Publisher's description
- An all-new Original Series adventure about a Federation mining colony on the verge of destruction and the unlikely solution that could save them from extinction.
Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are sent to evacuate the Federation mining colony Vesbius, a frontier settlement that is on the brink of an extinction-level event, threatening the lives of all the colonists and the disruption of ore production vital to Starfleet. However, the colonists refuse to abandon this settlement, not wanting to leave their claims. It is after these irrational decisions that Spock suggests that perhaps an unexpected ally could aid the colony and help complete the mission....
Summary
References
Characters
- All Mother • Balan • Bynum • Pavel Chekov • Crumblecake • Slider Dan • Faber • Hannah Faber • Ferlein • Ellen Freitag • Bellamy Hox • Hot-John • James T. Kirk • Manuel • Marlena • Leonard McCoy • Frances Meredith • Johan Merling • Missile-in-Rock • Johnny Sanchez • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Jasper Torn • Nyota Uhura • Debra Weisskopf • Xart
- Referenced only
- Elaan • Cyrano Jones • Edith Keeler • Winona Kirk • Marla McGivers • Miramanee • Miriam • Perkins • Rudolf • Ryerson • Sarah • Khan Noonien Singh
Locations
- Janus VI • Omega sector • Vesbius
- Referenced only
- Amerind • Ardana • Cabella • Colorado • Deneb II • Earth • Philos D • Pikes Peak • Starbase 12 • Stratos • Toro • Troyius • Warburton's World
Starships and vehicles
- USS Archer • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)
Races and cultures
- Horta • Human (Asian • Austrian • Bavarian • Canadian • Chinese • European • Japanese • Russian • Scottish • Swiss • Turk) • Vesbian • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Augment • Elasian • Klingon • Preserver • Romulan
States and organizations
- Exos • Planetary Council • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • Water Holders • Water Sharers
Science and technology
- antigravity sled • drone messenger capsule • transporter • warp drive
Ranks and titles
- captain • chancellor • commander • doctor • lieutenant • major
Other references
- asteroid • atom • bath • chicken • cloud-duster • coffee • colony • dinosaur • five-year mission • grain • injector pistol • lavagoblin • military nanotechnology • molecule • moon • pergium • planet • orbit • Rendar Mark 7 • Rigelian fever • Ghost-in-the-Rock • Saurian brandy • Subspace • Subspace distortion projector • Tellurian genta bat • transporter room • treadmill • universe • Vesbian ale • Vesbius Tawla
Timeline
Chronology
In the first chapter, Kirk notes that his crew had been together for three and a half years, and that they were more than halfway through their five-year mission.
Appendices
External links
- Devil's Bargain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.