Description[]
- At last, Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the late Starship USS Enterprise begin the long voyage home.
- But their trip is interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious all-powerful intruder. Suddenly, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew must journey back through time to twentieth-century Earth. For only there can they save the future - by rescuing the past!
References[]
Characters[]
Movie characters[]
- Margaret Sinclair-Alexander • Brickman • Bob Briggs • Lance Cartwright • Chitirih Ra-Dreii • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Mildred Coates • George and Gracie • Amanda Grayson • Gregory • Jason • Kamarag • James T. Kirk • Igrilan Kor • Madelaine • Mary Christine • Mary Michelle • Leonard McCoy • Ben McIntyre/Joe • Walter Nichols • Janice Rand • Joel Randolph • Rogerson • Hiram Roth • S'rrel • Saavik • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Taggard • Gillian Taylor • Torg • Trillya • Nyota Uhura • Javier Valdez/Mike • Cetacean Probe • punk on the bus
- Referenced only
- Robin Hood • David Marcus • Harold Robbins • Jacqueline Susann • Kiri-kin-tha • T'Plana-Hath • Friar Tuck
Novelization characters[]
- Margaret Sinclair-Alexander • Bond • Bob Briggs • Lance Cartwright • Chitirih Ra-Dreii • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • George and Gracie • Amanda Grayson • Harry • Jason • Kamarag • Kirim Dreii-dall • James T. Kirk • Carol Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Ben McIntyre • Narc • Marcus Nichols • Janice Rand • Rogerson • Hiram Roth • Saavik • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Sgeulaiches • Spock • Akira Sulu • Hikaru Sulu • T'Lar • T'Mei • Gillian Taylor • Nyota Uhura • Javier Valdez • Verai Dva-Payjh • Cetacean Probe • punk on the bus
- Referenced only
- Arneghe • Johnny Carson • Robin Hood • Jedda Adzhin-Dall • J.T. Esteban • Waylon Jennings • Aurelan Kirk • George Samuel Kirk, Jr. • George Samuel Kirk, Sr. • Peter Kirk • Kruge • David Marcus • Gary Mitchell • Harry Morrow • Louis Pasteur • Christopher Pike • Peter Preston • Harold Robbins • Ralph Seron • Shres • Jacqueline Susann • T'Pring • Friar Tuck • Virgil • Yalow • Zinaida Chitirih-Ra-Payjh
Comic adaptation characters[]
- Margaret Sinclair-Alexander • Bob Briggs • Lance Cartwright • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Chitirih Ra-Dreii • George and Gracie • Amanda Grayson • Joe • Kamarag • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Walter Nichols • Janice Rand • Hiram Roth • Saavik • Sarek • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Gillian Taylor • Nyota Uhura • Cetacean Probe • punk on the bus
- Referenced only
- Kiri-kin-tha • Ralph Seron • T'Plana-Hath
Starships and vehicles[]
- HMS Bounty (B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey) • Cetacean Probe • USS Copernicus (Oberth-class) • USS Enterprise (aircraft carrier) • USS Enterprise-A (Constitution-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • USS Saratoga (Miranda-class) • USS Shepard • USS Yorktown (Constitution-class) • bus • car • Federation travel pod • Huey 204 (helicopter) • Mustang • pickup truck • Zenith (courier)
- Referenced only
- Enterprise (space shuttle) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Grissom (Oberth-class) • USS Lydia Sutherland
Locations[]
- Alameda • Bering Sea • California • Cetacean Institute • Delta • Earth • Earth Spacedock • Federation Council Chambers • Golden Gate Bridge • Golden Gate Park • Mercy Hospital • Mission District • Mount Seleya • Romulan Neutral Zone • San Francisco • Sausalito • Sol • Starfleet Headquarters • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Alaska • Argus • Bantu Nation • Belgium • Berkeley, California • Cambridge • Deneva • Edinburgh • Ganjitsu • Genesis Planet • Iowa • Japan • Los Angeles • Mars • Massachusetts • Philippines • Rigel IV • Sacramento • Scotland • South Africa • Tibet
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Arcadian • Arkenite • Ariolo • Bzzit Khaht • Caitian • Deltan • Efrosian • Human • humpback whale • Kasheeta • Klingon • Vulcan • Xelatian • Zaranite
- Referenced only
- Centaurian • Romulan
Cetacea[]
- Baird's beaked whale • baleen whale • blue whale • Cuvier's beaked whale • dolphin • fin whale • gray whale • minke whale • North Pacific pilot whale • orca • pygmy sperm whale • right whale • sei whale • sperm whale
States and organizations[]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation • Federation Council • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets • United States of America
Science and classification[]
- aquarium • communicator • computer • force field • heat shield • radiation shield • slingshot effect • spectacles • telephone • television • thruster • transporter • tricorder • universal element compensator
Other references[]
- 1960s • 1987 • 2069 • acrylic • Aeneid • Alice in Wonderland • alien • atmosphere • beef • blastoneuron • cargo bay • Chevrolet • corridor • dilithium • dog • The Doors • "dumb ass" • eagle • fal-tor-pan • Flying Dutchman • gadolinium • glass • hamburger • Hamlet • horse • insignia • ion • Japanese language • katra • kimono • Kobayashi Maru scenario • Kvern • Land Rover • LSD • Macintosh • Moby Dick • Mona Lisa • money • Murphy's Law • newspaper • pizza • plankton • plastic • pregnancy • rank insignia • roller coaster • shark • shrimp • squid • The Tale of Genji • three-dimensional chess • ton • transparent aluminum • uniform • warp speed • wind-rider
Chronology[]
- stardate 8390.0, 2286 (2280s chronology)
- Bounty recovers George and Gracie.
- 2286 (2280s chronology, Enterprise-A voyages)
- Enterprise leaves spacedock.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Search for Spock (TOS movie) - The Voyage Home was a sequel to The Search for Spock, continuing from where that film left off, with the former-Enterprise crew and their captured Bird-of-Prey on Vulcan.
- The Doomsday Bug (TOS comic miniseries) - Set just before the film the doomsday bug causes brain damage to Spock, effectively resetting him to his former state after The Search for Spock and necessitating Spock's return to Vulcan. Spock had fully recovered in preceding comics set between the two films.
- Probe (TOS novel) - Probe is a sequel to The Voyage Home featuring the Cetacean Probe's withdrawal from Federation space and establishing its origins.
- TOS - Strange New Worlds VI short story: "Whales Weep Not": Features the investigative search made after Taylor vanished.
- Debt of Honor (TOS comic) - Set a short time after The Voyage Home, includes appearances by Gillian Taylor and George and Gracie, and the birth of their child.
- Lost to Eternity extends upon the plot of the film and respects character names and background stories established in the novelisation.
Video releases[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- William Shatner as Kirk
- Leonard Nimoy as Spock
- DeForest Kelley as McCoy
- James Doohan as Scotty
- Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
- George Takei as Sulu
- Walter Koenig as Chekov
- Mark Lenard as Sarek
- Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright
Images[]
Movie images[]
The Cetacean Probe.
The Bird-of-Prey departing from Vulcan.
The Bounty using the slingshot effect.
The Bird-of-Prey intimidating a whaling vessel.
Dr. Gillian Taylor.
Trillya of the USS Shepard.
A Xelatian.
The USS Copernicus in Earth Spacedock.
The former crew of the Enterprise.
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Adaptation images[]
Novelization cover image.
German novelization cover image.
Spock and James T. Kirk.
The punk on the bus.
Comic cover image.
Kirk.
The Bounty.
Other images[]
Movie poster art by Bob Peak.
Movie poster art on CD.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
TOS novelizations | Next story: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Captain's Daughter Chapters 20-21 |
Next Adventure: Scotty's Song | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2286. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 Chapters 26-30 |
1986 Chapters 5-12 |
Next Adventure: Whales Weep Not |
Publication history[]
- 1986
- 26 November - movie released.
- December - Pocket Books paperback novelization, by Vonda N. McIntyre, published
- December - Wanderer Books young adult novelization, by Peter Lerangis, published
- Simon and Schuster Audioworks audiobook adaptation of the novelization, narrated by Leonard Nimoy and George Takei, released.
- 1987
- DC Comics comic book adaptation, by Mike W. Barr, with art by Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran, published.
- Grafton Books reprint paperback novelization for the UK market.
- Science Fiction Book Club reprints the novelization in a hardcover binding.
- 1994 - Pocket Books reprint paperback novelization.
- 2004, October - Pocket Books reprint in a Signature Edition omnibus; Duty, Honor, Redemption, along with The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock.
- 2008, September - Graphic Imaging Technologies re-release as part of The Complete Comic Book Collection DVD-rom.
- 2009, November - IDW Publishing reprint in the Movie Omnibus, along side the other TOS movie comic adaptations.
Translations[]
- 1987
- German : Star Trek IV: Zurück in die Gegenwart, translated by Hans Maeter. (Heyne)
- 1987
- Japanese : 宇宙大作戦 スター・トレック4 故郷への長い道, translated by Haku Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
- 1987
- Japanese : スーパーブックス 故郷への長い道 スター・トレック4, translated by Yumie Kitaka. (Kaiseisha)
External links[]
- The Voyage Home article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Voyage Home article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Voyage Home article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Voyage Home article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.