Author(s):	Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz
Artist(s):	John Vairo, Jr.
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TOS Vulcan's Soul #1
Published:	1 August 2004 (hardcover) 30 August 2005 (paperback)
Pages:	384 (hardcover) 304 (paperback)
Stardate:	Unknown (3rd century, 2364, 2373, 2379)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0743463560 (hardcover) ISBN 0743463579 (paperback) ASIN B001J8PR00 (Kindle)
Audiobook
Narrator:	Boyd Gaines (abridged) Richard Poe (unabridged)
Running Time:	4 hours (abridged) 8 hours, 30 minutes (unabridged)
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Audio (abridged) Recorded Books (unabridged)
Published:	1 August 2004 (abridged) 2004 (unabridged)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0743529995 (abridged cassette) ISBN 0743530004 (abridged CD) ISBN 141930920X (unabridged cassette)

If you enjoyed Spock's World, you'll thrill to this new vision of Trek legend.

Summary Edit

From the book jacket

One year after the end of the Dominion War, the Romulan Star Empire comes under attack by a mysterious and alarmingly powerful enemy calling itself the Watraii, a species with a long-standing vendetta against the Romulans. Yet though they remain tenuously allied, the Federation, the Romulans, and the Klingons are unready to become embroiled in another sustained conflict, forcing Ambassador Spock, Admiral Uhura, Admiral Chekov, Captain Saavik, and some unexpected allies to defy their governments in order to meet the new threat head-on. But the first blood drawn may prove to be among the dearest of all.

Unknown to the defenders, the secret behind the Watraii's attack is buried in Vulcan's violent ancient past, during the time of Surak himself, when the proto-Romulans – staunch opponents of Surak's reforms – were compelled to take their chances among the cold and distant stars. Now Spock must begin the first leg of a long and dangerous road to learn the truth... before his hopes for the future become ashes.

FURTHER SUMMARY

Memorable Quotes Edit

Background InformationEdit

• The original audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.

Characters Edit

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket TOS characters.

Spock

Uhura

Pavel Chekov

Saavik

References Edit

Deep Space 9; Dominion; Dominion War; Remus; Romulus; Second Battle of Deep Space 9; Sisko, Benjamin; Surak; Vulcan; Vulcan (planet)

External link Edit

• Exodus at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works