The Undiscovered Country

Introduction (blurb)
Stardate 9521.6: Internal pressures, enormous military expeditures, and the destruction of their primary energy source have brought the Klingon Empire to the verge of catastrophic collapse...

To avert disaster, Gorkon, Chancellor of the Klingon High Council, proposes negotiations between the Federation and Klingon Empire - negotiations that will put an end to the years of hostility between the two powers, and herald a new era of peace and co-operation. Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise are dispatched to escort the Chancellor safely into Federation space.

But a treacherous assassination brings negotiations to a sudden halt - and places Kirk and Dr. McCoy in the hands of the Federation's greatest enemy. With time running out, Spock and the Enterprise crew must work to uncover the deadly secret that threatens to propel the galaxy into the must destructive conflict it has ever known!

Characters

 * Azetbur • Burke • Cartwright • Chang • Pavel Chekov • Dax • Gorkon • Kamarag • Kerla • James T. Kirk • Lojur • Carol Marcus • Martia • Leonard McCoy • Nanclus • Janice Rand • Ra-ghoratreii • Sarek • Samno • Montgomery Scott • William Smillie • Spock • Stex • Kwan-mei Suarez • Hikaru Sulu • Uhura • Valeris • Masoud Valtane • Patrick West • Worf

Jackson Dahl • Kruge • David Marcus • Joanna McCoy • Richard Nixon • Saavik • Sohlar • Styles

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Ahwahnee (NCC-2048) • Bird-of-Prey • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)  • USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)  •

Locations

 * Amrita • Beta Quadrant • Camp Khitomer • China • Delta • Earth • Khitomer • Klingon Neutral Zone • Kudao • Genesis Planet • Paris • Praxis • Qo'noS • Reydovan sector • Rigel • Rura Penthe • San Francisco • Starbase 23 • Starfleet Headquarters • Themis • Virginia

Races and cultures

 * Chameloid • Efrosian • Halkan • Human • Klingon • Organian • Romulan • Vulcan

States and organizations

 * Klingon Empire • Klingon High Command • Klingon High Council • Marcuslabs • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Other

 * admiral • ambassador • asteroid • asteroid shower • atmosphere • brigadier • chancellor • commander in chief • fleet admiral • gas • gaseous anomaly • Genesis Project • ivory • katra • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • moon • rear admiral • subspace • subspace shock wave • tea • xenogeology

Related stories

 * The Fearful Summons (TOS novel) - "A stunning sequel to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country by one of the writers of the film."
 *  (TOS novel) - The novel Cloak establishes Admiral Cartwright as a Section 31 agent and subsequently implicates Section 31 in the Khitomer conspiracy.
 * Assignment: Eternity (TOS novel) - This novel's prologue and epilogue feature the Khitomer Conference.
 *  (TOS novel) - This novel discusses the Romulans present at the Khitomer Conference.

Timeline

 * 2285 : Khan Noonien Singh attempts to steal the Genesis torpedo, detonating it and creating the Genesis Planet, where Kruge kill Kirk's son, David.
 * 2286 : Kirk contacts Carol Marcus to explain the circumstances of their son's death.
 * 2293 : Kirk and the Enterprise-A are ordered on the Klingon peace mission.