Description[]
- Captain James T. Kirk's latest voyage has brought him far into the final frontier. His new mission: to help a determined band of pioneers colonize a harsh and unforgiving world, defend the vulnerable settlers from the constant threat of alien invasion, and protect the planet's unique and precious resources for the sake of the entire Federation!
- Months after their departure from Earth, the struggling colonists have barely established a precarious toehold on Belle Terre, a ravaged world still recovering from a catastrophic planetary disaster. Fierce cyclones, storms, landslides, and flash floods make the survival itself a never-ending challenge. While Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise patrol the sector, on guard against predatory aliens and greedy space pirates, officers Chekov, Uhura, and Sulu stay behind to assist the hapless settlers in their desperate battle to put down roots in the turbulent soil of an angry planet.
- But the imperiled colonists are a fractious and intensely individualistic group, not inclined to take orders or direction from their Starfleet guardians. Chekov and the others find their ingenuity and diplomatic skills tested to their limits — to save a people who don't want their help!
References[]
Characters[]
- Ang Wat • Greg Anthony • Kevin Baldwin • Neil Bartels • Pavel Chekov • Jolley • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Brittany Linville • Leonard McCoy • McElroy • Plottel • Janice Rand • Vijay Reddy • Montgomery Scott • Sedlak • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Thomsen • Nyota Uhura • Weir
- Referenced only
- God • Evan Pardonnet
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Au Contraire • Belle Terre • Bull's Eye • Llano Verde • No Escape
- Referenced only
- Hell
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- The Carsons • Hydrologic and Meteorologic Division • Peacemakers • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
Science and classification[]
- adrenaline • alien • antigrav thruster • antimatter • automatic distress signal • cable • cloaking device • cloud • communications system • communicator • control panel • Crawford's Law of Subspace Resonance • cyclone • data padd • detection array • dust storm • electromagnetic frequency • environmental suit • first-aid kit • flood • forcefield generator • Gamma Night • gyromagnetic motor • hail • hair • hardwired • hot spring • hour • hurricane • infrared • kilometer • light • light speed • lung • measurement • meter • mining • minute • muscle • olivium • ore • processor • projectile weapon • radiation • radiation shield • radio • readout • rifle • Saunders Constant • scanning rate • second • short-range array • signal detector • signal readout • signal response meter • sonic beacon • starship • stomach • subspace • sunlight • time • tissue regenerator • tooth • transmission key • transmitter • tricorder • ultrasonic • water pressure sensor • wind
Ranks and titles[]
- biologist • captain • chief engineer • commander • doctor • governor • gunman • hydrologist • junior officer • mayor • meteorologist • militant • miner • officer • pilot • pirate • technician
Other references[]
- accent • army • belt • blanket • clinic • colony • crystal • curse • daily news bulletin • day • desk • dog • dust muffler • dust suit • emotion • evasive maneuvers • filtration scarf • flotation vest • food • furniture • glove • government • handshake • hangar • hat • kevlar • lake • logic • mail • map • media • mine shaft • month • mud • murder • office • planet • pocket • rock • shovel • spaceport • storage crate • subcontinent • technology • town hall • water • weapon • week
Appendices[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Belle Terre |
TOS Stories | Next novel: The Flaming Arrow |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh Chapters 23-25 |
Next Adventure: The Flaming Arrow | |
External link[]
- Rough Trails article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.