- For other uses, see Enemy Unseen.
Description
- Transporting a diplomatic party is nothing new for Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise—but this particular mission promises trouble from the start.
- For one thing, the wife of the Federation ambassador on this trip is an old flame of Kirk's - and she's determined to see that they resume their romance where they left off. Of course, when another ambassador presents Kirk with three of his wives, finding time for the first romance, let alone any of his other duties, is going to prove nearly impossible.
- When a diplomatic attaché is murdered, and the prime suspect is one of his crew members, Kirk begins to wish that Starfleet Command would consider using some other starship to ferry diplomatic personnel…
References
Characters
- Yeshua ben Josef • Patrick Brady • Carly • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Chen • Dettner • Fire-in-Night • Jacobs • Johnstone • Joy-of-Morning • Kelowicz • Keth • James T. Kirk • n'Gelen l'Stror Klee • Srrawll Ktenten • Layne • Laysa • Marg Layton • Jenavi Leftwell • Leonard McCoy • Sushila Menon • Joachim Montoya • Kristiann Norris • Lisbeth Palmer • Peretz • Pfeiffer • Ramirez • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • k'navle s'Flen • Shade-in-Sun • Cecilia Simons • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Tenaida • Tiilson • k'Vlay t'Stror • Uhura • Devlin Vreblin • Janara Whitehorse • Yendes • Paul Zayle
- Referenced only
- Dalien Cenara • Finnegan • Sherlock Holmes • Miranda Jones • Methuselah • Hercule Poirot • Tarlev • T'Slar • Tom Whitehorse • Ursula Whitehorse
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)
- Referenced only
- USS Aeolus • USS Challenger • Juan Martinez
Locations
- Starbase 15
- Referenced only
- Aldebaran • Alpha Majoris I • Beystohn • Delta IV • Epsilon Carinae • Iowa • Kaldorn • La Paz • Shansar • Starbase 34 • Vulcan • Yagra IV • Zebulon-Theta • Zeta Pictoris IV
Races and cultures
- Deltan • Human (Japanese • North American Indian) • Kaldorni • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Beystohnai • Fendarwi • Kaferian • Orion slave women
States and organizations
- Beystohn Amalgamated League of Planets • Federation Council • Federation Diplomatic Service • Federation Security • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • United Worlds of the Kaldorni Systems • Vulcan Academy of Science
Ranks and titles
- admiral • ambassador • chief engineer • commander • commissioner • communications officer • doctor • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • navigator • records officer • science officer • security chief • transporter chief • yeoman
Other references
- 17th century • Apache • autopsy • auxiliary control • biocosmetics • boretelin • bridge • brig • candle • captain's log • Cerian cherry • cheese • cheesecake • chronometer • coffee • collarbone • computer • concussion • conn • Deltan language • dress uniform • Federation Code • felinoid • food synthesizer • fruit • Gaelic • geology • gravity • gravity generator • gym • hangar deck • holographic projector • hydroponics • influenza • intercom • Invitational Conference on Extreme-Energy Physics and the Fine-Scale Structure of the Universe • Kentucky bourbon • knife • Koorane nightstalker • life support belt • lyr'yial • Manifest Destiny • mellitus • mertrovia'an • miraberry • nahgre • nightplum • oath of celibacy • observation lounge • perfume • personal log • phaser • phaser rifle • pheromone • pirate • poker • Prime Directive • quarantine • recreation lounge • recycler • rib • Saurian brandy • scanner • sehlat • sickbay • Swahili • tape • tea • telepathy • transport • transporter • tricorder • Trisopen-5 • tuna salad • turbolift • universal translator • vari-grav gymnastics • viewscreen • warp engine • warp factor • whipped cream • wrench
Appendices
Background
- The events of this story occur over the course of two weeks.
- Spock only appears in the first chapter and the epilogue.
Connections
| Published Order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Doctor's Orders |
TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Home is the Hunter |
| Previous story: first work |
Stories by: V.E. Mitchell |
Next story: Imbalance |
| Chronological Order | ||
| Previous adventure: Home is the Hunter |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Pawns and Symbols Chapters 5-7 |
| Previous adventure: "... Like a Woman Scorned!" |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: "Eclipse of Reason" |
Exernal link
- Enemy Unseen article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.