY

Related Data

Astrometrics	[[ (FASA)|]];
Chronology	FASA Timeline: 2207
Culture
Education
Food
People
Politics
Science & Technology
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	humanoids; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	Star Fleet Uniforms (2207)