The Human Factor was the last of 11 Star Trek: The Original Series audio productions released by Peter Pan Records. It was initially distributed in 1979 as an audio production along with three other stories. It was subsequently released on a solo record, and was the last of five Peter Pan productions without an accompanying comic book.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 96.024
- It's been an exhausting, but rewarding, time for the starship Enterprise. Meeting intelligent dinosaurs, fighting a super-criminal, and defeating the Romulans has thrilled each and every one of us, but it has tired us out, too. So it is now a pleasure to comply with Starfleet Command's order to bring a new member of the Federation back to their home in the Garr system, while giving them a tour of our mighty ship. The ambassadors from the planet Garrus seem harmless enough, their child-like size and innocent faces have charmed almost everyone, but sometimes they seem just a little too harmless.
References[]
Characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • Gardis • Garmin • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Frank Tanka • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and technology[]
- communicator • computer • engine • intercom • laboratory • satellite • sensor • stardate • transporter • viewscreen
Ranks and titles[]
- ambassador • criminal • doctor • ensign • high priest • lieutenant • master • president • science officer • security officer
Other references[]
- Articles of the Federation • bridge • dinosaur • emotion • engineering • god • hangar deck • heresy • landing party • mile • ocean • planet • quarters • recreation room • red alert • religion • sickbay • soul • steel • transporter room • Vulcan nerve pinch • water
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS novel: The Lost Years – Nyota Uhura and Sarek were kidnapped.
- TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever" – Spock used his acute hearing to open a safe with a combination lock.
Background[]
- This was the final audio adventure of this series.
- This story was first issued in a four-story set on the 15th Peter Pan record, then as a single record that was the 19th in the series, and then again collected with several other stories on the penultimate 22nd record of the run.
- Although the various pressings of this recording used cover artwork depicting the cast in their new Star Trek: The Motion Picture uniform design of the 2270s decade, the ranks of characters in the story indicate a setting of the 2260s when the previous design would have been in use.
- Recurring character Frank Tanka makes his final appearance here.
- As in "Dinosaur Planet", Sulu is again erroneously referred to as ensign.
Images[]
Original cover image.
Original back cover image.
Single re-issue cover image.
Single re-issue back cover image.
Collected LP cover image.
Kirk.
Spock.
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McCoy.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Dinosaur Planet |
Peter Pan Records | Next story: Last story |
External links[]
- The Human Factor (record) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.