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Child of Two Worlds is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel by Greg Cox. It was released on 24 November 2015.

Description[]

An all-new Star Trek novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox, taking place in the blockbuster Original Series era!
The year is 2255, not long after the events of the Original Series episode "The Cage." A young Spock is science officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, when an outbreak of deadly Rigelian fever threatens the crew. Reviewing the Starfleet medical database, Dr. Phillip Boyce comes up with a highly experimental and untested new treatment that might save the crew. Just one problem: it requires a rare mineral substance, ryetalyn, which is not easily obtained...except on a remote alien colony near the Klingon border. But borders are somewhat blurry in this part of galaxy. Pike will need to tread carefully in order to avoid provoking an armed conflict with the Klingons — or starting an all-out war.

Summary[]

Captain Pike asks to speak to Spock in private. The subject turns out to be that a position had opened up on the USS Intrepid, another Constitution-class ship that is crewed entirely by Vulcans. The position would result in a promotion for Spock. Pike gives Spock time to think over the opportunity, promising to support him no matter what and that he would give a glowing recommendation if Spock applied for the position.

A short time later the Enterprise crew has been crippled by an outbreak of Rigelian fever. The nearest source of ryetalyn, their best chance of a cure, is the neutral planet Cypria III. However, en route to the planet, the crew pick up a distress call from a Cyprian ship. Number One takes a party to Cypria in a shuttlecraft to begin negotiations while the Enterprise discovers a Cyprian vessel attempting to evade a Klingon ship. With the vessel about to explode, the Enterprise beams aboard its two occupants, a Cyprian woman named Soleste Mursh and a Klingon named Merata, who accuses Soleste of kidnapping her.

An examination quickly shows that Merata is actually a Cyprian, who has had cosmetic work to make her look Klingon. Soleste reveals that Merata is actually her sister Elzura, who was kidnapped by the Klingons as a child in the raid that killed their father. Elzura was adopted by Klingon general Krunn and considers him her father, demanding she be returned to her adopted people. Krunn's ship shadows the Enterprise as it travels to Cypria, with Pike unsure what to do with Merata, assigning Spock to try and ascertain what she truly wants.

When Cyprian prime minister Atron Flescu learns of the situation, he refuses to provide the Enterprise crew with ryetalyn unless Elzura is returned to them. When the facts become common knowledge, a mob attacks the landing party, accusing them of helping the Klingons take Elzura again, and the Enterprise is forced to violate Cyprian orders to rescue them. When they drop shields to beam them up, the Klingons take the opportunity to send a boarding party across, but they are quickly subdued, and Merata stuns a Klingon trooper in order to protect Soleste.

As Klingon reinforcements attack the Enterprise, Merata's brother Junah, seeing her as one of the Klingons that killed their father, tries to kill her. Spock helps Merata steal a shuttle and return to the Klingons, who depart, making it look as though she overpowered him and escaped. The Murshes' mother, Rosha, helps make a broadcast to Cypria convincing the people Merata could never have returned to them, and the Enterprise is provided with the necessary ryetalyn.

After Pike had recovered enough to be released back on to limited duty, Spock meets with him again. Spock tells Pike he feels he would be just one of many Vulcans on the Intrepid if he transferred to that ship. He goes on to explain that on the Enterprise he is unique and brings unique skills to the table, and that as such, he decided not to apply for the position on the Intrepid but instead would remain in his current post on the Enterprise.

References[]

Characters[]

Caitlin BarryPhillip BoyceJ. Mia ColtAtron FlescuGarrisonGiusioAmanda GraysonHawassJonesKrunnSita MohindasElzura Mursh/MerataJunah MurshRosha MurshSoleste MurshNumber OneOlsonChristopher PikeSpockJosé Tyler
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Jonathan ArcherDevilKahlessSarekSurakSybok

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Ilion (Cyprian vessel) • Kepler (shuttlecraft) • Klingon battlecruisermaglev traintram
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USS Intrepid (Constitution-class)

Locations[]

40 Eridani ACypria IIICyprian systemthe galaxySapprusShiKahrVulcan
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Cyprian homeworldDorado PrimeEarthHeavenIllyriaLunar mining facilityNewer MumbaiNorth AmericaStarbase 17Talos IV

Races and cultures[]

CyprianHumanIllyrianKlingonVulcan
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OrionRigelianRomulanTalosian

States and organizations[]

Klingon EmpireStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Ranks and titles[]

advisoraidecaptainchief medical officerchief of staffcookcopilotcrewmandoctorensignfirst officergeneralholographerlieutenantnavigatornurseofficerpoliticianpress secretaryprime ministerscience officersecurity officersurgeontraderwarrior

Science and technology[]

alienartificial eyeatmospherebiobedbiochemistrybiologybloodbonecaptain's chaircomputercomputer terminalcontrol panelCyprian recording devicediseasedisruptorearlobeecosystemengineforce fieldgalaxygravityhairhearthourhumanoidhyperdriveintercomisotopelaser cannonlaser pistollifeformlife-signs monitorlight-yearmedical databasemedicinemicrotapeminutenerveorbital defensequarantinerecording deviceRigelian feversatellitesecondsensorsidearmspacespacecraftspeakerstarstar mapstar systemstarshipsubspace radiosugar pillsurgerytimeturboliftviewerwarp enginewarp factor

Other references[]

22542255aptitude examarmrestbarnbatonbenchbirthdaybridgebriefing roomcakecandlecapital citycenturychocolatecityClass Mcolonycreditcrystalcurrencydaydecadedecontamination chamberdistress calleidetic memoryelectionemotionengineeringgamblinggemgoosegraniteguinea pigheaddresshelmhistoryhomeworldhorseicingIDICjacketjeweljumpsuitkahs-wanlanding partyleatherle-matyalibrarylogicmapmarblemartinimeditationmetalmineralminingmoneymonorailmountainmusicnavigation stationorepaperpendantplanetpowderrecovery wardroberyetalynsandstonesciencescience stationsectorsickbaysilkskyscraperspaceportStarfleet uniform (2240s-2265)status reporttechnologytrain trackstransporter roomtunicunderground shelteruniformwarwaxweekwimplewoodyear

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Related media[]

  • The TOS episode: "The Cage" serves as a source of backstory for this novel, with the storyline taking place approximately one year following the events of that episode.
  • The Marvel Comics Pike-era series Star Trek: Early Voyages is also referenced at length throughout the novel, with helmsman Sita Mohindas serving as a supporting character throughout the story.

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Connections[]

Media featuring Christopher Pike
Episodes and movies The Original Series The CageThe Menagerie
Movies Star TrekkStar Trek Into Darknessk
Discovery Will You Take My Hand?BrotherNew EdenPoint of LightAn Obol for CharonSaints of ImperfectionThe Sound of ThunderLight and ShadowsIf Memory ServesProject DaedalusThe Red AngelPerpetual InfinityThrough the Valley of ShadowsSuch Sweet Sorrow
Short Treks Q&AThe Trouble with EdwardAsk Not
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Novels Killing TimeaEnterprise: The First AdventureVulcan's GloryLegacyThe RiftWhere Sea Meets SkyBurning DreamsA Less Perfect UnionaThe Children of KingsChild of Two WorldsDesperate HoursThe Enterprise WarThe High Country
Short stories "Conflicting Natures" • "A Private Anecdote" • "Sins of the Mother" • "The Greater Good"m
Comics Early Voyages "Flesh of My Flesh" • "The Fires of Pharos" • "Our Dearest Blood" • "Nor Iron Bars a Cage" • Cloak and Dagger (12) • "The Flat, Gold Forever" • "Immortal Wounds" • "One of a Kind" • The Fallen (12) • "Futures, Part One" • "Future Tense" • "Futures" • "Now and Then" • "Thanatos" • "Nemesis"
Starfleet Academy "Return to the Forbidden Planet" • "A Prelude to War"
Crew "Shadows of the Past" • "The Ends of Eternity"
other "All Those Years Ago..." • "To Walk the Night" • "Door in the Cage" • Alien Spotlight Alien Spotlight, Volume I (VulcansOrions) • Mirror Imagesm (1245) • Spock: Reflections, Issue 2Star Trek Movie Adaptationk (23456) • Captain's Log: PikeAftermath (123)
k : Kelvin timelinem : Mirror Universea : alternate reality

Timeline[]

published order
Previous story:
Legacy
TOS novels Next story:
Nemesis
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Kobayashi Maru
Pocket Next Adventure:
Legacy
Previous Adventure:
Legacy
Star Trek Next Adventure:
Nemesis


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