- For other uses, see Doctor's Orders.
Summary
From the back cover: When Dr. McCoy grumbles once to often about the way the Enterprise ought to be run, Captain Kirk decides to leave the doctor in command while he oversees a routine diplomatic mission. Kirk beams down to a strange planet nicknamed "Flyspeck" to negotiate its admission into the Federation, leaving Dr. McCoy to enjoy his new authority.
However, the doctor soon learns that command is a double-edged sword when Kirk disappears without a trace. Desperately trying to locate his captain, McCoy comes under pressure from Starfleet to resolve the situation immediately. Matters go from bad to worse when the Klingons arrive and stake their own claim on Flyspeck.
Then another, more deadly power threatens them all, and suddenly, Dr. McCoy and the Enterprise find themselves pitted against an alien fleet in a battle they have no hope of winning.
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References
Characters
- Kaiev • The Master • Leonard McCoy • Spock
Starships and vehicles
Races and cultures
Locations
- Muscae IV (Flyspeck)
- Referenced only
- Coalsack • 1212 Muscae
States and organizations
Other references
Connections
- Doctor's Orders (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- This first contact novel features original alien species created by Duane specifically for the text-based Star Trek computer game, The Kobayashi Alternative.
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