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First Frontier is a Star Trek novel in the numbered series of TOS from Pocket Books.

Description[]

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.

References[]

Characters[]

AurDale BannonGaston BarnesPavel ChekovDeweyEmmendorfHardyJames T. KirkLouise LaCerraElizabeth LingMacGuinnessLeonard McCoyDouglas NewmanNourredineOyaOzurPhillips (Captain)ReenieRhulaMark RiceRoth (Klingon)RusaMontgomery ScottErica SmithSovaSpockHikaru SuluTemronNyota UhuraVernonWilliams (USS Enterprise)
Referenced only
Robert AprilGuardian of ForeverCharles Vernon GridleyWinona KirkZefram Cochrane

Starships and vehicles[]

USS EnterpriseUSS ExeterUSS FarragutT'Lom
Referenced only
USS John Rockland

Locations[]

Earth (BangkokBostonGeorgiaLondonLos AngelesNew YorkSan Francisco) • Izell
Referenced only
VenusArgentinaArizonaChixulub craterColoradoEnglandIndonesiaJupiterMexicoMoroccoRigelStarbase 10UtahWyomingYucatan

Races and cultures[]

Clan RuHuman (Native American) • KlingonRomulanVulcan
Referenced only
OrionPreserver (race)Rigellian (humanoid)

States and organizations[]

Clan RuRomulan Imperial GuardStarfleetUnited Federation of PlanetsVulcan High Council

Science and classification[]

alternate realityasteroidblue giantcosmic stringcommunicationsenergylifeformmattermeasurementmeteor showerorbitpaleontologyplanetspacestarstar systemsupercontinenttechnologytimeuniverseweaponX-ray

Lifeforms[]

animalbirdcamelcephalopoddinosauroidfroghorsehumanoidplantmammalnautilus (mollusk)ostrichreptilesalamanderturkey
Prehistoric lifeforms[]
AlamosaurusammoniteAnatotitanAnkylosaurusApatosaurusarchosaurbrachiosaurBrontosaurusceratopsidcycadDeinonychusdinosaurdromaeosaurornithichiapachycephalosaurPentaceratopspterodactylpterosaursauropodStegosaurustheropodThescelosaurustitanosaurTorosaurusTriceratopstroodonTyrannosaurus rexUtahraptorVelociraptor

Technology and weapons[]

phaserphoton torpedostarshipuniversal translator

Ranks and titles[]

Secretary of the Vulcan High Councilspikerspear (title)

Other references[]

bansheeFederation membersfrontierKlingonese (Klingonese glossary: MT) • sciencesoulStarfleet casualtiestsunamiwar game

Chronology[]

Millions of years ago (distant past chronology)
2268 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages, year 4)
Enterprise experiences the time effect.

History articles[]

CretaceousJurassicMesozoicKlingon historyVulcan historyRomulan historyOrion history

Appendices[]

Related media[]

Background[]

  • 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)
  • In one of his anecdotal footnotes from his book Danse MacabreWP, Stephen KingWP remarked that this very same story idea was proposed by author Harlan Ellison as the subject for the first Star Trek movie; the Enterprise would travel back in time to discover they were in this alternate dinosaur reality, and would have to make the moral decision whether to destroy that reality in favor of their own. The story goes that one of the producers was fascinated by the Mayan calendar, insisted that Ellison include that in the story (which he insisted had no relevance), and after some argument, Ellison walked out in a huff.

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Connections[]

Timeline[]

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


Translations[]
1999
German : Keine Spur von Menschen, translated by Harald Pusch. (Heyne)

External link[]

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