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==Summary==
 
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:''The story begins with the launching of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)]] and the mysterious disappearance of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]].
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:''The story begins with the launching of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)]] and the mysterious disappearance of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]].''
   
:''Then seventy-eight years later, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)]] receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed super weapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot.
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:''Then seventy-eight years later, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)]] receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed super weapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot.''
   
:''Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T. Kirk. Together, the two captains will be tested as they've never been before. And both men will be forced to make the greatest sacrifices of their careers to save countless millions from a madman with a plan for mass destruction.
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:''Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T. Kirk. Together, the two captains will be tested as they've never been before. And both men will be forced to make the greatest sacrifices of their careers to save countless millions from a madman with a plan for mass destruction.''
 
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==Memorable Quotes==
 
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==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
 
* [[Novel]]ization of {{film|7}} by [[J.M. Dillard]].
 
* [[Novel]]ization of {{film|7}} by [[J.M. Dillard]].
 
* The hardback edition was based on the original cut of the film, in which Kirk's death was fundamentally different. The alteration of the ending - after focus group screenings - came too late to be reflected in the novelization. The audio version - read by [[John de Lancie]] - was adapted from this edition, and so also contains the original ending. The subsequent paperback edition has a newly rewritten chapter that more accurately reflects that event of the film.
 
* The hardback edition was based on the original cut of the film, in which Kirk's death was fundamentally different. The alteration of the ending - after focus group screenings - came too late to be reflected in the novelization. The audio version - read by [[John de Lancie]] - was adapted from this edition, and so also contains the original ending. The subsequent paperback edition has a newly rewritten chapter that more accurately reflects that event of the film.
 
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[[Category:Novels|Generations]]
 
[[Category:Novels|Generations]]

Revision as of 14:55, 12 April 2007

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Cover image
Author: J.M. Dillard
Publisher: Pocket Books
Series: Pocket TOS / Pocket TNG
Published: 1 December 1994
Pages: 280 (Hardback)
304 (Paperback)
Years: 2394
2371
Stardate: XXXX.X
Reference #: ISBN 0671517422
ISBN 0671537539

Captain Picard must enlist the help of Captain James T. Kirk to help his save millions of people from the machinations of a madman.

Summary

From the back cover
The story begins with the launching of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) and the mysterious disappearance of Captain James T. Kirk.
Then seventy-eight years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed super weapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot.
Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T. Kirk. Together, the two captains will be tested as they've never been before. And both men will be forced to make the greatest sacrifices of their careers to save countless millions from a madman with a plan for mass destruction.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background Information

  • Novelization of Star Trek Generations by J.M. Dillard.
  • The hardback edition was based on the original cut of the film, in which Kirk's death was fundamentally different. The alteration of the ending - after focus group screenings - came too late to be reflected in the novelization. The audio version - read by John de Lancie - was adapted from this edition, and so also contains the original ending. The subsequent paperback edition has a newly rewritten chapter that more accurately reflects that event of the film.

Characters

James T. Kirk
Jean-Luc Picard
William T. Riker
Deanna Troi
Data
Geordi La Forge
Worf
Tolian Soran
Guinan

References

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B), USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)

Previous TOS novelization:
"Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"
Novels
Pocket TOS/Pocket TNG
Star Trek Movies
Next novelization:
"Star Trek: First Contact"
Previous TNG novelization:
"All Good Things"