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.
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.