Summary
From the back cover: Back on Earth enjoying a well-deserved shore leave, Captain Kirk is rudely accosted by a trio of Starfleet Security guards. It seems he is wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of transwarp - the Federation's newest, most advanced propulsion system.
Could Captain Kirk, Starfleet's most decorated hero, be guilty of stealing top-secret technology?
With the aid of Mr. Spock and Lt. Cmdr. Piper begins a search for the scientists who developed transwarp - a search that leads her to an isolated planet, where she discovers the real - and very dangerous - traitor!
References
Characters
- James T. Kirk • Spock • Montgomery Scott • Lyle Craig • Jarboe • Andreoni • Piper • Sarda • Long
Starships and vehicles
- SS Banana Republic • Babe class • SS Tyrannosaurus Rex • Edith Keeler • USS Exeter • USS Yorktown • USS Hood • USS Majestic
Locations
- Vulcan • Jia'anKahr • Lyr T'aya • Vuldi Gorge
Species and cultures
States and organizations
- UFP • Lyr Zor • Judicial Committee • Starfleet • Starfleet Command
Other
- construction transport • destroyer • Starfleet Silver Palm • Star for Conspicuous Bravery • Analysis of Pseudodoxy • Essays of Discipline • Enok-Kal Fi Lar • Dwemish Hi-An • Runes of T'Vish • Sele-An-T'Lee • An-Prele • Rittenhouse Scandal • Tal T'lee • Venlinahr • Purpose as Prime Motivator • Systems of Logic • Logic and Definition • Norn-La-Hal • Wijngan • Daqawlu
Information
- In 1999 this novel was printed as Book 2 in the Fortunes of War duology with Dreadnought!.
- As with Dreadnought!, the image of Piper on the cover is modeled by author Diane Carey.
- Each chapter of the book is headed by a quotation from an episode of TOS.
Connections
- Battlestations! article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Demons |
TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Chain of Attack |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Dreadnought! |
Next Adventure: Where Everybody Knows Your Name | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2270. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Mission to Horatius |
2267 | Next Adventure: First Star I See Tonight |