Novel Enterprise: TOS Synopsis B.4

CHRONOLOGY / SYNOPSIS The Original Series

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Period B page 4 of 10

B.1 a - c

B.2 d

B.3 e - f

B.4 g - j

B.5 k - m

B.6 n - q

B.7 r - sp

B.8 st - sz

B.9 t - u

B.10 v - z

These period B titles (Kirk's five-year mission) are arranged in alphabetical order, with sequels noted immediately after the initial book as well as alphabetically. Select another time period. TOS period A   Events occurring prior to the Original Series tv episodes.
TOS period B   Kirk's original 5-year mission plus (up to his promotion to Admiral).
             period B is ten pages long, with titles in alphabetical order
TOS period C   The years Kirk is based on Earth during the Enterprise refit.
TOS period D   Kirk commands the Enterprise as an admiral. (the first four movies)
TOS period E   Events between movies "The Voyage Home" and "The Final Frontier".
TOS period F   Star Trek V through Kirk's "death" on the Enterprise-B and its aftermath.
TOS period G   The continuing adventures of Kirk and his crew in Picard's time.

The Original Series period B page 4 of 10 / titles G - J Kirk's original 5-year mission and beyond, up to his promotion to Admiral and the three-year refit of the Enterprise. the titles in this period are in alphabetical order, with series grouped together

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The Galactic Whirlpool

Gerrold, David
Bantam, 1980

The Enterprise tries to save a damaged, centuries-old colony ship from drifting into a spatial hazard which could destroy it.

Ghost-Walker

Hambly, Barbara
Pocket, 1991 TOS #53

Kirk's spirit haunts the Enterprise after his body is taken over by a telepathic alien who assumes his identity.

The Great Starship Race

Carey, Diane
Pocket, 1993 TOS #67

Against his better judgment, Kirk is forced to let the Romulans participate in a galactic starship race sponsored by a newly contacted civilization.

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Heart of the Sun

Sargent, Pamela & George Zebrowski
Pocket, 1997 TOS #83

The Enterprise offers aid when a drifting space station of unknown origin threatens an inhabited planet, but the mission is hampered by opposing factions in the government.

How Much for Just the Planet?

Ford, John M.
Pocket, 1987 TOS #36

Comedy ensues when Kirk gets into a bidding war with the Klingons for the dilithium resources of the planet Direidi.

Ice Trap

Graf, L. A.
Pocket, 1992 TOS #60

The Enterprise investigates an outbreak of mental illness and the disappearance of a research team on an icebound planet.

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The IDIC Epidemic

Lorrah, Jean
Pocket, 1988 TOS #38

sequel to: The Vulcan Academy Murders

Sarek and Amanda accompany the Enterprise to a science colony where a plague has broken out.

Invasion (4-part series encompassing all the TV shows.)

Original Series: First Strike

     Carey, Diane
               Pocket, 1996          TOS #79

TOS: The panicked Klingons run to Kirk for help after encountering a ship carrying demonic aliens called the Fury from their and the Federation's distant past.

Next Generation: The Soldiers of Fear

     Smith, Dean W. & Kristine K. Rusch
               Pocket, 1996          TNG #41

TNG: Eighty years after their ignominious defeat by Kirk, the Furies return in force with a weapon that throws paralyzing fear into Picard and his crew.

Deep Space Nine: Time's Enemy

     Graf, L. S.
               Pocket, 1996          DS9 #16

DS9: The discovery of the Defiant, trapped in a comet for five thousand years, seems to indicate that Sisko and his crew will have a fatal confrontation with the Furies in the near future.

Voyager: The Final Fury

     Dafydd ab Hugh
               Pocket, 1996          VOY #9

A "Next Generation" crossover novel

VOY: Voyager discovers the grim homeworld of the Furies while responding to a distress call from a Federation shuttle.



Ishmael Hambly, Barbara Pocket, 1985 TOS #23	Spock is presumed dead when he disappears on a spy mission, and the crew tries to put aside their grief to act on his last garbled message, which seems to indicate the Klingons are trying to change Earth's past.. see also: TOS period A

The Joy Machine Gunn, James Pocket, 1996 TOS #80	Kirk and his officers are stranded on a planet in which the inhabitants have succumbed to the soul destroying "pleasures" offered by a master computer.

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