Vulcan's Glory (novel)

Spock's first mission aboard the Enterprise!

Summary

 * From the book jacket : Here is a very special Star Trek novel—from the woman constantly voted by the fans as their favorite writer from the original Star Trek television series!


 * D.C. Fontana, writer of such classic Star Trek episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise", here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). You'll also meet Captain Christopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer "Number One" (previously seen only in the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage"), as well as the ship's brand new engineering officer, Montgomery Scott.


 * Vulcan's Glory is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations - those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet - to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart.

Chapter One
At Ka'a Beach on Kauai, Hawaii; Lieutenant Spock walks barefoot and reminisces about the events surrounding his kahs-wan ritual. He has recently been promoted and assigned to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), but has received two weeks' leave prior to his new assignment, during which he has been ordered to relax by his previous commanding officer, Captain Daniels of the USS Artemis''. Spock receives a message from his father, Sarek, ordering him to return to planet Vulcan.

USS Enterprise personnel

 * Spock (referenced also as Selek) • Christopher Pike • Number One • T'Pris • Bob Brien • Davies (Lieutenant Commander) • Caitlin Barry • Philip Boyce • Andela • Orloff • Myoki Takahara • Daniel Reed • Endel • Zacharia

Other characters

 * T'Sai Amanda Aduna Sarek • Daniels (Captain) • Sarek • Senak, son of Solen • Solen • Stonn • T'Pring • unnamed Vulcans (the healer)

Alicia Boyce • Sepel • Senak of Zayus • T'Lan • Sidak • Sorrd • Spens • T'Clar

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Artemis (23rd century) • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • USS Lionheart (23rd century) • USS Musashi (23rd century) • USS Yorktown (Constitution class)  • He-shii • unnamed shuttlecraft (maintenance shuttles, inspection shuttle, passenger shuttle)

Starship types

 * cutter • cruiser • shuttlecraft

Shipboard or stationbound locations

 * USS Enterprise : shuttlebay • bridge • corridor • briefing room • turbolift • quarters (Spock's, Pike's, Scotty's)

service tunnel

Outposts and stations
Starbase 13

Planets and planetoids

 * Areta • Earth • GS391 • Luna • planet Vulcan

Ilyria

Planetary locations and institutions

 * Earth : Hawaii (Ka'a Beach, Kauai; Honolulu) • Colorado Springs, Colorado • California (Carmel; Starfleet Academy, San Francisco) • Scotland (Linlithgow, West Lothian • Cape Cod, Massachusetts


 * Luna : Armstrong Lunaport


 * Vulcan : Keldeen • In-Yar • Lan • Llangon Hills• ShiKahr • Vulcan Science Academy • Zayus

Stars and star systems

 * Beta Circinus • Vulcan system • Sol (Sol system)

Races and cultures

 * Kelyan • Human (Scots) • Vulcan

Tellarite

States and organizations

 * Federation • Starfleet

Vulcan clans
Talek sen-deen • Ansa-sen-tar • Kawarda • Archenida

Technology and weapons

 * ground car • library computer • nuclear weapon • pressure suit • short-hopper • shuttlecraft • spacedock • space probe • starship • subspace radio • sword • targe • transporter • turbolift

Animals

 * bird • reptilian • le-matya • sehlat (I-chaya)

Plants

 * barrel cactus • bonsai • candlestick tree • induku • isuke • karanji • oak • birch • maple • rose

Materials, substances and energies
alcohol • emerald • metal

Food and drink

 * saya • engine room hooch • fruit • fruit-water • Glenlivet • sweetmeat • tartlet • tea • whisky • Scotch whisky

Ranks and titles

 * ambassador • captain • chief • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • navigator • officer • science officer • second officer • security • security chief • shuttlebay chief • specialist • superintendant • third officer

Other

 * astrobiology • Battle of Deen T'zal • city • class M planet • communications • December • diplomacy • game • cloud • genetic engineering • genetic hybrid • government • gravity • kahs-wan • kilometer • light-year • lifeform • literature • logic • marriage • meditation • null-G ball • philosophy • planet • planetary calssification • plant • poetry • pon farr • rank • science • serial number • space • spaceport • star • Starfleet regulations • Starfleet uniform • subspace • technology • title • uniform • Vulcan neck pinch • Vulcan's Glory • Vulcan lute

Timeline

 * 1443 (Vulcan year)
 * 796 AD: Areta's nuclear holocaust.
 * 2215 : Orloff born.
 * 2237 : Spock reminisces of his kahs-wan
 * 2253 : Spock is transferred to the Enterprise, when that vessel recovers an ancient Vulcan starship and travels to Areta in search of the Glory stone.

Background

 * Vulcan's Glory was reissued in 2006 as part of the Star Trek 40th Anniversary celebration, along with The Entropy Effect,  and Strangers from the Sky.
 * This novel contains an early mention of Vulcan's Forge, a concept that would eventually be used in canon episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as many other sources.