Introduction (blurb)
From the back cover: Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan, where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away - once again sowing the seeds of conflict between father and son. Yet soon Sarek and Spock must put aside their differences and work together to foil a far reaching plot to destroy the Federation - a plot that Sarek has seen in the making for nearly his entire career.
The epic story will take the crew of the USS Enterprise to the heart of the Klingon Empire, where Captain Kirk's last surviving relative has become a pawn in a battle to divide the Federation...and conquer it. With Sarek's help, the crew of the Enterprise learns that all is not as it seems. Before they can prevent the Federation's destruction, the crew must see the face of their hidden enemy - an enemy more insidious and more dangerous than any they have faced before...
Summary
References
Characters
- Azetbur • Darov • Amanda Grayson • Induna • Kamarag • Keraz • James T. Kirk • Peter Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Poldar • Ra-ghoratreii • Sarek • Savel • William Smillie • Soran • Spock • Surev • Taryn • Lisa Tennant • T'Mal • Gordon Twelvetrees • Valdyr • Wurrl
- Referenced only
- Burton • Lance Cartwright • Chang • Zefram Cochrane • Gorkon • Idota • Nanclus • Sekla • Selek • Senkar • Solkar • Surak • Sybok • T'Lar • T'Lyra • T'Pring • T'Rea • Valeris • Patrick West
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • ChR Shardarr (Romulan bird-of-prey) • Zephyr (freighter)
Locations
- 40 Eridani A • Charis • Deneb IV • Du'Hurgh • Earth (San Francisco) • Kadura • Neutral Zone • Nevasa • Plains of Gol • Qo'noS • TengchaH Jav • T'Rukh • T'Rukhemai • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Camp Khitomer • Kenya
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Federation Security Council • Federation Security Office • Federation Security Service • Keep Earth Human League • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Security • United Federation of Planets • Vulcan Science Academy
Other references
- Bonding • Darlavian crystal • High Master • Khitomer Conference • Kobayashi Maru scenario • lanka-gar • Masters of Gol • pon farr • Taka moth • Message Pad • tekla wood • toriatal • T'Relan Award for Excellence in Teaching • The True History of Vulcan • Stylus • Message Pad Vadi • Vadia-lya • Valit
Information
Related Stories
Connections
- Sarek (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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