Present Tense
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| NOVEL | |
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| Present Tense | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | The Original Series |
| Miniseries: | The Janus Gate, No. 1 |
| Author(s): | L.A. Graf |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | Paperback - June 2002 |
| Pages: | 253 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0671036351 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2266 |
| Stardate: | 1704.2 |
Contents |
[edit] Introduction (blurb)
The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is exploring the seemingly peaceful and uninhabited world of M-3107 when a bizarre and inexplicable transporter accident causes both Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy to vanish completely. Transporter records suggest that the two men were transported somewhere, but their ultimate destination remains a mystery.
Now in command of the Enterprise, Spock dispatches a search-and-rescue team -- consisting of Security Chief Giotto, Transporter Technician John Kyle, and Chief Helmsman Hikaru Sulu -- on an urgent mission to recover the missing officers.
But then the rescue team disappears as well!
[edit] Summary
[edit] Chapter 1
After barely escaping from Psi 2000 the Enterprise is caught in a time warp following a cold-restart of the warp engines by Lt. Commander Scott. When Lt. Sulu reveals that the ship's chronometer is running backwards, Kirk orders a full stop and they find that they have travelled back in time 71 hours.
As Kirk orders the Enterprise to proceed to the rendezvous with the USS Antares, Spock stops him and reminds him that because the Enterprise has travelled back in time, there are now two Enterprises', one with no idea of the existence of the other. Not wanting to lay waiting in space for three days, Kirk decides to proceed to Tlaoli IV to collect the survey teams they left on the planet before the mission to Psi 2000.
On arrival in orbit, the Enterprise is contacted by Geological Technician Fisher, who informs them that they have lost contact with one of the teams assigned to survey the cave regions of the planet. When Kirk demands to known why their assigned survey areas of changed, Fisher describes to Kirk the remains of the starships that they have found on the surface. Believing that the Enterprise could be at risk, Fisher changed the assignments.
[edit] Chapter 2
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Regular
James T. Kirk • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Pavel Chekov
[edit] Others
Robert D'Amato • Davis • Edward Fisher • Barry Giotto • Karl Jaeger • Ed Leslie • Angela Martine • Carolyn Palamas • Palmer • Janice Rand • Kevin Riley • John Russ • Zap Sanner • Singh • Yuki Smith • John Stiles • Robert Tomlinson • Diana Wright
[edit] Referenced
Samuel Boma • Kelowitz • Kulessa • Rogers-Kline • Roth
[edit] References
[edit] Starships
[edit] Locations
[edit] Species
[edit] States and Organisations
[edit] Others
2204 | antimatter | astrophysics | atmosphere | Belgian chocolate | butterfly | chemical battery | combustion lamp | communicator | computer | dilithium | first officer | helmsman | landing party | magnetic battery | matter | orienteering | Planetary Sciences | Psi 2000 virus | quantum physics | Rogers-Kline-Roth theory | shuttlecraft | star | stardate | subspace | subspace anomaly | theta class warp shield | time warp | Tlaoli Base One | transperiodic element | tricorder | triflourine | viewscreen | warp core | warp nacelle
[edit] Information
[edit] Related Stories
- "The Naked Time" (TOS episode)
- Future Imperfect (TOS novel)
- Past Prologue (TOS novel)
- "Charlie X" (TOS episode)
[edit] Reviews
[edit] External Links
- Present Tense article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 | TOS unnumbered novels | Next novel: The Janus Gate Future Imperfect |
| Previous novel: Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 | TOS novels | Next novel: The Janus Gate Future Imperfect |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Naked Time | Next Adventure: The Janus Gate Future Imperfect | |
| Previous Adventure: The Naked Time | Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) | Next Adventure: The Janus Gate Future Imperfect |
