Lost to Eternity is a Star Trek novel, a TOS book authored by Greg Cox, released in July 2024.
Description[]
- A thrilling new Star Trek "movie era" novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox!
- Three Eras. Three Mysteries. One Ancient Enemy?
- 2024: Almost forty years ago, marine biologist Gillian Taylor stormed away from her dream job at San Francisco's Cetacean Institute – and was never seen or heard from again. Now a new true crime podcast has reopened that cold case, but investigator Melinda Silver has no idea that her search for the truth about Gillian's disappearance will ultimately stretch across time and space – and attract the attention of a ruthless obsessive with his own secret agenda.
- 2268: The USS Enterprise's five-year mission is interrupted when Captain James T. Kirk and his crew set out to recover an abducted Federation scientist whose classified secrets are being sought by the Klingons as well. The trail leads to a barbaric world off limits to both Starfleet and the Klingon Empire – and an ageless mastermind on a quest for eternity.
- 2292: The Osori, an ancient alien species, has finally agreed to establish relations with its much younger neighbors: the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans. A joint mission involving ships from all three powers, including the Enterprise-A, turns explosive when one of the Osori envoys is apparently killed. Each side blames the others, but the truth lies buried deep, nearly three hundred years in the past...
References[]
Characters[]
- Violet Achebe • Shirin Akbari • B'Eleste, daughter of Glukra • Dennis Berry • Bob Briggs • Pavel Chekov • Chorn • Todd Coates • Cyloo • Regan Dows • Ken Dows • Dupic • Enkidu (rat) • John Farrell • Pierre Fortier • Fulton (detective) • George • Gledii • Gracie • Gyar • Halley • Taya Hamparian • Harpo • Hepna • Jaheed • Khod • James T. Kirk • Kulton • Martha Landon • Peter Levine • Kybra Larrol • Mary Michelle • Leonard McCoy • Miguel (helmsman) • Motox • Nawee • Nestrom • Plavius • Pujal • Naomi Rahda • Saavik • Montgomery Scott • Melinda Silver • Spock • Taleb • Gillian Taylor • Jane Temple • Nyota Uhura • Javier Valdez • Varis • Varkat • Wight • Orlando Wilder/Willard Offutt/Siroth/Kesh (alias) • Wrultz • Wutlo • Jerry Yamada • Yorba
- Referenced only
- Mildred Coates • Zefram Cochrane • Enkidu • Benjamin Finney • Flint • Gilgamesh • Grant (Lieutenant) • Koxar • Lawrence Marvick • Mary Christine • Ben McIntyre • Christopher Pike • Sarek
Starships and vehicles[]
- SS Chinook • IRW Harrier • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Enterprise-A (Enterprise-subclass refit Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • IKS Lukara • Skral
Locations[]
- Atraz • Osor Prime • Reliux • Hiberna Base
- Referenced only
- Argelius II • Atlantis • Brecillien II • Capella IV • Cibonor Prime • El Dorado • Gamma Trianguli VI • Lost Colony of Sh'Gol • Hellguard • Nimbus III • Ninevah II • Planet G • Talos IV • Yegorov Institute • remote mining planet
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- CIA • FBI • Federation • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Pfizer • Soong • Amaranth Inc. • Chrysalis Project • Osori diplomatic initiative
Science and classification[]
Astronomy[]
Biology[]
Lifeforms[]
- genetic hybrid • humanoid
- Referenced only
- mugato • amaranth
Technology and weapons[]
Other references[]
- Antarian glow water • chess • d'k tahg • The Endless Andorian • Epic of Gilgamesh • government • kal-toh • Methuselah's Children • The Mortal Immortal • Organian Peace Treaty • Orlando: A Biography • The Picture of Dorian Gray • Prime Directive • races and cultures • Rip Van Winkle • Romulan ale • science • She: A History of Adventure • state • Tuck Everlasting • xenopolycythemia • The War of the Worlds • Rosetta Stone • New Coke • Cetacean Operations Division • Cetacean
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Greg Cox began working on the book in 2020, planning it to be set in 2024, not knowing that it would coincide with the release date. He chose the date because of a hopeful estimate that would be after the CoViD-19 pandemic, so he would not have to reference it.[1]
Continuity[]
- The main premise of the book is events that unfold because of the disappearance of Gillian Taylor in 1986, as depicted in the movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
- The book contains callbacks to several Star Trek: The Original Series and TAS episodes, such as: "The Devil in the Dark", "Assignment: Earth", "Space Seed", "Requiem for Methuselah", "Charlie X", "Court Martial", "The Tholian Web", "The Enterprise Incident", "Beyond the Farthest Star", "Elaan of Troyius", "Bread and Circuses", "The Gamesters of Triskelion", "Amok Time", "The Apple", "Is There in Truth No Beauty?", "The Trouble With Tribbles", and "A Private Little War".
- Saavik's background story was established in The Pandora Principle. In an interview[1] Greg Cox confirmed he read the book in preparation for Lost to Eternity.
- The book also foreshadows events from TNG: "Unification" and "The Next Phase".
- Cox was advised by CBS not to reference the Eugenics Wars that would have happened between 1986 and 2024. [1] The as-yet-unreleased Strange New Worlds episode "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" implies that, as a result of interference with the timeline, Khan's rise to power in those wars would happen sometime after 2022.
- Gillian Taylor also appears in the DC Comics graphic novel Debt of Honor, which is why Cox read it as inspiration for Lost to Eternity. [2]
- Cox also stated that fighting scenes were inspired by the Kirk Fu Manual.[2]
- Names and background of 20th century characters are consistent with Vonda N. McIntyre's novelization of The Voyage Home.
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External link[]
- Lost to Eternity article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.