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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is the fifth film featuring the characters of Star Trek: The Original Series. It was released in June 1989, with a novelization and comic adaptation released concurrently.
Description[]
- The planet Nimbus III. A desolate, forbidding world, situated in the heart of the Neutral Zone. Unremarkable, except for one thing: Nimbus III is the site of an unprecedented attempt at co-operation among the galaxy's three major powers. Here, to this "Planet of Galactic Peace", the Klingons, the Romulans, and the Federation have all sent ambassadors, who are working together to develop the planet - an experiment that, if it succeeds, could transform the galactic balance of power.
- But now terrorists have seized control of Nimbus III. And when Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise-A attempt a dramatic rescue, they discover a threat unlike any they have ever faced. A threat that will force them to confront their inner demons on their own, secret pasts - and the forbidden secrets that lie at the center of the galaxy itself…
Summary[]
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The story begins in a vast desert, where an unnamed individual is digging in a field full of holes. Then, in the distance, the man spots a man on horseback. He pulls out his rock thrower. The man arrives and uses an odd psychiatric exercise to take all the pain away from the man. The man soon becomes overwhelmed and seemingly enters himself into the servitude of the man. The man then reveals himself to be a Vulcan. Meanwhile, on Earth, Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Doctor Leonard McCoy are enjoying much needed shore leave. Captain Kirk is climbing the tall El Capitan mountain in Yosemite. He almost falls to his death but is saved by Mr. Spock, who is wearing flotation boots. On board the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A, Montgomery Scott and Nyota Uhura encounter a message from Starfleet, calling them all back to duty. Back on the planet, an army lead by the mysterious Vulcan conquers a town called Paradise City and holds the Federation ambassador, St. John Talbot, the Klingon ambassador, Korrd, and the Romulan ambassador, Caithlin Dar, hostage. This prompts Starfleet to send Captain Kirk and the Enterprise-A. Spock notices the Vulcan, whom he identifies as Sybok, the fully Vulcan child of his father, Sarek, and a Vulcan princess named T'Rea. A villainous Klingon named Klaa and his first officer, Vixis, soon set their sights on Captain Kirk. Captain Kirk and his crew, aboard the barely functional Enterprise-A arrive at the planet, Nimbus III in the Neutral Zone. Here, Sybok is able to capture the Enterprise-A, despite the efforts of the crew. Soon, the whole crew, save for Kirk, Scotty, Spock, and McCoy are under Sybok's mental influence. They hide away in an undership compartment. Sybok confronts them, and tells them of his quest to find the planet of Vulcan mythology known as Sha-Ka-Ree, which is the place where God dwells. He believes it lies at the center of the galaxy. He then uses his powers to depict scenes of pain from each of their lives. Spock is shown how, when he was born, his father rejected him as too human. McCoy is shown his ailing father, and how he took him off life support a few days before a cure was found for the disease he was suffering from. He also subjected Kirk to his own painful scenario. The Enterprise-A then arrives at the Galactic Center, when the Klingon Bird-of-Prey under the command of Captain Klaa arrives. The ship is able to defeat the evil Klaa and Vixis and beam down to the planet, where they see a lifeform that attempts to claim godship. When Sybok learns it is not God, he sacrifices himself so the crew can escape. Then, Kirk and his crew set out for the Final Frontier.
References[]
Characters[]
Movie characters[]
- Robert Bennett • Pavel Chekov • Caithlin Dar • Amanda Grayson • J'Onn • James T. Kirk • Klaa • Korrd • David Andrew McCoy • Leonard McCoy • Morek • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Sybok • St. John Talbot • Tarag • The One • Nyota Uhura • Vixis • tsemus
- Referenced only
- Christopher Columbus • John Masefield • Herman Melville
Novelization characters[]
- Arreed • Bob Caflisch • Pavel Chekov • Caithlin Dar • Amanda Grayson • Jesha • J'Onn • James T. Kirk • Klaa • Korrd • Krell • Kumiko • David Andrew McCoy • Leonard McCoy • Morek • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Storel • Hikaru Sulu • Sybok • St. John Talbot • Tarag • The One • T'Lar • T'Rea • T'Sai • Nyota Uhura • Vixis • Weisel • Helene Weisel • tsemus
- Referenced only
- Sarah Susan Eckert • Kamarg • George Samuel Kirk, Jr. • Kruge • Carol Marcus • David Marcus • John Masefield • Herman Melville • Harry Mudd • Liam James O'Malley • Peter Preston • Khan Noonien Singh • Hosato Sulu • Shimizu Hana Sulu • Surak • Gillian Taylor • Zaara
Comic adaptation characters[]
- Robert Bennett • Pavel Chekov • Caithlin Dar • Amanda Grayson • J'Onn • James T. Kirk • Klaa • Korrd • David Andrew McCoy • Leonard McCoy • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Sybok • St. John Talbot • The One • Nyota Uhura • Vixis • tsemus
- Referenced only
- John Masefield • Herman Melville
Locations[]
- Earth • Eden • El Capitan • Ganjitsu • Gol • Great Barrier • Half Dome • Hall of Ancient Thought • Ishikawa • Luna • Merced River • Neutral Zone • Nimbus III • Nimbus corridor • Paradise City • Qui'Tu • Sha Ka Ree • Vulcan (planet) • Vorta Vor • Yosemite National Park
- Referenced only
- Altair • Andor • Atlanta • Capella • Charulh • Genesis Planet • Highlands • Mount Seleya • Regulus • Rigel • San Francisco • Scotland • Sistine Chapel • Sol • Stonehenge • Tamaka • Valhalla • Xenar
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • Copernicus • Galileo • IKS Okrona (B'rel-class) • Pioneer 10
- Referenced only
- Spacedock • USS Enterprise • USS Reliant
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Felinoid • Human • Klingon • Regulan • Rigellian • Romulan • Tellarite • Vulcan • Vulcanoid
States and organizations[]
- Federation Council • Federation Diplomatic Service • Galactic Army of Light • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Command • Klingon High Council • Kolinahru • Operations Command • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Operations • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- New Cetacean Institute
Titles and ranks[]
- adept • admiral • cadet • captain • chief engineer • commander • crewman • defense attorney • diplomat • doctor • Elder • engineer • farmer • first officer • general • governor • gunner • Heretic • High Master of the Kolinahru • helmsman • homesteader • magician • miner • navigator • pirate • priestess • programmer • security • Shiav • Watcher • warrior
Science and technology[]
- access code • astrophysics • auger • backpack • binoculars • black hole • blood • blowscreen • booster rocket • brain • bridge • brig • cargo net • chariot • cloaking device • command chair • communicator • communications terminal • compass • coolant • corridor • dedication plaque • defense station • deflector shield • dilithium • Dutch oven • emergency signaling apparatus • flashlight • force field • force shield • frying pan • gamma radiation • gas • Genesis Device • Gravitic mine • gravity • gravity boot • Grommet • Holos • Hydrovent • hypospray • infrared • intercom • jamming device • knife • levitation boots • library computer • Life Preserver • log recorder • mind-sifter • neutron star • nitrogen • observation lounge • oxygen • periscope • phaser • photon torpedo • pipe gun • polymer • quarters • recreation deck • respirator • rope • saddle • security code • shuttle bay • sickbay • skimmer • spotlight • sword • thruster • tractor beam • transporter • transporter room • tricorder • turbolift • Turbo shaft 3 • Universal translator • viewscreen • Vulcan harp • white hole • wide dispersal electromag cushion
Other references[]
- 1902 • 20th century • Akraana • angel • assassination • banishment • bean • belt (clothing) • blouse • bounty • camping • Camptown Races • cape • Cassandra • cedar • Chort • cloak (clothing) • coffee • cot • demon • desert • English language • evergreen • fal-tor-pan • farm • Federation Standard • Flarg • fly • food pack • forest • fruit juice • Gaelic • God • Great Drought • gremlin • hawk • Heaven • Hell • hiking • hiking boot • horse • humpback whale • Irish • jol yIchu' • juniper • katra • kayaking • kellicam • Kentucky Bourbon • Khosarr • kilometer • Kolinahr • Kroykah • Ktorr Skann • lemon • Lia • marshmallow • mining • Morse code • mosquito • mountain • Moon Over Rigel VII • Neutral Zone Treaty • onyx • Pack Up Your Troubles • Paradise Saloon • personnel file • pickle • pine • Priority Seven • pyrrhoneuritis • Qual se tu • Reah • red alert • robe • rock climbing • Romulan ale • Row Row Row Your Boat • Russian • Russian language • Scotch whisky • Sea-Fever • sequoia • shore leave • Slava Borgu • sleeping bag • Surakian • Surakian Peace Prize • timber • Thirelian mineral water • T'hy'la • tobacco • trap • tree • Trihr wood • Tsemu • Vre'katra • Vulcan language • Vulcan nerve pinch • water • water pool • Weisel's Grocery • year
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Q Continuum (TNG novel trilogy)
- The God-impersonating being established in The Final Frontier is identified as The One in The Q Continuum trilogy, which is effectively a prequel and sequel to the god character in The Final Frontier establishing his back story and eventual fate.
Images[]
Movie images[]
Novel adaptation images[]
Comic adaptation images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novelization: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
TOS novelizations | Next novelization: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
| Previous novel: Bloodthirst |
Novels by: J.M. Dillard |
Next novel: The Lost Years |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh Chapters 1, 2, 27 & 28, Interlude & Epilogue |
Next Adventure: In the Name of Honor Chapters 3-38 | |
| Previous Adventure: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh |
The Continuing Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) |
Next Adventure: In the Name of Honor |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2287. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in three other timeframes: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Burning Dreams Chpaters 2 & 3 |
2229 Proloogue |
Next Adventure: Burning Dreams Chapters 3 & 4 |
| Previous Adventure: Burning Dreams Chapters 4 & 5 |
2230 Chapter 14 - Spock flashback |
Next Adventure: Sarek Chapter 5 - third journal entry |
| Previous Adventure: Shadows on the Sun Book Two |
2254 Chapter 14 - McCoy flashback |
Next Adventure: The Cage |
Translations[]
- 1989
- German : Star Trek V: Am Rande des Universums, translated by Norbert Stresau. (Heyne)
- 1990
- Japanese : 宇宙大作戦 スター・トレック5 新たなる未知へ, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- The Final Frontier article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Final Frontier article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.