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| Author(s): | Diane Carey |
| Artist(s): | Keith Birdsong |
| Publisher: | Pocket Books |
| Series: | Pocket TOS |
| Published: | 1 November 1992 (hardcover) 1 November 1993 (paperback) |
| Pages: | 398 |
| Stardate: | Unknown (2249, 2293 [framing sequence]) |
| Reference(s): | ISBN 0671795872 (hardcover) ISBN 0671795880 (paperback) ASIN B000FBJG5O (Kindle) |
| Audiobook (abridged) | |
| Narrator: | James Doohan |
| Running Time: | 3 hours |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| Published: | 1 November 1992 |
| Reference(s): | ISBN 0671791036 |
Returning from Khitomer, Kirk remembers his perilous first journey into space on a vessel named Enterprise, at the age of 16.
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Summary 
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- From the book jacket
- As James T. Kirk prepares to retire from a long and illustrious Starfleet career, events in a distant part of the Federation draw him back to a part of the galaxy he had last visited as a young man – a mysterious world called Faramond whose name takes Kirk on a journey back to his youth.
- At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father and has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father George and Starfleet legend Captain Robert April changes James' life forever, when a simple voyage aboard the USS Enterprise becomes a deadly trap. Soon, Kirk and father find themselves fighting a vicious and powerful enemy.
- Before the voyage ends, father and son will face life and death together, and James T. Kirk will get a glimpse of the future and his own best destiny.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Background Edit
- This story is a sequel to Carey's previous George Kirk/Robert April novel Final Frontier.
- The framing story is completely removed from the Audiobook adaptation by the author, leaving only the story of young James Kirk and George Kirk/Robert April.
- The first page of the book gives the only known, albeit non-canon meaning of the starship registry prefix "NCC", classifying it as meaning "Naval Construction Contract".
Characters Edit
References Edit
2249; 2293; Robert April; USS Enterprise NCC-1701; Faramond; Khitomer
External link Edit
- Best Destiny at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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