Legacy
by Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek (novels) (1991.08), Star Trek: The Original Series (56), Star Trek (1991.08)
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A routine survey of the planet Alpha Octavius Four turns disastrous as Spock is attacked and poisoned by a huge creature and Kirk's landing party is trapped underground by a violent earthquake. As Spock fights for his life in sickbay, Scotty organizes a search for Kirk and his men. However, rescue efforts must cease when the U.S.S. "Enterprise™ " is called away to the Beta Cabrini system where a mining colony is under heavy attack. At Beta Cabrini, the U.S.S. "Enterprise™ " faces off show more against a Marauder named Dreen -- a man that Spock had watched his former captain Christopher Pike defeat years before. Fighting the effects of the poison, Spock struggles to his feet and takes command of the ship. Soon, Spock and Dreen are locked into a deadly game of cat and mouse -- a game driven by mad revenge that can have only one survivor! show lessTags
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Enjoyable parallel plots as Kirk is stranded on an alien world while Spock combats an old enemy for control of a Federation mining colony. Fairly fun.
Spock, though gradually dying from an unknown poison, must abort a search and rescue mission for the Captain to fight an old foe from his past. A good enough adventure, made more interesting by Spock's reminiscences about his time on Captain Pike's Enterprise.
Okay. A little Kirk, a little Spock, a little McCoy, a little bad-guy alien outwitted by Spock. Not something I particularly will want to read again in less than a decade, but I'll keep it if I have shelf space for it.
OK, it's been a while since I have read this. I hate to add books that I read so many years ago, though I did read Legacy and wish you to acknowledge it!
This is what I am remembering to myself about Legacy:
"Spock you nerd! You would go and get poisoned by a creature tentacle! That Dreen! Remember Pike and Vina?"
My head feels funny from digging in it.
One day I will reread this and write a review to do it justice.
This is what I am remembering to myself about Legacy:
"Spock you nerd! You would go and get poisoned by a creature tentacle! That Dreen! Remember Pike and Vina?"
My head feels funny from digging in it.
One day I will reread this and write a review to do it justice.
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232+ Works 17,812 Members
Author Michael Jan Friedman was born in 1955. He has written approximately sixty books of fiction and nonfiction with the majority of them set in the Star Trek universe. His work has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. He has also written more than 150 comic books and for television and radio. One of his best known television credits show more is the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Resistance." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Star Trek (novels)
626 works (1991.08)
Star Trek: The Original Series
97 works (56)
Star Trek
1004 works (1991.08)
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- Canonical title
- Legacy
- Original title
- Legacy
- Alternate titles
- Star Trek: Späte Rache
- Original publication date
- 1991-08
- People/Characters
- Spock; James T. Kirk; Leonard McCoy (Leonard "Bones" McCoy); Christopher Pike; Hamesaad Dreen; Merkaan PIrates
- Important places
- Alpha Octavious Four; Beta Cabrini; Clodiaan; USS Enterprise NCC-1701
- Epigraph
- Historian's Note:
This story begins on Stardate 5258.7, which would place it approximately four-fifths of the way through the starship Enterprise's original five-year mission. - Dedication
- For
Lorraine, alias Susan
Trekkie without peer and
the best mother-in-law a guy could have. - First words
- On the Merraan interstellar ship Clodiaan, Acquisitor Hamesaad Dreen considered his reflection in the gilt-edged, freeform mirror that hung on his anteroom wall.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You can handle it."
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.62)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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