The Children of Kings

The Children of Kings is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel by Dave Stern to be published by Pocket Books in 2010. The novel will feature the Orion Syndicate and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) crew under Captain Christopher Pike.

Publisher's description

 * From the back cover
 * ''A distress call goes out from a Federation outpost near the Klingon border. The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, responds. Starbase 18 lies in ruin. There are no survivors. And there is no clue as to who is responsible for the attack, until Captain Pike’s brilliant science officer discovers a means of retrieving parts of the station’s log.Lieutenant Spock has detected signs of a unique energy signature,one that he believes is Klingon. There are unsubstantiated reports that the Klingon Empire has made a technological leap forward and created a cloaking device—code-named Black Snow Seven—that can shield their ships from even the most advanced sensors. The destruction of the base and the unique energy signaturethat remains prove that the Empire has succeeded.


 * ''For generations the Orions have been known as pirates,operating at the margins, outside of legal conventions. A proudand powerful race, the Orions were once a major force in the sector, and they have been using the tension between the KlingonEmpire and the Federation to rebuild their power. Captain Pike is charged with trying to foster cooperation between the Orions and the Federation. A distress call from an Orion vessel offers him the perfect opportunity. But the Orion ship lies in disputed space long claimed by the Klingon Empire, and crossing it could be the spark that sets off an interstellar war.

Characters

 * Philip Boyce • Andreas Corzine • Garrison • Rafael Higueras • Number One • Christopher Pike • Glenn Pitcairn • Spock • Benjamin Tuval • Starbase 18 personnel

Conn • Kritos • Tambor

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)


 * Starship classifications

Locations

 * 55 Hamilton


 * Shipboard locations
 * briefing room • sickbay

Bozeman • Gorengar • Starbase 18

Races and cultures

 * Human • Klingon • Vulcan

States and organizations

 * Federation • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Archives • Starfleet Command

Science and technoloy

 * asteroid • klick • REC • regen therapy • sensor • subspace amplifier

Ranks and titles

 * captain • chief engineer • commander • commodore • communications officer • communications specialist • doctor • science officer • security chief

Other references

 * distress signal • "Earther" • orbit • outpost • starbase • Starfleet uniform • station log • yellow alert

Appendices

 * When the book was first announced it was titled To Thine Own Self. The Simon & Schuster Spring 2010 catalogue used this earlier title along with preliminary cover art, featuring two Orion slave girls in addition to Pike and Spock, who remain on the final cover.