"The Way to Exile" is the second TOS short story published in Star Trek Explorer. It was written by Greg Cox, illustrated by Louie De Martinis, edited by Jonathan Wilkins, and published in June 2022. The story was collected in the Q and False and Other Stories omnibus in December 2022. In this immediate sequel to TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Space Seed, the USS Enterprise transports Khan Noonien Singh and his Augments to Ceti Alpha V.
Description[]
- In a coda to the classic episode "Space Seed", Khan attacks!
References[]
Characters[]
- Barry Giotto • James T. Kirk • Suzette Ling • Leonard McCoy • Marla McGivers • Khan Noonien Singh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Joaquin Weiss
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
- Referenced only
- SS Botany Bay
Locations[]
- Ceti Alpha V (Ceti Alpha system) • the galaxy
- Referenced only
- Earth
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- class M planet • force field • genetic engineering • handcuffs • intercom • knife • knockout gas • medscanner • phaser • sidearm • suspended animation • turbolift • type-2 phaser • viewscreen
Occupations and titles[]
- bodyguard • captain • commander • doctor • guard • henchman • historian • hostage • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • officer • scholar • security officer
Other references[]
- 20th century • blood • bluff • book • bridge • brig • captain's chair • cargo bay • century • civilization • crew • day • empire • Eugenics Wars • exile • galaxy • helm • Hippocratic Oath • history • honor • hour • jumpsuit • medical • nervous system • Paradise Lost • pride • prison • quarters • sector • space • warfare
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Space Seed
- TOS novel: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh
- TOS - Khan: Ruling in Hell comic: "The First Six Months"
Background[]
- The events of this story take place between those of TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Space Seed and the those described in TOS novel: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh (also by Greg Cox) and TOS - Khan: Ruling in Hell comic: "The First Six Months"
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Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Broken Oaths |
short stories (Star Trek: Explorer) |
Next story: Kill Captain Proton! |
| Previous story: Broken Oaths |
short stories ("Q and False" and Other Stories) |
Next story: Kill Captain Proton! |
| Previous story: All That Most Maddens and Torments Star Trek: Explorer |
TOS short stories | Next story: Cumulative Damage Star Trek: Explorer |
| Previous story: Seven v Seven Star Trek: Explorer |
Stories by: Greg Cox |
Next story: Pulaski 2.0 Star Trek: Explorer |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Space Seed |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh chapters 3 - 6 |
| Previous story: Space Seed |
voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Two | Next story: Spectre of the Zond |
Publication history[]
- 28 June 2022
- First released in Star Trek: Explorer magazine. (Titan Magazines)
- 20 December 2022
- Collected in the Q and False and Other Stories omnibus. (Titan Magazines)



