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Introduction (blurb)

Another exciting episode from television's most popular science-fiction series

Complete in this volume

Slaver Weapon

A Slaver stasis box -- a relic of a fabulous, long-dead civilization -- is discovered on a remote planet. The Slavers died out millennia ago, but their powerful weapons have been well preserved in these boxes which are found throughout the Galaxy.

Whoever possesses such weapons controls a lot of power, and so Kirk and the crew want to get this one into secure hands as quickly as possible.

But they are not the only ones who have designs on the Slaver weapon... and the fate of the Federation hangs in the balance!

Summary

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Characters

Regulars

Others

Chuft Captain
Kumara
R'Leez
M'Viore

References

Federation Day is mentioned, as is the Federation Interstellar Anthem.

Starships

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) - Constitution class
Copernicus - Federation shuttlecraft
Traitor's Claw - Kzinti police vessel

Locations

Beta Lyrae system
- Beta Lyrae

Species

States and Organisations

Kzin Patriarchy
Starfleet
United Federation of Planets
In 2167, the U.F.P. made first contact with an undocumented, but extremely advanced race. The U.F.P. did not consider any race it met after that point to be as advanced until they met the Briamosites in 2267.

Information

This is the tenth and final of Alan Dean Foster's TAS adaptations which have been reprinted a number of times, often in omnibuses with other Star Trek Log books. Most recently in 2006 by Del Rey Books as part of Star Trek's 40th Anniversary celebrations. In fact this was also the first Star Trek Book published by Del Rey after it was created as an imprint of the publisher of the rest of the Star Trek Logs series Ballantine Books.
The episode itself was adapted by Larry Niven from his 1967 story, "The Soft Weapon." The characters of Sulu, Uhura, and Spock replaced the characters from the original story, Jason and Anne-Marie Pompadou, and the Pierson's Puppeteer, Nessus. Also, there are a few other, minor differences from the short story to the episode.
Outside of background on Nyota Uhura and her Bantu tribe, this book says that traditional maturation rituals in United States of Africa were changed in 2055 so that women underwent them, too.
Weaponry more advanced than lasers were invented by the U.F.P. in 2167, even though lasers were used well into the 2250's.
Twice annually, all female Caitians take pheraligen to prevent themselves degenerating into savage 'beasts' whilst undergoing mating-urges (heat). This is the job of a ship's Science Officer.
The pill is still existent in the 23rd century, taken monthly in capsule form.

Images

Connections

The Slaver Weapon article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
The Slaver Weapon article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

published order
Previous novelization: Log Nine	Star Trek Logs	Next novelization: Last in the series
Previous episode: The Time Trap	TAS episode produced	Next episode: The Ambergris Element
Previous episode: The Ambergris Element	TAS episode aired	Next episode: The Eye of the Beholder
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Bem	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Patient Parasites

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 *[[Chuft Captain]]
 *[[Kumara]]
+*[[R'Leez]]
+*[[M'Viore]]
 ==References==
+[[Federation Day]] is mentioned, as is the [[Federation Interstellar Anthem]].
 ===Starships===
 *[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)]] - [[Constitution class]]
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 *[[Starfleet]]
 *[[United Federation of Planets]]
+* In [[2167]], the U.F.P. made first contact with an undocumented, but extremely advanced race.  The U.F.P. did not consider any race it met after that point to be as advanced until they met the [[Briamosites]] in [[2267]].
 ==Information==
-This is the tenth and final of Alan Dean Foster's TAS adaptations which have been reprinted a number of times, often in [[omnibus]]es with other Star Trek Log books. Most [[Star Trek Logs Nine and Ten|recently]] in [[2006]] by [[Del Rey Books]] as part of [[Star Trek]]'s [[40th Anniversary]] celebrations. In fact this was also the first Star Trek Book published by Del Rey after it was created as an imprint of the publisher of the rest of the Star Trek Logs series [[Ballantine Books]].
+* This is the tenth and final of Alan Dean Foster's TAS adaptations which have been reprinted a number of times, often in [[omnibus]]es with other Star Trek Log books. Most [[Star Trek Logs Nine and Ten|recently]] in [[2006]] by [[Del Rey Books]] as part of [[Star Trek]]'s [[40th Anniversary]] celebrations. In fact this was also the first Star Trek Book published by Del Rey after it was created as an imprint of the publisher of the rest of the Star Trek Logs series [[Ballantine Books]].
+* The episode itself was adapted by [[Larry Niven]] from his 1967 story, "The Soft Weapon."  The characters of Sulu, Uhura, and Spock replaced the characters from the original story, Jason and Anne-Marie Pompadou, and the Pierson's Puppeteer, Nessus.  Also, there are a few other, minor differences from the short story to the episode.
+* Outside of background on [[Nyota Uhura]] and her [[Bantu]] tribe, this book says that traditional maturation rituals in [[United States of Africa]] were changed in [[2055]] so that women underwent them, too.
-The episode itself was adapted by [[Larry Niven]] from his 1967 story, "The Soft Weapon."  The characters of Sulu, Uhura, and Spock replaced the characters from the original story, Jason and Anne-Marie Pompadou, and the Pierson's Puppeteer, Nessus.  Also, there are a few other, minor differences from the short story to the episode.
+* Weaponry more advanced than lasers were invented by the U.F.P. in [[2167]], even though lasers were used well into the 2250's.
+* Twice annually, all female [[Caitians]] take pheraligen to prevent themselves degenerating into savage 'beasts' whilst undergoing mating-urges (heat).  This is the job of a ship's [[Science Officer]].
+* The pill is still existent in the 23rd century, taken monthly in capsule form.
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