NOVEL
First Frontier
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series, No. 75
Author(s):	Diane Carey & Dr. James I. Kirkland
Publication information
Published:	Paperback - August 1995
Pages:	383
ISBN:	ISBN 0671520458
Chronology
Date:	2268

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Starships and vehicles 3.3 Locations 3.4 Races and cultures 3.5 States and Organizations 3.6 Other 4 Information 5 Related Stories 6 Connections

IntroductionEdit

While testing a new shielding device, the USS Enterprise is caught in the middle of a Klingon/Romulan battle. When the Enterprise crew rescues a lifepod, they are confronted by a Klingon who claims to know nothing of human existence. Convinced the Klingon is telling the truth, Captain Kirk hurries to Starfleet Headquarters in search of answers. But upon arriving on Earth, the starship Enterprise crew finds that Earth is a vast jungle-like paradise where large, reptilian animals rule ... with no signs of human life anywhere. Now Kirk must travel to the past in search of the key to the mystery - or face the destruction of the human race.

SummaryEdit

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

James T. Kirk • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Pavel Chekov • Dale Bannon • Gaston Barnes • Louise LaCerra • Elizabeth Ling • Douglas Newman • Nourredine • Oya • Phillips • Reenie • Mark Rice • Roth • Rusa • Erica Smith • Sova • Temron • Vernon

Referenced only 

Robert April • Zephram Cochrane

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise • USS Exeter • USS Farragut • T'Lom

LocationsEdit

Earth (Bangkok • Boston • Georgia • London • Los Angeles • New York • San Francisco) • Izell

Referenced only 

Rigel • Starbase 10

Races and culturesEdit

Human (Native American) • Clan Ru • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan

Referenced only 

Orion Preserver • Rigellian

States and OrganizationsEdit

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • Romulan Imperial Guard • Vulcan High Council

OtherEdit

asteroid • cosmic string • dinosaur • Guardian of Forever • phaser • photon torpedo • Secretary of the Vulcan High Council • soul • spiker • universal translator • war game • X-ray

InformationEdit

• Diane Carey wanted to call the novel Lost Frontier, a name suggested by her daughter; however this was seemingly vetoed by Pocket Books editors. (ST reference: Voyages of Imagination)

Related StoriesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

• First Frontier article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

published order
Previous novel: The Fearful Summons	TOS numbered novels	Next novel: The Captain's Daughter
Previous novel: The Search	Novels by: Diane Carey	Next novel: The Way of the Warrior
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Plato's Stepchildren	Pocket	Next Adventure: Wink of an Eye
Previous Adventure: Plato's Stepchildren	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Wink of an Eye
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2268. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: The Escape Chapters 12, 17, 19 & 23	64,018,143 BC Chapters 23-38	Next Adventure: Spock's World Vulcan: Two