How Much for Just the Planet? was a Star Trek novel written by John M. Ford.
Description
- In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation's starships...and the Klingon Empire's battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found.
- Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet will go to the best side able to develop the planet and its resources. Each side will contest the prize with the prime of its fleet. For the Federation - Captain James T. Kirk and the Starship Enterprise. For the Klingons - Captain Kaden Vestai-Oparai and the Fire Blossom.
- Only the Diredians are writing their own script for the contest - a script that propels the crew of the Enterprise into their strangest adventure yet!
Summary
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In Space, No One Can Fry an Egg
Educational Short Subject
The Dilithium Crystal as Big as the Ritz
Historical Interlude
Organian Jumpball
Overtures
All's Fair in Love and Dilithium
The Dawn Patrol
Afternoon Matinee
All Through the Night
Come Up and See Me Sometime
Dilithium Split
References
Characters
- Arizhel • Aperokei • Askade • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Kaden vestai-Oparai • James T. Kirk • Maglus • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Uhura • Ilen the Magian • T'Vau • Tellihu • Ross Flyter • Tatyana Trofimov • Charlotte Sanchez
Starships and vehicles
- USS Jefferson Randolph Smith (Sulek-class surveyor) • Fire Blossom (D7C-class battle cruiser) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
- Referenced only
- USS Dawson City (mining ship) • USS Robert Moses (planetformer) • Sopwith Camel • unnamed Klingon starships (Kaden's B5-class destroyer) • unnamed Klingon starships (light attack cruiser) • warship • escape pod • unnamed starships (Tellarite freighters)
Locations
Shipboard areas
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • officer's mess
- IKS Fire Blossom
- bridge • officer's mess
- USS Smith
- bridge • officer's mess
Stations and outposts
Planets and planetoids
Stars and systems
- Pi Pharosi • Sol
- Referenced only
- Reynaud
Astronomical regions
- Cygnus-Carina Fringe • Organian Treaty Zone • the galaxy
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Black Fleet • Federation • Starfleet (Starfleet Command • Starfleet Resources Division • Starfleet Exploration Command • Starfleet Psychological Division) • Klingon Empire • Klingon Defense Force
Technology and weapons
- computer • deployable practice target • food synthesizer • magnetic bottle • starship • warp drive • disposal cubicle
Substances and energies
- antimatter • chromium • dilithium • liquid • metal • oil • polymer • rubber • sugar • Hecht radiation
Lifeforms
- lion • yeast
Food and beverages
- bacon • battertoast • birdseed • butter • Canadian bacon • coffee • cream cheese • eggs • English muffin • fried fish • fruit juice • grape • grape juice • grapefruit • grapefruit juice • grilled cheese • grits • ham • kelp • kipper • liver • mayonnaise • milk • milkshake • mushroom • n'gaan • oatcake • omelet • orange juice • Romulan ale • sandwich • soya salad • soya wafer • spinach • steak • strawberry jam (strawberry) • syrup • toast • vinegar • waffle cone • watercress sandwich • wheat toast • sugar
Ranks and titles
- admiral • captain • commander • commanding officer • first officer • ensign • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • force leader • science officer • chief medical officer • helmsman • tactical officer • navigator • communications officer • chief engineer • zan
Other references
- animal • astronomy • beverage • chess • credit • energy • food • government • hull • Klingon language (g'day't • iraltu cha'puj) • lifeform • moon • nation-state • newsfax • photosphere • planet • plant • races and cultures • space • star • starbase • star system • Starfleet Institute Proceedings • technology • Wars of Internal Dissension • weapon • orbit • cislunar orbit • "I Got Plenty o' Nothing"
Appendices
Background
- The novel is written in the style of a musical comedy, with various numbers throughout which are set to the tune of existing songs [1], including the "Theme from Rawhide," "Falling in Love Again," and "Just a Gigolo."
- A number of characters in the book are based on Ford (stage manager), Neil Gaiman (Ilen the Magian) [2], Pamela Dean Dyer-Bennet and her husband, David [3], and Ford's fellow Star Trek authors, including A.C. Crispin, Diane Duane, Janet Kagan (and her husband, Rick), and Peter Morwood.
Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Rihannsu, Book 2: The Romulan Way |
TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Bloodthirst |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Spock's Brain |
Next Adventure: Is There In Truth No Beauty? | |
| Previous Adventure: Spock's Brain |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Is There In Truth No Beauty? |
External links
- How Much for Just the Planet? article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- How Much for Just the Planet? article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.