The Lost Years

Introduction (blurb)
"The Lost Years" tells the story of Captain Kirk's final hours in command of the USS Enterprise, and how he, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy stuggle to establish new lives apart from each other and the starship.

We see the newly promoted Admiral Kirk, in charge of a specially created Starfleet division, as he attempts to defuse a critical hostage situation; Mr. Spock, who in the midst of a teaching assignment on Vulcan, finds the one thing he least expected; and Dr. McCoy, whose unerring instinct for trouble lands him smack in the middle of an incident that could trigger an interstellar bloodbath...

Characters
Christine Chapel; Lori Ciana; Matthew Decker; Willard Decker; deRoos; Acker Esswein; Gregory Fortenberry; Jabilo M'Benga; Harry Morrow; Natira; Heihachiro Nogura; Jonathan Stanger; Ingrit Tomson; Martina Vorozh; Surak; Zakal; Khoteth; Lamia; Moroz; S'task; Vigelshevsky; Sotek;

Starships

 * USS Exeter (NCC-1672)
 * USS Grissom (NCC-638)
 * USS Victorious
 * Yonada

Locations

 * Andor
 * Earth
 * Starfleet Academy
 * Starfleet Command
 * Starfleet Headquarters
 * Starfleet Operations
 * Vulcan
 * Mountains of Gol

Species

 * Andorian
 * d'mallu
 * Fabrini

Other
asteroid; black tea; champagne; coffee; cream; detailer; egg salad; egg salad sandwich; flimsies; High Master; Kolinahr; Kolinahru; Nortakh; Old Laphroaig; sandwich; security lounge; servitor; ShanaiKahr; Spacedock; sugar; Thirelian water; Yonadan

Information
This is the first in the Lost Years series. J.M. Dillard made mention of two other books, which included A Flag Full of Stars, which was published, and another novel which was cancelled named The War Virus. Instead, Traitor Winds was published, and the series ended with Recovery.