The Logistics of Stampede was the sixth of 11 TOS stories produced by Peter Pan Records. It was initially released in 1975 as an audio production along with three other stories. It was released twice in 1979, packaged with other stories. This was the sixth of seven stories set during Captain James T. Kirk’s first five-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise and the third of five without an associated comic book.
In this story, a massive herd of animals threatened to ruin the grain crops of an entire colony.
Introduction
- Ad for Peter Pan Record
- "Federation freaks will hail these full-length adventures as the hottest thing since Vulcan ear-muffs! "A Mirror for Futility," "The Time Stealer," "Logistics of Stampede" and "To Starve a Fleaver," all on a high-quality 33 1/3 RPM disc! Warning: do not play at Romulan sock-hops!”
Summary
- Captain's log, stardate 5466.9. The Enterprise is in orbit around the outpost colony world of Ribol II, on orders from the Federation Agricultural Division, to try and find a solution to the destructive plague of dranzers, which wipes out seventy to ninety percent of the grain crop every sixth year. A landing party of Doctor McCoy, First Officer Spock, and myself has beamed down to the Ribolian surface to survey the problem first hand. Mister Newt Henderson, of the Ribolian Settlers League, has taken us in hand.
References
Characters
- Ellie • Newt Henderson • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Spock
Starships and vehicles
Locations
- Ribol II
- Referenced only
- Delatra family ranch
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Federation • Federation Agricultural Division • Ribolian Settlers League • Starfleet
Science and technology
Ranks and titles
- captain • doctor • first officer • landowner
Other references
- buffalo • colony • continent • dranzer • elephant • government • grain • grass • landing party • locust • outpost • pig • rabbit • scientific principles • taxes
Timeline
Chronology
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: To Starve a Fleaver |
Peter Pan Records | Next story: A Mirror for Futility |
| Previous story: To Starve a Fleaver |
Stories by: Alan Dean Foster |
Next story: A Mirror for Futility |
Production history
- The Logistics of Stampede was released three times. It was initially released in 1975 on Peter Pan TOS record #2 of 23, a 33-rpm LP, along with The Time Stealer, To Starve a Fleaver and A Mirror for Futility. The album was re-released in 1979 as record #10 with TOS movie: The Motion Picture cover imagery.
- It was also released on record #22 along with five other stories in 1979.
Appendices
Background
- This story was not released as a solo story and was the only one of the 1975 audio productions not re-released prior to 1979.
Related stories
- TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles" – Quadrotriticale is the only grain that will grow on Sherman's Planet.
- TAS episode: "More Tribbles, More Troubles" – Sherman's Planet is threatened by famine, with Enterprise escorting an emergency supply of the grain quintotriticale.
Images
External links
- The Logistics of Stampede article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Peter Pan Records article at Sequart.
