Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek content.

Contents 1 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 Related Stories 4.2 Timeline 4.2.1 Publication history 4.3 Images 4.4 External links

[edit] Blurb

From the back of the book

At last, Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the late Starship Enterprise begin the long voyage home.

But their trip is interrupted by the appearence of a mysterious all-powerful intruder. Suddenly, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew must journey back through time to twentieth-century Earth. For only there can they save the future - by rescuing the past!

[edit] Summary

This article or section is incomplete
This article is marked as lacking essential detail, and needs attention. Information regarding expansion requirements may be found on the article's talk page. Feel free to edit this page to assist with this expansion.

[edit] References

[edit] Characters

Margaret Sinclair-Alexander • Bob Briggs • Cartwright • Pavel Chekov • Christine Chapel • George and Gracie • Amanda Grayson • Gregory • Kamarag • James T. Kirk • Madelaine • Leonard McCoy • Marcus Walter Nichols • Punk on The Bus • Janice Rand • Joel Randolph • Hiram Roth • Saavik • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Gillian Taylor • Trillya • Nyota Uhura

[edit] Starships and vehicles

HMS Bounty (B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey) • Cetacean Probe • USS Copernicus (Oberth-class) • USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise-A (Constitution-class) • USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class) • USS Saratoga (Miranda-class) • USS Shepard • USS Yorktown (Constitution-class)

[edit] Locations

Alameda • Cetacean Institute • Earth • Earth Spacedock • Mount Seleya • San Francisco • Sausalito • Starfleet Headquarters • Vulcan

[edit] Races and cultures

Arcadian • Arkenite • Ariolo • Bzzit Khaht • Caitian • Efrosian • Human • Humpback whale • Kasheeta • Klingon • Vulcan • Xelatian • Zaranite

[edit] States and organizations

Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

[edit] Other

"dumb ass" • pizza • ion • LSD • universal element compensator

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Related Stories

• The Search for Spock (TOS movie) - The Voyage Home was a sequel to The Search for Spock, continuing from where that film left off, with the former-Enterprise crew and their captured Bird-of-Prey on Vulcan.
• The Doomsday Bug (TOS comic miniseries) - Set just before the film the doomsday bug causes brain damage to Spock, effectively resetting him to his former state after The Search for Spock and necessitating Spock's return to Vulcan. Spock had fully recovered in preceding comics set between the two films.
• Probe (TOS novel) - Probe is a sequel to The Voyage Home featuring the Cetacean Probe's withdrawal from Federation space and establishing its origins.
• Whales Weep Not (TOS short story) - Feature the investigative search made after Taylor vanished.
• Debt of Honor (TOS comic) - Set a short time after The Voyage Home, includes appearances by Gillian Taylor and George and Gracie, and the birth of their child.

[edit] Timeline

published order
Previous story: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	TOS novelizations	Next story: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Captain's Daughter Chapters 20-21	Pocket	Next Adventure: Scotty's Song
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2286. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 Chapters 26-30	1986 Chapters 5-12	Next Adventure: Whales Weep Not

[edit] Publication history

• 1986
  • 26 November - movie released.
  • December - Pocket Books paperback novelization, by Vonda N. McIntyre, published
  • December - Wanderer Books young adult novelization, by Peter Lerangis, published
  • Simon and Schuster Audioworks audiobook adaptation of the novelization, narrated by Leonard Nimoy and George Takei, released.
• 1987
  • DC Comics comic book adaptation, by Mike W. Barr, with art by Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran, published.
  • Grafton Books reprint paperback novelization for the UK market.
  • Science Fiction Book Club reprints the novelization in a hardcover binding.
• 1994 - Pocket Books reprint paperback novelization.
• 2004, October - Pocket Books reprint in a Signature Edition omnibus; Duty, Honor, Redemption, along with The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock.
• 2008, September - Graphic Imaging Technologies re-release as part of The Complete Comic Book Collection DVD-rom.
• 2009, November - IDW Publishing reprint in the Movie Omnibus, along side the other TOS movie comic adaptations.

[edit] Images

The Cetacean Probe	George and Gracie	The Bird-of-Prey departing from Vulcan	The HMS Bounty using the slingshot effect
The Bird-of-Prey intimidating a whaling vessel	Dr. Gillian Taylor	Federation President Hiram Roth	Admiral S'rrel
Trillya of the USS Shepard	A Xelatian	The USS Copernicus in Spacedock

[edit] External links

• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (novel) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (comic) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (young adult novelization) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.