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Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another...

Summary

From the back cover: After saving Earth from the threat of V'Ger, James T. Kirk is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling colony from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!

Far from the Federation, a newly discovered M-class world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. Starfleet can spare only one starship to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary Starship Enterprise, commanded by the most well-known captain in the quadrant. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children – a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!

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Background Information

According to various sources, when Gene Roddenberry was deciding what to call what has come to be known as Star Trek, "Wagon Train to the Stars" was one of the names he toyed with.
This novel contained Chapter Eleven of the serialized novel Starfleet: Year One.
A promotional copy of the novel was given away free with Star Trek Monthly issue 67.

Characters

James T. Kirk: Rear admiral.
Montgomery Scott: Commander of Starfleet engineers, assigned to the tender vessel Colunga.
Pavel Chekov: Lieutenant.

Other

Ray Austin

Starfleet captain of USS Beowulf.

Branch

Captain of Lakota.

See Branch for similarly named characters.

Burch

Captain of Northwest Passage.

Battersey

Captain of Yukon.

Anton (Tony) Desalle

Starfleet captain of USS Republic.

Mitch Dogan

Captain lost with the Kensington Taylor.

Geglio

Captain of Comanche

Gillespie

Privateer captain of Royal York.

See Gillespie for similarly named characters.

Harvey: Captain of Promontory Point.
Katt: Captain of Sacajawea.
Michael Kilvennan: Privateer captain of Hunter's Moon.
Maitland: Captain of Lewis and Clark.
Daniel Merkling: Starfleet captain of USS Impeller.
Nickle: Captain of Hampton Roads.
Rampion: Captain of Mandrake Anachronae.
Sheppard: Privateer captain of Zevada.
Sunn: Privateer captain of Rattlesnake.
Trautner: Captain of Oregon Trail.
Vellyngaith: Battlelord commanding the All Kauld battlebarge Tonclin.

References

colony;

Belle Terre

Planet.

USS Beowulf

Starfleet combat support tender of Captain Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action.

Named for Beowulf.

Colunga (ECC-989)

Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Commander Scott.

Comanche

UFP-owned Conestoga-class colony ship of Captain Geglio.

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

Federation starship commanded by Starfleet Rear Admiral James T. Kirk.

Graymark Engineering

Company which operated the "muleship" Colunga.

Hampton Roads

Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Nickle.

Hatteras

lightship.

Hunter's Moon

Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Michael Kilvennan.

USS Impeller

Starfleet cutter of Captain Daniel Merkling.

Kensington Taylor

Survey ship of Captain Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.

Lakota

Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Branch.

Named for the same Native Americans as the USS Lakota.

Lewis and Clark: Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Maitland.
Mandrake Anachronae: Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Rampion.
mule vessel: The mules were heavy-engined vessels deigned to carry the barges of the fleet.
Northwest Passage: UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Burch.
Oregon Trail: UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Trautner.
Promontory Point: UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Harvey.
Rattlesnake: Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sunn.
USS Republic: Starfleet cutter of Captain Tony Desalle.
Royal York: Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Gillespie.
Sacajawea: Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Katt.
Yukon: UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Battersey.
Tonclin: All Kauld battlebarge of Battlelord Vellyngaith.
Zavada: Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sheppard.

Polynesian: UFP-owned Conestoga tender of Captain Dan Marks.
Mable Stevens: Privately-owned VIP transport of Captain Ned Chalker.
American Rover: Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Captain Brook Smith and Colonel John Glass.
Twilight Sentinel (SCCM-99): Privately-owned coroner ship of Captain Nelson.
Brother's Keeper (SCCM-778): Mercy ship of Captain Skaerbeck.
Pandora's Box: Privately-owned industrial transport of Captain Felix Blaine.
CP Crystobel: Privately-owned pilot ship of Captain Helen Webb.
Webb One through Webb Nine: Factory drones autopiloted by Crystobel.
Macedon: Corporately-owned towing vessel of Captain Walters.
Iroquois: Corporately-owned industrial transport of Captain Israel.
Red Barn: Corporately-owned cattle ship of Captain Kej.
Quincy B. Hobbs: Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Captain Sempati.
Normandy: Privately-owned botanical farm ship of Captain Maxmillian.
Uncle Jake's Pocket: Privately-owned hotel vessel of Captain Durant.
Norfolk Rebel: Privately-owned tugantine of Captain Briggs.
Kaleonahe: Privately-owned mining ship of Captain Folster.
Foggy Dew: Privately-owned dairy barge of Captain Meko.
Heidi: Privately-owned ranch barge of Captain Dvorak.
Annie B: Ranch Barge - private - Forsmark.
Charger: Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Captain Brown.
Black Swan: Privately-owned garden ship of Captain Gaines.
Olympian: UFP-owned organ lab of Captain Gue.

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+| Publisher         = [[Pocket Books]]
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+| Series            = [[Pocket TOS]] #89<br />[[Star Trek: New Earth|New Earth]] #1
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-| class="even" | [[Diane Carey]]
+| Pages             = 352
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+| Year              = [[2273]]
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 ''Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another...''
 ==Summary==
+;From the back cover:
-;From the back cover : ''After saving [[Earth]] from the threat of ''[[V'Ger]]'', [[James T. Kirk]] is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling [[colony]] from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!''
+:''After saving [[Earth]] from the threat of ''[[V'Ger]]'', [[James T. Kirk]] is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling [[colony]] from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!''
 :''Far from the [[Federation]], a newly discovered [[M-class]] world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. [[Starfleet]] can spare only one [[starship]] to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary ''Starship'' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], commanded by the most well-known [[captain]] in the [[quadrant]]. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children &ndash; a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!''
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 ==Background Information==
 * According to various sources, when [[Gene Roddenberry]] was deciding what to call what has come to be known as ''Star Trek'', "Wagon Train to the Stars" was one of the names he toyed with.
+* This novel contained Chapter Eleven of the serialized novel ''[[Starfleet: Year One]]''.
+* A promotional copy of the novel was given away free with [[Star Trek Monthly issue 67|''Star Trek Monthly'' issue 67]].
 ==Characters==
@@ Line 50: / Line 35: @@
 ===Other===
 ; Ray Austin : Starfleet [[captain]] of USS ''Beowulf''.
-; Branch : Capt. of ''Lakota''.
+; Branch : Captain of ''Lakota''.
 ::''See [[Branch]] for similarly named characters.
-; Burch : Capt. of ''Northwest Passage''.
+; Burch : Captain of ''Northwest Passage''.
-; Battersey : Capt. of ''Yukon''.
+; Battersey : Captain of ''Yukon''.
-; [[DeSalle|Anton (Tony) Desalle]] : Starfleet capt. of [[USS Republic|USS ''Republic'']].
+; [[DeSalle|Anton (Tony) Desalle]] : Starfleet captain of {{USS|Republic}}.
 ; Mitch Dogan : Captain lost with the ''Kensington Taylor''.
-; Geglio : Capt. of ''Comanche''
+; Geglio : Captain of ''Comanche''
-; Gillespie : Privateer capt. of ''Royal York''.
+; Gillespie : Privateer captain of ''Royal York''.
 ::''See [[Gillespie]] for similarly named characters.
-; Harvey : Capt. of ''Promontory Point''.
+; Harvey : Captain of ''Promontory Point''.
-; Katt : Capt. of ''Sacajawea''.
+; Katt : Captain of ''Sacajawea''.
-; Michael Kilvennan : Privateer capt. of ''Hunter's Moon''.
+; Michael Kilvennan : Privateer captain of ''Hunter's Moon''.
-; Maitland : Capt. of ''Lewis and Clark''.
+; Maitland : Captain of ''Lewis and Clark''.
-; Daniel Merkling : Starfleet capt. of USS ''Impeller''.
+; Daniel Merkling : Starfleet captain of USS ''Impeller''.
-; Nickle : Capt. of ''Hampton Roads''.
+; Nickle : Captain of ''Hampton Roads''.
-; Rampion: Capt. of ''Mandrake Anachronae''.
+; Rampion: Captain of ''Mandrake Anachronae''.
-; Sheppard : Privateer capt. of ''Zevada''.
+; Sheppard : Privateer captain of ''Zevada''.
-; Sunn : Privateer capt. of ''Rattlesnake''.
+; Sunn : Privateer captain of ''Rattlesnake''.
-; Trautner : Capt. of ''Oregon Trail''.
+; Trautner : Captain of ''Oregon Trail''.
 ; Vellyngaith : Battlelord commanding the All Kauld battlebarge ''Tonclin''.
@@ Line 74: / Line 59: @@
 [[colony]];
 ;Belle Terre : [[Planet]].
-; USS ''Beowulf'' : Starfleet combat support tender of Capt. Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action.
+; USS ''Beowulf'' : Starfleet combat support tender of Captain Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action.
 ::''Named for [[Beowulf]].''
-; ''Colunga'' (ECC-989) : Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Cmdr. Scott.
+; ''Colunga'' (ECC-989) : Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Commander Scott.
-; ''Comanche'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga''-class [[colony ship]] of Capt. Geglio.
+; ''Comanche'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga''-class [[colony ship]] of Captain Geglio.
 ; {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}}: Federation starship commanded by Starfleet [[Rear Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]].
 ; Graymark Engineering : Company which operated the "muleship" ''Colunga''.
-; ''Hampton Roads'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Nickle.
+; ''Hampton Roads'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Nickle.
 ; ''Hatteras'' : lightship.
-; ''Hunter’s Moon'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Capt. Michael Kilvennan.
+; ''Hunter's Moon'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Michael Kilvennan.
-; USS ''Impeller'' : Starfleet cutter of Capt. Daniel Merkling.
+; USS ''Impeller'' : Starfleet cutter of Captain Daniel Merkling.
-; ''Kensington Taylor'' : Survey ship of Capt. Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.
+; ''Kensington Taylor'' : Survey ship of Captain Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.
-; ''Lakota'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Branch.
+; ''Lakota'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Branch.
 ::''Named for the same [[Native American]]s as the {{USS|Lakota}}.''
-; ''Lewis and Clark'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Maitland.
+; ''Lewis and Clark'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Maitland.
-; ''Mandrake Anachronae'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Rampion.
+; ''Mandrake Anachronae'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Rampion.
 ; mule vessel : The mules were heavy-engined vessels deigned to carry the barges of the fleet.
-; ''Northwest Passage'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Burch.
+; ''Northwest Passage'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Burch.
-; ''Oregon Trail'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Trautner.
+; ''Oregon Trail'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Trautner.
-; ''Promontory Point'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Harvey.
+; ''Promontory Point'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Harvey.
-; ''Rattlesnake'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Capt. Sunn.
+; ''Rattlesnake'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sunn.
-; {{USS|Republic}} : Starfleet cutter of Capt. [[DeSalle|Tony Desalle]].
+; {{USS|Republic}} : Starfleet cutter of Captain [[DeSalle|Tony Desalle]].
-; ''Royal York'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Capt. Gillespie.
+; ''Royal York'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Gillespie.
-; ''Sacajawea'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Katt.
+; ''Sacajawea'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Katt.
-; ''Yukon'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Capt. Battersey.
+; ''Yukon'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Battersey.
 ; ''Tonclin'' : All Kauld battlebarge of Battlelord Vellyngaith.
-; ''Zavada'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Capt. Sheppard.
+; ''Zavada'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sheppard.
-; ''Polynesian'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' tender of Capt. Dan Marks.
+; ''Polynesian'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' tender of Captain Dan Marks.
-; ''Mable Stevens'' : Privately-owned VIP transport of Capt. Ned Chalker.
+; ''Mable Stevens'' : Privately-owned VIP transport of Captain Ned Chalker.
-; ''American Rover'' : Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Capt. Brook Smith and [[Colonel]] John Glass.
+; ''American Rover'' : Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Captain Brook Smith and [[Colonel]] John Glass.
-; ''Twilight Sentinel'' (SCCM-99): Privately-owned coroner ship of Capt. Nelson.
+; ''Twilight Sentinel'' (SCCM-99): Privately-owned coroner ship of Captain Nelson.
-; ''Brother’s Keeper'' (SCCM-778): Mercy ship of Capt. Skaerbeck.
+; ''Brother's Keeper'' (SCCM-778): Mercy ship of Captain Skaerbeck.
-; ''Pandora’s Box'' : Privately-owned industrial transport of Capt. Felix Blaine.
+; ''Pandora's Box'' : Privately-owned industrial transport of Captain Felix Blaine.
-; CP ''Crystobel'' : Privately-owned pilot ship of Capt. Helen Webb.
+; CP ''Crystobel'' : Privately-owned pilot ship of Captain Helen Webb.
 ; ''Webb One'' through ''Webb Nine'' :  Factory drones autopiloted by Crystobel.
-; ''Macedon'' : Corporately-owned towing vessel of Capt. Walters.
+; ''Macedon'' : Corporately-owned towing vessel of Captain Walters.
-; ''Iroquois'' : Corporately-owned industrial transport of Capt. Israel.
+; ''Iroquois'' : Corporately-owned industrial transport of Captain Israel.
-; ''Red Barn'' : Corporately-owned cattle ship of Capt. Kej.
+; ''Red Barn'' : Corporately-owned cattle ship of Captain Kej.
-; ''Quincy B. Hobbs'' : Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Capt. Sempati.
+; ''Quincy B. Hobbs'' : Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Captain Sempati.
-; ''Normandy'' : Privately-owned [[Botany|botanical]] farm ship of Capt. Maxmillian.
+; ''Normandy'' : Privately-owned [[Botany|botanical]] farm ship of Captain Maxmillian.
-; ''Uncle Jake's Pocket'' : Privately-owned hotel vessel of Capt. Durant.
+; ''Uncle Jake's Pocket'' : Privately-owned hotel vessel of Captain Durant.
-; ''Norfolk Rebel'' : Privately-owned tugantine of Capt. Briggs.
+; ''Norfolk Rebel'' : Privately-owned tugantine of Captain Briggs.
-; ''Kaleonahe'' : Privately-owned mining ship of Capt. Folster.
+; ''Kaleonahe'' : Privately-owned mining ship of Captain Folster.
-; ''Foggy Dew'' : Privately-owned dairy barge of Capt. Meko.
+; ''Foggy Dew'' : Privately-owned dairy barge of Captain Meko.
-; ''Heidi'' : Privately-owned ranch barge of Capt. Dvorak.
+; ''Heidi'' : Privately-owned ranch barge of Captain Dvorak.
 ; ''Annie B'' : Ranch Barge - private - Forsmark.
-; ''Charger'' : Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Capt. Brown.
+; ''Charger'' : Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Captain Brown.
-; ''Black Swan'' : Privately-owned garden ship of Capt. Gaines.
+; ''Black Swan'' : Privately-owned garden ship of Captain Gaines.
-; ''Olympian'' : UFP-owned organ lab of Capt. Gue.
+; ''Olympian'' : UFP-owned organ lab of Captain Gue.
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