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The Enterprise crew face a plague of spreading madness.The Prometheus Design was a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. This book was the 5th Star Trek novel in the numbered series from Pocket Books.

Description[]

Captain Kirk and his crew are on a mission to investigate the mysterious wave of violence that has overtaken the Helvans — revolutions, mass riots, horrible tortures. But this chaos is all part of an experiment by an unimaginable power that soon grips even the crew of the Enterprise
Captain Kirk is plagued by violent hallucinations and removed from command. Spock takes charge but his orders seem irrational — even cruel.
Unless the terrible power can be stopped, not only the Enterprise, but an entire galaxy will be ensnared in the deadly grip of...
The Prometheus Design.

References[]

Characters[]

BelenChristine ChapelPavel ChekovDobiusFlaemKalindaJames T. KirkLeonard McCoyHeihachiro NoguraJanice RandSavajMontgomery ScottSpockHikaru SuluTrathTrianNyota Uhura
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BalokWillard DeckerDeelaAmanda GraysonGreenGenghis KhanKorobNijinskiOmneLouis PasteurPrometheusSarekSargonStonnSylviaT'PauT'VreelV'Ger

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Galileo IIIV'kreeth
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USS Intrepid (Constitution-class)

Locations[]

Helva
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EarthGideonIowaKar-leeMountains of GolVulcan

Races and cultures[]

HelvanHumanTanianVulcan
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KlingonNeanderthalTholian

States and organizations[]

First FederationKlingon EmpireStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Science and classification[]

alienalpha hypnosisanimalbrainstripchronometerfalathairhypnoscanidenti-loc readingmind-siftermonoxidemuscleneopentothalpantographphysicsradiationRichter Scale of Cultural Developmenttricorderturbolift

Ranks and titles[]

admiralcaptaindoctorlieutenantS'haileV'Kreeth

Other references[]

aggression syndromeALLasumiburdenbeastcarpetcrystalcorbomiteDesignersdiamonddikironium cloud creaturedouble-blindExperimentorsFirst-Amonggrasshealing modeIronpantsk'asumika-ve-fekolinahrk'vathlaboratoryle-matyamushroomnyetPrometheus faultQueen handicaprecreation deckRule of SevenSaurian brandysleeping bagsnarthStudierssweetcornthorn-bomat'hy'lat'hyvajT'Varethtyrannosaurus rextzalelUFOv'asumiyear

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Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel:
The Covenant of the Crown
TOS numbered novels Next novel:
The Abode of Life
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Death Count
Pocket Next Adventure:
Triangle


Translations[]
1987
German : Das Prometheus-Projekt, translated by Hans Maeter. (Heyne)
1988
Italian : Progetto Prometeo, translated by Fabrizio Luzzati. (Garden Editoriale)
1993
French : Le Concept Prométhée. (Fleuve Noir)

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