Mission to Horatius

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Contents 1 Introduction (blurb) 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 Appendices 4.1 Background 4.2 Timeline 4.3 External links

[edit] Introduction (blurb)

While exploring a new star system, NGC 434, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise find themselves in an adventure, from one planet to another.

They enlist the help of Grang, a local from NGC 434 to guide them through the system, all while attempting to find the runaway mouse "Mickey" on the Enterprise.

[edit] Summary

At the time of the story, Enterprise is due to return for a shore leave from a prolonged mission. The crew is beginning to get upset and prone to an outbreak of space cafard—a disease that is contagious and often deadly. The supplies and food are running low. However, the ship is unexpectedly diverted, instructed to pick up emergency supplies and to head to a remote section of space where Captain Kirk is to follow secret orders.

The ship is ordered to go to the distant Horatius system populated by anti-Federation colonists to check on a distress call. Upon arrival, the crew starts checking all three planets in the system. The first one, Neolithia, is the world free of modern technology and so low on development scale that its stone-age population is not even capable of sending a distress signal. The second one, Mythra, is a world populated by religious zealots and has normal radio level technology, but denies sending a distress signal. Both planets, however, report attacks by misterious "space raiders" who kidnap citizens and wreak havoc. Kirk decides to help, hopefully without breaking the General Order Number One, and is joined by Grang, a resident of Neolithia.

The Enterprise heads towards the third planet in the system, Bavarya, which turns out to be a technologically advanced world with unusually large population.

In the meantime, Dr. McCoy is trying to prevent an outbreak of space cafard. Also, Sulu's pet rat, "Mickey", escapes, and is seen as a possible carrier of bubonic plague.

[edit] References

[edit] Characters

Akrumba • Doris Atkins • Chang • Pavel A. Chekov • Christine Chapel • Delvin • DePaul • Dick • Jerry Freeman • Grang of the Wolf clan • Jodl • Kellum • James T. Kirk • Masaryk • Leonard McCoy • Mickey • Muel of the Shaman clan • Muller • Peterson • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Shickle (Doppelgänger) • Anna Shickle • Spock • Stuart • Hikaru Sulu • Taylor • Thomkins • Nyota Uhura • Warren

Referenced only 

Julius Caesar • Horatius Cocles • Baal • Homer • Jesus of Nazareth • Laika • Lucifer • Maripol • Noah • Christopher Pike • Lars Porsena • Sarek • Shickle

[edit] Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise • Westmoreland

[edit] Locations

Garden of Eden • Ultimate

Stellar locations

Milky Way Galaxy • NGC 400 • Horatian system • NGC 434

Planetary bodies

Bavarya • Earth • Mars • Mythra • Neolithia • Proxima Centauri • Venus • Vishnu • Vulcan

Planetary locations

Asia • Europe • Great Britain • Japan • Jericho • Kansas • National Park of Kyoto • New England • Rome • Tiber River

Facilities

Space Station K-8 • Starbase 12 • Starfleet Command Center

[edit] Races and cultures

Bavaryan • Human • Klingon • Mythran • Neolithian • Romulan • Vulcan

[edit] States and organizations

Clan Shaman • Clan Wolf • Council of Patriarchs • Klingon Empire • Planetary Defense Command • Romulan Confederation • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets • United States of America • United Temple

[edit] Other

1001 Popular Games Down Through the Centuries • American Civil War • anodyne • antelope • argon • aspirin • Bavaryan wine • boomerang • boxing • Bubonic plague • buffalo • Byzantine • canasta • cat • Cheshire cat • Chinese • chlorine • churl • coal • Code Duello of Bavarya • coffee • Colosseum • confinement syndrome • coup • deflector shield • Doppelgänger • dog • drum • elk • ESP • Earth basic • Etruscan • Explorer 1 • feudalism • flea • Forbidden Rooms • General Order Number One • gin rummy • gladiator • gods • goose • Gothic • Greek • guitar • hallucinogen • Herr-elite • horse • Indian • judo • karate • kata • kenpō • kilt • krypton • LSD • Middle Ages • mile • Nature Boy • neon • nitrogen • Oberst • oil • Old West • Operation Mickey • oxygen • parsec • petroleum • phaser • Phoenician • pilgrim • Ping-Pong • poker • radio • rat • Roman • sandal • Scottish • serf • slavery • Slavic • smog • Space cafard • Space strain • space suit • spear • Sputnik 1 • Stone Age • super phaser • sword • television • Teutonic • The Saga of Mickey the Space Rat • transporter • tribble • Tri-Di show • wine • wrestling • zombie

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Background

• This novel was the first original story written in the Star Trek universe, but it was not the first book published, as it was predated by the first episode novelization collection by James Blish. Unlike this book, which was aimed primarily at the youth, Spock Must Die! is considered to be the first ever Trek novel aimed at both adults and children.

• James T. Kirk only violates the Prime Directive three times in this book!

[edit] Timeline

published order
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Bread and Circuses	Pocket	Next Adventure: Battlestations! Chapter 6
Previous Adventure: Federation	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Twilight's End

[edit] External links

• Mission to Horatius article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Mission to Horatius article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.