The Last Roundup is a Star Trek novel in the TOS series from Pocket Books, by Christie Golden, released as a Pocket TOS series hardcover in July 2002 and re-released as a paperback in June 2003.
Description[]
- Soon the torch will be passed to a new generation. But not just yet…
- Having saved the Federation one more time in Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Capt. James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise have finally gone their separate ways. Spock, McCoy, Sulu, and the others are spread out across the galaxy, pursuing their own individual destinies—until an interstellar crisis touches all their lives.
- Bored with retirement and ill-suited to teaching at Starfleet Academy, Kirk jumps at the chance to help his nephews colonize an uninhabited planet in a distant corner of the Alpha Quadrant. He even manages to persuade Scotty and Chekov to come along for the ride.
- But Kirk soon discovers that the hardy Human colonists are not alone on the planet they call Sanctuary. An alien race, of whom little is known, has also established an outpost on Sanctuary for its own mysterious reasons. Suspicious, Kirk investigates, only to discover a terrifying threat that strikes at the security of the entire Federation.
- Light-years from Starfleet Command, without a ship or a crew to call his own, Kirk thinks he faces the menace alone. Yet the bonds of loyalty transcend even the awesome distances of space, bringing together a legendary crew for one final, fantastic adventure!
- Bridging the gap between two generations of Star Trek motion pictures, The Last Roundup fills in a missing chapter in Star Trek history—and provides science fiction's greatest heroes with an unforgettable final hurrah.
References[]
Characters[]
- Azetbur • Christopher Brown • Pavel Chekov • Janine Clark • Leah Cohen • Kate Gallagher • Gray • Alys Harper • Skalli Jksili • Karglak • Kerla • Phillip Kingston • Aurelan Kirk • George Samuel Kirk, Jr. • James T. Kirk • James T. Kirk's nephews (Alexander Kirk • Julius Kirk • Peter Kirk) • Lamork • Lasskas • Lissan (Falorian) • Thomas Mason • Mattkah • Leonard McCoy • Minkar (Falorian) • Q'ulagh • Montgomery Scott • Ted Sherman • Malcolm Simpson • Indira Singh • Spock • Laura Standing Crane • Hikaru Sulu • Takarik • Kevin Talbot • T'Pran • T'SroH • Tuvok • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Jonathan Bedonie • Karen Berg • Emile de Becque • God • Gorkon • Lu Wang Hu • Sabra Lowe • J. Robert Oppenheimer • Jason Riley • Ramon Sanchez • Sekur • Theodore Simon • Mark Veta • USS Enterprise-A personnel
Locations[]
- Sanctuary colony planet (the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)
- Starfleet Academy (Planet Earth, Sol star system, sector 001, treaty boundary quadrant 0, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)
- Other locations: Falor • Huan • Polluxara IV (Polluxara) • Starbase 10
- Referenced only
- Camp Khitomer (Khitomer) • Hell • Lamaria • Normandy (Earth) • Paggaru II (Paggaru) • Starfleet Command (Earth) • Vulcan (40 Eridani)
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise-A (Enterprise-class refit Constitution-class tactical command cruiser)
Races and cultures[]
- Falorian • Huanni • Human (Native American) • Klingon • Talgart • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Lamarian • Romulan
States and organizations[]
- Amish • Federation Diplomatic Corps • Klingon High Council • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets
Science and classification[]
- alien • avian • bone • computer • detonation device • dilithium • environmental suit • faceplate • hair • handheld phase gun • heart • hour • humanoid • light • light-year • microbe • mineral • radiation • radioactive • reptilian • simulation computer • space • starbase • starship • surgically altered • technology • time • tongue • torch • torpedo • universal translator • universe • warp drive • warp factor • weapon • wind
Occupations and titles[]
- admiral • advisor • ambassador • brigadier • cadet • captain • chancellor • colonist • commander • crew • freshman • instructor • officer • personal advisor • rank • scout • security • student
Other references[]
- book • cabinet • cards • cave • century • colony • Command Decisions and Their Consequences • day • death • decade • delegation • dialect • diaper • drink • dryad • Earth-Romulan War • emotion • Fall of Lamaria • farewell banquet • Federation Standard • final exam • fizzbin • gambling • government • headpiece • hero's burial • history • horse • insignia • kitchen • Kobayashi Maru simulation • logic • meditation • mess hall • metal • mining • mining colony • money • mythology • nation-state • necklace • outpost • pedestal • planet • podium • poker • pop quiz • prejudice • Prime Directive • Quaker • quarters • races and cultures • Sakerlian spice • science • security • semester • senior staff • silver • solitaire • soul • spice • title • war • weapon • year
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Images[]
Cover image.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2 |
TOS novels | Next novel: Captain's Blood |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Star Trek Generations (Chapter 1) |
Next Adventure: The Ashes of Eden | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2293. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Federation (2293) |
2293 Epilogue |
Next Adventure: The Lights in the Sky |
External link[]
- The Last Roundup article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.