Author(s):	William Leisner
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TOS
Published:	28 May 2013
Pages:	384
Stardate:	Unknown (Unknown)
Reference(s):	ISBN 1476722404 (paperback) ISBN 9781476722429 (eBook) ASIN B0092PKP8Q (Kindle)

The Shocks of Adversity is a forthcoming Pocket TOS novel. Written by William Leisner, the novel is expected to be released in May 2013.

Summary Edit

Solicitation blurb

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Original Series!

Located far beyond the boundaries of explored space, the Goeg Domain is a political union of dozens of planets and races. When the U.S.S. Enterprise arrives in its territory to investigate an interstellar phenomenon, Commander Laspas of the Domain Defense Corps is at first guarded, then fascinated to discover the existence of an alliance of worlds much like his own, and finds a kindred spirit in Captain James T. Kirk. And when the Enterprise is attacked by the Domain's enemies, crippling the starship's warp capability and leaving its crew facing the prospect of a slow, months-long journey home, the Goeg leader volunteers the help of his own ship, offering to combine the resources of both vessels to bring the Enterprise to a nearby Domain facility to make the necessary repairs.

But what at first seems to be an act of peace and friendship soon turns out to be a devil's bargain, as Kirk and the Enterprise crew learn that there are perhaps more differences than similarities between the Federation and the Domain. When the Goeg's adversaries strike again, the Enterprise is drawn deeper and inexorably into the conflict, and Kirk begins to realize that they may have allied themselves with the wrong side...

External link Edit

• The Shocks of Adversity at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works