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| caption = [[Corgi Books]] cover by [[Chris Moore]].
 
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| reprint = [[1985]] (Bantam Books); 1985 ([[Corgi Books]]); [[1994]] ([[Titan Books]]); [[1995]] (Bantam Books)
 
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| ISBN =ISBN 0553132970 (1979); ISBN 0553246771 (1985 & 1995); ISBN 0552125806 (1985 Corgi); ISBN 1852865326 (1994)
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| ISBN ={{ISBN|0553132970}} (1979); {{ISBN|0553246771}} (1985 & 1995); {{ISBN|0552125806}} (1985 Corgi); {{ISBN|1852865326}} (1994)
 
| date = [[2269]]
  
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''A new ''[[Star Trek]]'' adventure by [[Gordon Eklund]] based on the award-winning [[television]] series created by [[Gene Roddenberry]].'' — '''''Devil World''''' was a [[1979]] ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' [[novel]] by [[Gordon Eklund]]. It was one of a series of original ''Star Trek'' [[novel]]s published by [[Bantam Books]] and has subsequently been reprinted several times by Bantam and other publishers.
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''A new ''[[Star Trek]]'' adventure by [[Gordon Eklund]] based on the award-winning [[television]] series created by [[Gene Roddenberry]].'' — '''''Devil World''''' is a ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[novel]], a ''[[TOS]]'' adventure from [[Bantam Books]] in [[November]] [[1981]]. This was the 10th of 13 full-length novels in the [[bantam TOS|Bantam ''TOS'']] series, and the last released before the license to commission new stories had been passed to [[Pocket Books]] for the [[pocket TOS|numbered series]] that began with {{n1lk|TOS|The Motion Picture}} in [[1979]]. This was the second and final ''Star Trek'' book by author [[Gordon Eklund]], after his previous {{nlk|TOS|The Starless World}}. ''Devil World'' has subsequently been reprinted several times by Bantam and other publishers.
   
 
==Description==
  
==Description==
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:''Heartland… where Kirk, [[Spock]] and the rest of the {{ship|USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|crew]] will be challenged by an awesome disembodied intelligence, more powerful than any other force in the [[universe]]!''
  
:''Heartland… where Kirk, [[Spock]] and the rest of the {{ship|USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|crew]] will be challenged by an awesome disembodied intelligence, more powerful than any other force in the [[universe]]!''
   
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;From the 1995 edition back cover : ''They were drawn to the quarantined planet of Heartland to find [[Jacob Kell]], the infaous traitor who forsook the Federation for the Klingons. But what they found was a hell where the devil is real and immortality is possible, if you choose to pay the price… eternal damnation!''
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;From the 1995 edition back cover : ''They were drawn to the quarantined planet of Heartland to find [[Jacob Kell]], the infamous traitor who forsook the Federation for the Klingons. But what they found was a hell where the devil is real and immortality is possible, if you choose to pay the price… eternal damnation!''
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
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==References==
  
==References==
 
===Characters===
  
===Characters===
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:[[Reni Bates]] • [[Christine Chapel]] • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Dazi]] • {{dis|Doyle|Crewman}} • [[Gilla Dupree]] • [[Faustus]] • [[Great Machine]] • [[Jacob Kell]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Lola]] • [[Radly Marcus]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Merkle]] • [[Mosley]] • [[Albert Schang]] • [[Aurora Schang]] • [[Wilhelm Schang]] • [[Spock]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) personnel]]
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:[[Reni Bates]] • [[Christine Chapel]] • [[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Dazi]] • {{dis|Doyle|Crewman}} • [[Gilla Dupree]] • [[Faustus]] • [[Great Machine]] • [[Jacob Kell]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Lola]] • [[Radly Marcus]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Mosley]] • [[Albert Schang]] • [[Wilhelm Schang]] • [[Spock]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) personnel]]
   
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{{ref}} [[William Bligh]] • [[Jesus Christ]] • [[Devil]] • [[God]] • [[Ivan the Terrible]] • [[Mahavira]] • [[Natasha]] • [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] • [[Pavel]] • [[Satan]] • [[William Shakespeare]] • [[Leo Tolstoy]]
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{{ref}} [[William Bligh]] • [[Jesus Christ]] • [[Devil]] • [[God]] • [[Ivan the Terrible]] • [[Mahavira]] • [[Merkle]] • [[Natasha]] • [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] • [[Pavel]] • [[Satan]] • [[Aurora Schang]] • [[William Shakespeare]] • [[Leo Tolstoy]]
   
 
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===Races and cultures===
  
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:[[Danon]] • [[Human]] ([[Chinese]] • [[Christian]] • [[Cossack]] • [[German]] • [[Hindu]] • [[jainism|Jain]] • [[Russian]]) • [[Klingon]] • [[Morganite]] • [[Torga]] • [[Vulcan]]
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:[[Danon]] • [[Human]] ([[Chinese]] • [[Christian]] • [[Cossack]] • [[German]] • [[Hindu]] • [[jainism|Jain]] • [[Morganite]] • [[Russian]]) • [[Vulcan]]
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{{ref}} [[Klingon]] • [[Torga]]
   
 
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==Appendices==
  
==Appendices==
 
===Related media===
  
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* The {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} also encountered an ancient, dying race protected by a non-corpreal intelligence in {{n|TOS|The Starless World}}.
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* The {{uSS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} also encountered an ancient, dying race protected by a non-corporeal intelligence in {{nlk|TOS|The Starless World}}.
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* The Danons are said to have contributed to the [[mythology]] on [[Earth]] regarding the [[Devil]]. This is something they share in common with [[Lucien]]. ({{en|TAS|The Magicks of Megas-tu}})
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* The Danons are said to have contributed to the [[mythology]] on [[Earth]] regarding the [[Devil]]. This is something they share in common with [[Lucien]]. ({{enlk|TAS|The Magicks of Megas-tu}})
   
 
===Background===
  
===Background===
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On the [[Corgi]] reprint edition, the [[refit]] ''Enterprise'' is shown, despite all other versions' cover art placing this story in the [[2260s]] [[decade]], prior to the vessel refit.
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On the [[Corgi Books]] reprint edition, the [[refit]] ''Enterprise'' is shown, despite all other versions' cover art placing this story in the [[2260s]] [[decade]], prior to the vessel refit.
   
 
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=====Publication history=====
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;[[November]] [[1979]] : First published by [[Bantam Books]], cover by [[Enric Torres-Prat]]. ({{iSBN|0553132970}})
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;[[January]] [[1985]] : Second printing by Bantam, new cover by [[Enric Torres-Prat]]. ({{iSBN|0553246771}})
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;[[March]] [[1985]] : First published in [[Great Britain]]. ([[Corgi Books]], {{iSBN|0552125806}})
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;[[October]] [[1994]] : Reissued in [[Great Britain]] as {{dis|Star Trek Adventures|book series}} #8, cover by [[Alister Pearson]]. ([[Titan Books]], {{iSBN|1852865326}})
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;[[November]] [[1995]] : Third printing by Bantam Spectra, cover by [[Kazuhiko Sano]]. ({{iSBN|0553246771}})
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====Translations====
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;[[July]] [[1988]] : [[Italian language|Italian]]: As ''Pianeta infernale'', translated by translated by Annarita Guarnieri, cover by [[Marilena Maiocco]]. (Garden Editoriale)
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;[[1990]] : [[German language|German]]: As ''Der Teufelsplanet'', ''Raumschiff Enterprise'' #19, translated by Angelika Weidmann. (Goldmann)
   
 
===External link===
  
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 14 April 2023

A new Star Trek adventure by Gordon Eklund based on the award-winning television series created by Gene Roddenberry. — Devil World is a Star Trek novel, a TOS adventure from Bantam Books in November 1981. This was the 10th of 13 full-length novels in the Bantam TOS series, and the last released before the license to commission new stories had been passed to Pocket Books for the numbered series that began with TOS novelization: The Motion Picture in 1979. This was the second and final Star Trek book by author Gordon Eklund, after his previous TOS novel: The Starless World. Devil World has subsequently been reprinted several times by Bantam and other publishers.

Description

From the original 1979 edition back cover
Voyage to Heartland.
Heartland… a mysterious planet populated by a small but terrifying race of demonic beings.
Heartland… where Captain Kirk falls in love with a beautiful, mysterious woman with a fatal secret.
Heartland… where Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew will be challenged by an awesome disembodied intelligence, more powerful than any other force in the universe!
From the 1995 edition back cover
They were drawn to the quarantined planet of Heartland to find Jacob Kell, the infamous traitor who forsook the Federation for the Klingons. But what they found was a hell where the devil is real and immortality is possible, if you choose to pay the price… eternal damnation!

Summary

Captain's log, stardate 4231.2
With the Enterprise now undergoing general maintenance here at Starbase 13, I've decided to take advantage of the opportunity by issuing an order for full shore leave commencing at once and continuing until further notice. After the lengthy duration of our last voyage, the crew has shown no hesitancy in taking complete advantage of the superb facilities available here for rest, recreation, pleasure, and delight.

James T. Kirk and company attend a magic show. Kirk is noticeably worried that the girl sawed in half will not recover. Kirk is then frightened to the point of disgust by images of devils. Kirk notices a masked girl screaming about her father being abducted by devils. The girl is a Jain, and therefore eats very little and wears a mask to avoid killing microbes. Her name is Gilla Dupree, and she is a famous performer whom Spock describes as 'awesome'. Kirk notes that it took him three hours to compose himself after he witnessed a recording of her acting. She convinces the Captain to help look for her father, a reputed traitor. The starbase commander allows him to go in search of her father, so long as Kirk promises to make a man out of his layabout son.

Captain's log, stardate 4246.7
Upon our arrival at Heartland, I ordered my helmsman to place the ship into orbit around the planet. An immediate full sensor scan of the surface will commence as soon as a stable orbit is achieved. From the viewscreen, Heartland appears to be as reported: a lush M-type planet, with large oceans and considerable continental vegetation, an excellent prospect for Human colonization. While here, I intend to investigate the question of continued quarantine and make a recommendation upon our departure. Our passenger, Gilla Dupree, remains under observation in sickbay. The exact nature of her illness—if any—is as yet undetermined.

Kirk and company arrive at a planet inhabited by a people who look remarkably like the Devil. They are all that remains of a once great race, and their species is dying out. Previous colonists on this planet were driven mad and evacuated forty years before, but one stayed and retained his sanity by hiding from the locals. The locals have accepted Gilla's father as one of their own. He insists that the USS Enterprise leave immediately. Kirk stays the night in a hut, and finds a crewman has gone mad the next morning. Kirk is again told to leave. Kirk insists on staying. Gilla gives up wearing the mask and eats local fruit. Spock senses an angry mental presence in the area. That presence is commanding the locals and Gilla's father. Kirk becomes romantically involved with Gilla and professes his love for her. The presence will not allow the crew to transport off the planet. Spock is driven catatonic by the presence. Gilla makes a deal with the presence requiring her to remain provided the others are allowed to go free.

Captain's log, stardate 4257.1
… and so my recommendation remains that the quarantine of the planet Heartland be not only maintained but more strictly enforced in the future. The mysterious machine intelligence that inhabits the planet will continue to present a clear and present danger to the general well-being of the Federation only as long as the Danon race survives. Since extinction appears to be only a matter of a relatively few years away, the situation does not appear to warrant an offensive response. Time is the ally of the Federation. I am further pleased to report that Mr. Spock continues to make substantial progress toward a full recovery and is expected to resume his normal duties within a few days. Our passenger, Jacob Kell, is also much improved. As for Gilla Dupree, I have not mentioned her in my previous log entries because—

Kirk laments leaving Gilla behind. Dr. Leonard McCoy explains that she had an inoperable tumor and would die rather soon. Kirk promotes the wayward son of Starbase 13's commander to a recently available post in security. Spock recovers from his experience, but the insane security guard does not.

References

Characters

Reni Bates • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Dazi • Doyle • Gilla Dupree • Faustus • Great Machine • Jacob Kell • James T. Kirk • Lola • Radly Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Mosley • Albert Schang • Wilhelm Schang • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel
Referenced only
William Bligh • Jesus Christ • Devil • God • Ivan the Terrible • Mahavira • Merkle • Natasha • Friedrich Nietzsche • Pavel • Satan • Aurora Schang • William Shakespeare • Leo Tolstoy

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Tresher

Locations

Hell

Station locales

recreation deck • commander's office

Shipboard locations

bridge • sickbay

Planetary locales and institutions

Heartland colony
Referenced only
Kentucky • Starfleet Academy • Russia • Moscow • Japan

Stations and outposts

Starbase 13 • Starfleet Academy

Planets and planetoids

Heartland
Referenced only
Ossium IV • Earth • Herbarium • Luna

Stars and systems

NC513
Referenced only
Rigellian system

Stellar regions

the galaxy

Races and cultures

Danon • Human (Chinese • Christian • Cossack • German • Hindu • Jain • Morganite • Russian) • Vulcan
Referenced only
Klingon • Torga

States and organizations

Klingon Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets

Technology and weapons

britebeam • communicator • computer • holographic projector • hypospray • laser • phaser • sensor • starship • technology • tridee visual • viewscreen • warp drive • weapon

Ranks and titles

cadet • captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • commodore • communications officer • crewman • emperor • ensign • first officer • flag officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • magician • navigator • officer • science officer

Other references

angel • bean • bear • berry • Birth of a Living Star • butterfly • cat • captain's log • cards • chicken • chopstick • civilization • clay • colony • continent • couch • court-martial • cow • credit • demon • distress call • dog • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • flower • fly • fog • forest • game • gestalt • goat • government • grain • grape • Great Golden Comet • ham • iron • kaleidoscope • Kentucky bourbon • lamb • leaf • lifeform • log entry • nut • ocean • oil • onion • orbit • oxygen • pepper • planet • poker • polar bear • Prime Directive • rank • religion • rhododendron • rice • robe • root • Russian bear • senso-drama • shore leave • spacerigger's delight • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • title • uniform • utility belt • vitamin • water • water chestnut • wine • zoo

Chronology

Circa 7700 BCE
10,000 years prior to the 2260s, the Danons rule a sizable portion of the galaxy. Their visits to Earth and their satyr-like appearances help to contribute to the mythology of the Humans' Devil. During this period, the Danons encounter the Torgas, beginning millennia of war, after which the Danons retreat to their homeworld on the planet Heartland, where they build a Great Machine and worship it. (Cited as an approximation, taking place 10,000 years prior)
6th century BCE
Mahavira founds the Jain sect of the Hindu faith. (Mentioned by century)
2269, shortly before stardate 4231
Enterprise arrives for a layover at Starbase 13. (This would have taken place shortly before the first scene of the novel)
Stardate 4231.2
Enterprise continues to Heartland with new crewmember Albert Schang and Gilla Dupree as a passenger.
Stardate 4246.7
Enterprise arrives at Heartland, discovers a powerful presence, and Kirk and crew are trapped planetside while camping among the locals. Gilla Dupree sacrifices herself to save the ship, Albert Schang saves James T. Kirk, and the Enterprise escapes. Overall, one passenger lost, one passenger gained, one security guard driven insane, one security officer created.

Appendices

Related media

Background

On the Corgi Books reprint edition, the refit Enterprise is shown, despite all other versions' cover art placing this story in the 2260s decade, prior to the vessel refit.

Images

Cover images

Connections

Timeline

Published Order
Previous novel:
The Fate of the Phoenix 		TOS unnumbered novels by Bantam Books Next novel:
Perry's Planet
Previous novel:
Planet of Judgment 		Star Trek Adventures Next novel:
The Fate of the Phoenix
Previous story:
The Starless World 		Stories by:
Gordon Eklund 		Next story:
last Star Trek novel
Chronological Order
Previous adventure:
World Without End 		Pocket Books Timeline Next adventure:
Perry's Planet
Previous adventure:
World Without End 		Memory Beta Chronology Next adventure:
Second Nature
Star Trek: Seekers
Previous story:
World Without End 		Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Four Next story:
The Face of the Unknown
Publication history
November 1979
First published by Bantam Books, cover by Enric Torres-Prat. (ISBN 0553132970)
January 1985
Second printing by Bantam, new cover by Enric Torres-Prat. (ISBN 0553246771)
March 1985
First published in Great Britain. (Corgi Books, ISBN 0552125806)
October 1994
Reissued in Great Britain as Star Trek Adventures #8, cover by Alister Pearson. (Titan Books, ISBN 1852865326)
November 1995
Third printing by Bantam Spectra, cover by Kazuhiko Sano. (ISBN 0553246771)

Translations

July 1988
Italian: As Pianeta infernale, translated by translated by Annarita Guarnieri, cover by Marilena Maiocco. (Garden Editoriale)
1990
German: As Der Teufelsplanet, Raumschiff Enterprise #19, translated by Angelika Weidmann. (Goldmann)

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