The Great Starship Race is a Star Trek novel, the 67th book in the numbered series of TOS novels published by Pocket Books. This volume was written by Diane Carey and released in October 1993.
Contents
Description[]
- When a friendly, alien people called the Rey make contact with the Federation, they are thrilled to learn the galaxy has a large number of intelligent races. To bring the myriad cultures to their world, the Rey host a celebration - inviting space faring peoples to send representative ships to compete against one another and The Great Starship Race is born.
- As the Federation's flagship, the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, is sent to compete. But the event takes a dark turn when a Romulan warship arrives and demands to join the race. Soon, Kirk and the Romulan commander are engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse, and, for Kirk and his crew, the race becomes a struggle for survival. Faced with treachery at every turn, Kirk must protect his ship from relentless attack and prevent the annihilation of an entire world.
References[]
Characters[]
- Buck Ames • Antonoff • Beneon • Pavel Chekov • DeCamp • Kenneth Dodge • Miles Glover X • Peter Hall • Hanashiro • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Sam Oats • Oran • John Orland • Osso • Nancy Ransom • Rioc • Turrice Roon • Royenne • Montgomery Scott • Ben Shamirian • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Hans Tahl • T'Noy • Tom • Nyota Uhura • Vorry • Valdus Ionis Zorokove
- Referenced only
- Helmut Appenfeller • Ian Blackington • Leo Blaine • Brennan • Steve Daunt • Edwards • Eliior • Bjorn Faargensen • Christoff Gogine • Charles Goodyear IX • Sue Hardee • Hunter • Im • Thomas Jefferson • Kmmta • Legarratlinya • Samuel Li • Loracon • Sucice Miller • James Neumark • Sinclair Rowan • Tom Sawyer • Lauru ifan Ta • Thais
Starships and vehicles[]
- 552-4 • Alexandria • Blackjacket • The Blimp • Bluenose IV • Brother's Keeper (hospital ship) • Chessie • Cynthia Blaine • Dominion of Proxima • Drachenfels • Eienven • USS Enterprise • Forbearant • Gavelan Star • USS Great Lakes • Haunted Forest • USS Hood • USS Intrepid • Irimlo Si • New Pride of Baltimore • Ozcice • Ransom Castle • Red Talon • River of Will • Scorah • Specific • Thomas Jefferson • Unpardonable • Valkyrie • Ytaho • Yukon University
- Referenced only
- Whip Hand • Worshipper
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Andor • Argelius • Bahamas • Baltimore • Canada • Colony Drachenfels • Daran V • Eminiar • Gullrey • Maryland • New Malura • Proxima Beta • Rigel IV • Rigel XII • Virginia • Zeon
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Romulan Imperial Fleet • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Blaine Aerospace Inc. • Braniian College • C&O Spaceroads, Inc. • Goodyear Inc. • Orion Union • Ransom Carnvale International Mining Corporation • Skol Brewery • Tricameron • Yukon University
Science and classification[]
- auxiliary monitor • beacon • command chair • disruptor • galaxy • light-year • monitor • neutron star • photon torpedo • plate tectonics • recorder marker • second • sensor • sensor shadow • space • star • starship • static • throat • turbolift • warp factor
Ranks and titles[]
- ambassador • captain • centurion • commander • deckhand • engineer • ensign • hero • navigation specialist • officer • pirate • primus • representative • Starfleet Surgeon General • subcommander
Other references[]
- ball • boarding party • bridge • corkscrew • day • demotion • fish • Gaelic • gold • goose • The Great Starship Race • Imperial Swarm • month • planet • poetry • promotion • racecourse • road rally • science • science station • sector • starboard • string • Triple Crown • window graph • wood • year
Appendices[]
Images[]
Cover image.
Back cover image.
Cover art by Keith Birdsong.
German language edition cover image.
German language re-issue edition cover image.
ChR Red Talon and the other starships.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: From the Depths |
TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Firestorm |
| Previous story: Best Destiny |
Stories by: Diane Carey |
Next story: Descent |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Renegade |
Next Adventure: Fracture | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2269. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in two other timeframes: | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Sundered Chapter 13 |
2158 Prologue, Section 1 |
Next Adventure: Dead Man's Hand |
| Previous Adventure: Such Sweet Sorrow |
2258 Prologue, Section 2 |
Next Adventure: The Covenant of the Crown Chapter 2 |
External links[]
- The Great Starship Race article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
