NOVEL
Black Fire
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series, No. 8
Author(s):	Sonni Cooper
Publication information
Published:	paperback - January 1983
Pages:	220
ISBN:	ISBN 0671836323
Chronology
Date:	2270
Stardate:	6205.7

Contents 1 Description 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Starships and vehicles 3.2.1 Federation ships 3.2.2 Romulan ships 3.2.3 Klingon ships 3.3 Locations 3.3.1 Shipboard locations 3.3.2 Stations and outposts 3.3.3 Planets and planetoids 3.3.4 Stars and systems 3.3.5 Astronomical regions 3.4 Races and cultures 3.5 States and organizations 3.6 Other references 4 Appendices 4.1 Background 4.2 Connections 4.3 External links

DescriptionEdit

There is sabotage aboard the Enterprise, and Spock's investigation leads him into defiance of the Federation and a bizarre alliance with the Romulan and Klingon Empires against the bloodthirsty Tomarii—a savage race for whom war and battle are life itself.

Now Spock has been declared a traitor and condemned to the shame of the Federation's highest security prison. And now Captain James Kirk must face the toughest decision of his command, while a lifelong friendship and the destiny of the free universe hang in the balance!

SummaryEdit

There is sabotage aboard the Enterprise, Captain Kirk is seriously injured and Spock's and Scotty's investigation leads them into defiance of the Federation and a bizarre alliance with the Romulan and Klingon Empires against the bloodthirsty Tomarii - a savage race for whom war and battle are life itself.

Now Spock has been declared a traitor and condemned to the shame of the Federation's highest security prison. And now Captain James Kirk must face the toughest decision of his command, while a lifelong friendship and the destiny of the free universe hang in the balance!

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

James T. Kirk • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Pavel Chekov • Nyota Uhura • Astro • Black Fire • Bragg • Bryant • Christine Chapel • Liviana Charvanek • Kingston Clark • Clea • Delus • Desus • Heath Douglas • Lucas Freed • Galicia • Gurt • Yolanda Helman • IIob • IIram • IIsa • Ellen Janest • Julina • Kasus • Klee • Alexander Leonidas • Jonah Levine • Linia • Lowry • Tim Macklen • Thorin Martin • Jabilo M'Benga • Melek • Harry Needham • Pierce (Commodore) • Placus • Janice Rand • John Real • Relos • Iko Tomako • Isabel Tomari • Cathy White • unnamed Andorians (Andorian pirate) • unnamed Starfleet personnel

Referenced only 

Ross Fontaine • Melchior • Festus Parker • Sarek

Starships and vehiclesEdit

IIlan (Tomarii command ship) • Talon (pirate cruiser) • Equus (pirate cruiser)

Federation shipsEdit

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Hood (Constitution-class) • USS Potemkin (Constitution-class) • USS Republic • USS Raven (class AA starship) • USS Sackett (cruiser) • unnamed Federation starships (Starbase 12 cruiser, captured cruiser)

Romulan shipsEdit

Bird of Prey (Vas Hatham-class) • Moonhawk • Space Hawk • Sun Falcon

Klingon shipsEdit

IKS Force

LocationsEdit

Shipboard locationsEdit

USS Enterprise  bridge • engineering • quarters (Kirk's, Spock's/Leonidas's) • sickbay • transporter room
Equus  bridge	USS Raven  bridge • quarters	Moonhawk  bridge

Stations and outpostsEdit

Starbase 12 • Starfleet Correctional and Rehabilitation Center

Referenced only 

Starbase 3

Planets and planetoidsEdit

Corsair • Minos • Paxas • Romulus • Rontelm • Tomarii

Referenced only 

Altos • Galor • Lithos II • Relus • Rigel I

Stars and systemsEdit

Tomariian system (IIlan) • Gamma 400 • Romulan system

Referenced only 

Alpha Centauri • Lithos • Rigel • Vega

Astronomical regionsEdit

Milky Way Galaxy (Romulan Neutral Zone • Xi Cluster)

Races and culturesEdit

Andorian • Histite • Human • Klingon • Paxan • Romulan • Tomariian • Vulcan

Referenced only 

Manuil

States and organizationsEdit

Klingon Empire • Klingon Defense Force • Romulan Imperial Fleet • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Tomariian Empire • United Federation of Planets

Other referencesEdit

banana • begum • brandy • chess • cigar • cordrazine • Denite glow-gem • lauric-mono ethanolamide stearic diethanolamine sorbatin triolate • suicide • Tribidian crystal • trilithium • tri-ox

AppendicesEdit

BackgroundEdit

• New Starfleet uniforms are introduced on the Enterprise.
• Chekov is promoted to Lieutenant.
• This novel depicts the replacement of the TOS era Enterprise bridge module with a new version after a catastrophic explosion. This would place the events at some point before TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Motion Picture, when a new version is in place, and furthermore before the Enterprise was disassembled in TOS - The Lost Years novel: The Lost Years. However, several other sources depict the Enterprise finishing its five-year mission with the original bridge intact, including TNG novel: Crossover which shows the module being put into the Starfleet Museum. Further confusing the chronology of this is the cover image, depicting the refit Enterprise from after The Motion Picture.

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous novel: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	TOS numbered novels	Next novel: Triangle
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Fate of the Phoenix	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Abode of Life

External linksEdit

• Black Fire article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.