Introduction (blurb)
In the grand tradition of the New York Times bestsellers Spock's World and Sarek, Vulcan's Forge explores the past and present of one of Star Trek's most popular characters -- and of the ancient culture that forged him.
Just over a year ago, Captain James T. Kirk was lost to the Nexus while saving the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-B from destruction. Aboard the science ship Intrepid II, Captain Spock, commanding some of his old crewmates, must face the loss of his closest friend. But while still in mourning for one friend, he must come to the aid of another.
Decades ago, as a teenager, Spock had teamed up with David Rabin, the young son of a Starfleet captain, to fight an attempted coup on Vulcan that would have turned the planet's people away from the path of logic.
Now a Starfleet officer, Captain David Rabin has been assigned to a harsh desert world much like Vulcan, where the Federation is determined to protect the lives of the inhabitants. But Rabin's efforts are being sabotaged and he has asked for Spock's help against the unknown forces that may well destroy the society he had come to save.
While reflecting on his youthful adventure with David Rabin -- the adventure that set him on the path to Starfleet -- Spock joins with Rabin to face an enemy out of their past and confront deadly Romulan treachery. In the process Spock will decide if the path of his life now leads back toward the family traditions he had once sought to escape.
In Vulcan's Forge, Captain Spock faces his greatest challenge and his most difficult choice.
Summary
Characters
- Amanda • Shara Albright • Arakan-ikaran • Atherton • Avrak • Chang • Chase • Clayton • Diver • Duchamps • Rustam Kavousi • Kharik • Sern Leshon • Liverakos • Leonard McCoy • Frances Mercier • Ozmani • Faisal Prince • David Rabin • Nechama Rabin • Revered Elder • Richards • Ruanek • Sarek • Sered • Spock • Stonn • Hikaru Sulu • T'Lar of Gol • T'Pau • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Azetbur • Johann Sebastian Bach • Marc Chagall • Pavel Chekov • David (biblical) • Goliath • Job • Khan Noonien Singh • Kheral • James T. Kirk • Josef Mengele • Nanclus • Pardek • Abdullah Prince • Rharik • Scheherazade • Montgomery Scott • Solomon • Hikaru Sulu • Surak • T'Pring • T'Resik • Yemada
References
Starships
- IRW Adamant • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • USS Excelsior • USS Farragut • Galileo model shuttlecraft • USS Intrepid II (Oberth-class)
- USS Chaka Zulu • USS Exodus • USS John Paul Jones • USS Patrick O'Brian
Locations
- 40 Eridani A • al-Stakna Mountains • Aqaba • Camp Khitomer • Israel • Janus VI • Kalara • Kentucky • Loki • Mount Seleya • Nairobi • Negev • New Persia • Norpin colony • Obsidian • Plains of Gol • Romulan Neutral Zone • Rub al-Khali • Rupathan Range • Shikahr • Sinai National Preserve • Taragi-shar Range • Tarin IV • te-Vikram caves • Te-wisat-karak • Tennessee • Vulcan • Vulcan's Forge • Womb of Fire
Species
States and Organizations
- Adepts of Gol • Benak Haran • Faithful • Federation Security • House Minor Strevon • Israel • Knesset • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Medical Corps • te-Vikram • United Federation of Planets • United States of Africa • United States of America • Vulcan Science Academy • White Stone Clan
Other
- Aliekum salaam • Ambassador • Arabic • Aztec • "Beauty and the Beast" • Bedouin • Beech 4000 • Belmont • Bible • boktarik • British • Captain of the Hosts • challik • Chant of Generations • chicken • chuchaki • cipher level D • cipher level F • Citation • cloaking device • Eater of Souls • Eclipse (horse) • Egyptian • elephant • Equipoise • Erebus • Expulsion • Faerie Folk • fal-tor-pan • Farsi • Federation Protectorate • Fiery One • filibuster • First Contact • Great House • Guys and Dolls • haran • hayalit • Hebrew • hikiri • Holy Challenge of Combat • I-Chaya • Iranian • Jane's Fighting Ships • John Ford • kahs-wan • katra • Kentucky Derby • ke-tar-yatar • ke-tarya • Khar Hakai • khara bush • Kindly Fool • Kobayashi Maru scenario • Kolinahr • L'chaim • lara • Lawrence of Arabia • le-matya • liak • lirpa • Lunikkh ta-Vik • lytherette • Mahdi • Makkhoi • Man o' War • mint julep • Month of the Raging Durak • Month of the Shining Chara • movies • Mordor • Nobel Prize • Old High Vulcan • orchid • plak-tow • plomik soup • Praetor • Preakness • "The Prince Trapped in Monster Form" • Public School 29 • qatarak • quadrotriticale • Rigelian flatworm • Right of Statement • Romulan ale • rubber ducky • Saurian brandy • Seabiscuit • sehlat • serenti • Shalom • shavokh • "Sikan and T'Risa" • siniki • slingshot • Starfleet Regulations • Sunstorm Truce • tal-shaya • "Tale of the Three Princes of Serendip" • Tasmeen • tchah • Tennessee bourbon • Thomas Adjustable Power Cell • tri-ox compound • Triple Crown • Turani • Turks • War Admiral • Western movies
Related Stories
External Links
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