SHORT STORY
"Make-Believe"
Attribution
Series:	Star Trek: The Original Series
Author(s):	Allyn Gibson
Publication information
Printed:	Constellations
Pages:	363-382

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Starfleet 2.2 Others 2.3 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Starships and vessels 3.2 Locations 3.3 Races and Species 3.4 States and organizations 3.5 Others 4 Related Stories 4.1 Canon 4.2 Non-Canon 5 Trivia 6 Connections

SummaryEdit

When an Enterprise shuttle crash-lands on Algenib II, Kirk and his crew cross a barren alien landscape seeking answers. Meanwhile, a grieving widow seeks her own answers when confronted with a troubled child and his toys.

CharactersEdit

StarfleetEdit

James T. Kirk | Leonard McCoy | Thorvald Pearson | Spock

OthersEdit

Mrs. Davis | Breandán Howard | Gabrielle Howard | Kevin Howard | Nicole

ReferencedEdit

George W. Bush | Christine Chapel | Gett'Ipher | M'Benga | T.J. McCoy | Donald Rumsfeld

ReferencesEdit

Starships and vesselsEdit

Columbia (NX-02) | USS Enterprise

LocationsEdit

Algenib II | Algol Prime | Fort Kiley | Grand Canyon | Iraq | Las Vegas | Lewis Elementary School | Starbase 31 | United States of America | Valles Marineris

Races and SpeciesEdit

Tellarite

States and organizationsEdit

Gottar Hegemony | Omjaut Republic | United States Senate

OthersEdit

Alpha Persei | Boromir | President of the United States of America | Iraq War | Star Wars

See also: Star Trek within Star Trek

Related StoriesEdit

CanonEdit

Non-CanonEdit

TriviaEdit

• Winner of the 2006 Psi Phi Award for Best Short Story.

ConnectionsEdit

http://www.allyngibson.net/st-const.html - author's annotations

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