256 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1987 by Chivers.

ISBN:
978-0-85997-924-5
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OCLC Number:
16093773

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3 stars (2 reviews)

The Enterprise is on a peaceful mission at Starbase 12 when a bizarre cosmic phenomenon causes a Klingon ship to suddenly vanish - with Spock aboard for the ride. Spock's last message from the Klingon ship is cryptic and frightening. The Klingons are travelling into the past, searching for the one man who holds a vital key to the future. If they can kill that man, the course of history will be changed - and the Federation will be destroyed!

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4 stars

It's been a good number of years since I originally read this book, but I certainly enjoyed the re-read. And it was interesting reading it after so much more has been added to Star Trek lore, including all of the information about Klingons from TNG and DS9. In the thirty years since the book was originally published, we've also have technology revolutions which make a lot of the technical terminology look positively obsolete in the 21st century, no less the 23rd. But the story is charming, the retrospective look at Trek as it existed thirty years ago is amusing, the link to the "Here Come the Brides" TV show starring Mark Lenard (who played, among other roles, Spock's father, Sarek) is entertaining, and the occasional references to other Science Fiction properties gave me a few laugh-out-loud moments (such as a casual mention of Kastaberous, a clear reference to Doctor Who). …

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