Strangers from the Sky

Blurb

 * From the back cover:
 * In the twenty-first century: United at last after countless years of warfare, humanity turns towards the stars. But when an alien spacecraft crash-lands in the South Pacific bearing visitors from another world - the Vulcans - Earth must decide whether to extend the hand of friendship, or the fist of war...


 * While in the distant future, horrible dreams torment Admiral James T. Kirk, dreams promoted by his reading of "Strangers from the Sky", a book about the historic first contact. Dreams of an alternate reality where he somehow changed the course of history - and destroyed the Federation before it began!

Characters

 * 23rd Century
 * Cleante al-Faisal • Elizabeth Dehner • DeSalle • Amanda Grayson • Lee Kelso • James T. Kirk • Tran Van Ky • John Kyle • Mathee • Leonard McCoy • Gary Mitchell • Galarrwuy Nayingul • Heihachiro Nogura • Mark Piper • Purdi • Koro Quintal • Montgomery Scott • Krista Sivertsen • Spock • T'Shael • T'Sri • Nyota Uhura


 * 21st century
 * Tatya Bilash • Jeremy Grayson • Mariya • Henry Moy • Yoshiomi Nakamura • Mahmoud Gamal al-Parneb Nezaj • Jason Nyere • Reeta Patel • Savar • Melody Sawyer • Selik • Sorahl • Stell • T'Lera • T'Preth • T'Saaf • T'Syra


 * Isaac Asimov • David Bailey • Boma • Zefram Cochrane • Farrell • Colonel Green • Hannibal • Adolf Hitler • Hrokk • Jaeger • Garamet Jen-Saunor • Garth of Izar • Kinski • Kodos • Kyle • Janice Lester • Jabilo M'Benga • Carol Marcus • Joanna McCoy • Parmen • Christopher Pike • Janice Rand • Rojan • Ruth • Carl Sagan • Sarek • Sargon • Areel Shaw • Khan Noonien Singh • Socrates • Sotir • Surak • T'sai • T'Shael • T'Sri • Trelane • Janet Wallace

Starships and vehicles

 * UNSS Amity • CSS Delphinus • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • USS Farragut (NCC-1647) • UNSS Icarus • USS Reliant

Locations

 * 61 Cygni • Aldebaran colony • Alexandria • Alpha Centauri • Argo III • Babel • Brisbane • Darrinbandi • Delta Vega • DownUndersea • Earth • Easter Island • Egypt • Epsilon Indii • Goddard Moonbase • Kapeshet • Kiev • Llingri Star Cluster • Luna • M-155 • Mars • Martian colonies • Mayabi Fault • Memory Alpha • Neptune • Norfolk Island • Nourlangie Rock • Oort cloud • Pacific Ocean • Pitcairn • Pluto • Rano Raraku • Rigel XII • San Francisco • Sector Epsilon Z-3 • Shiloh, Tennessee • Sol system • Solomon Islands • Starbase 6 • Starbase 16 • TerraMain Spacedock • Ukraine • Woolwonga • Wyoming

Races and cultures

 * Andorian • Centaurian • Coridani • Horta • Human • Medusan • Melkot • Organian • Tellarite • Thasian • Troyian • Vulcan

States and organizations

 * Alliance for the Twelfth of November • Combined Services • Intergalactic Brotherhood of Space Cadets •  Museum of the South Pacific • Offworld Service • PentaKrem • Starfleet Command • United Earth • United Earth AeroNav Forces • United Federation of Planets • Vulcan High Command

Other

 * 2045 • 2048 • 2055 • 2065 • 2068 • 2087 • Ancient Astronaut • Antique Films Festival • apricot • Astromance • Aswan Dam • Australian • Babel Interplanetary Conference • Bleak House • bourbon • Class M • clearsteel • coffee • date • Dream-time • The Final Reflection • Flag Officers' Handbook • Flying Dutchman • Gibraltar Locks • holovision • IDIC • infrawhite • intracranial senceiver • ka'athyra • kaiidth • kelp • kelpwilt • King Tut • Kobayashi Maru scenario • kolinahr • kroykah • laser pistol • loshiraq • Maori • MedArts complex • MediaComm • MeteorCom • Mind Control Revolt • Murphy's Law • Napoleon Complex • neutron cannon • Prefect • Prime Directive • Prolificom • psychoscan • Purdi's Book Emporium • rice • Romulan Wars • SeaSources • Singing • soccer • stardate • Strangers from the Sky (23rd-century novel) • T'Kahr • ta'al • tea • tennis • Tellarite Insurgency • time-warp speed • tofu • V'ger • vidvertising • Vulcan Archives • Vulcan Prime Directive •  War and Peace • Warmongoria • xenobiology • Xenopsych Today • xenopsychology

Publication history

 * 1987
 * Original Pocket Books paperback edition published in July.
 * Audiobook published by Simon and Schuster Audioworks in September.
 * Science Fiction Book Club hardcover edition also published.
 * In the UK Titan Books issue a paperback edition in September.
 * 1993 - Pocket Books paperback reprint.
 * 1999 - Simon and Schuster Audioworks audiobook re-released in November.
 * 2006 - Pocket Books issue a new reprint in august, with new cover art, as part of the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek celebrations.

Related stories

 * Where No Man Has Gone Before (TOS episode) -
 * Dwellers in the Crucible (TOS novel) -
 * The Final Reflection (TOS novel) -
 * A Time to Sow (TNG novel) - Jean-Luc Picard reads a 23rd century novel which "purported to be the 'real story' of Earth's first encounter with the Vulcans", an apparent reference to Strangers' novel-within-a-novel.