"Mind-Sifter" is a Star Trek (TOS) short story by Shirley S. Maiewski, published in the anthology The New Voyages in March 1976.
Summary[]
Captain Kirk is stranded on 1950s Earth in a mental hospital, having been abducted by Kor, subjected to a Klingon mind sifter, and transported through the Guardian of Forever. Spock is promoted to captain and spends a year looking for Kirk.
References[]
Characters[]
- Blair (reporter) • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Fred (20th century) • Guardian of Forever • Jan Hamlin • Josephs • James T. Kirk • Kyle • M'Benga • Leonard McCoy • José Méndez • Kevin Riley • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Thomas (engineer) • Frank Thomas • Nyota Uhura • Leonard Wright
- Referenced only
- God • Edith Keeler • Kor • Superman
Starships and vehicles[]
- car • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Lexington (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • UFO
Locations[]
- the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant
- Earth (Korea) • Talos IV
- the galaxy's Beta Quadrant
- Omicron Ceti III • Organia • Gateway • Starbase 11 • unnamed "Open Planet"
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Klingon Empire • United Federation of Planets (Starfleet: Starfleet Command) • United States of America (Federal Bureau of Investigation • United States Military Forces: United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy)
Other references[]
- American English • Berthold ray • boatswain's pipe • boot • casserole • coffee • dress • fork • grass • jacket • mind-sifter • Saurian brandy • selector • spoon • straitjacket • subcutaneous transponder • sweater • tape • transporter • turbolift • uniform • water
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Background[]
The absence of Captain Kirk from the Enterprise for an entire year, and Spock's temporary promotion and uniform change make this story difficult to reconcile with the timeline later established in canon. One possibility is that the use of the Guardian of Forever caused the reversion of these events from the characters' history, even though they might still carry memories of these events.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: The Winged Dreamers |
The New Voyages
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Next story: Sonnet from the Vulcan: Omicron Ceti Three |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: As Others See Us |
Next Adventure: If I Lose Thee... | |
Translations[]
- 1983
- Japanese : 精神探査機, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)