Bem

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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 Related stories 4.2 Timeline 4.3 Images 4.4 External link

[edit] Introduction (blurb)

Another exciting episode from television's most popular science fiction series

Complete in this volume

Bem

It seemed like such a simple request.

The Pandronians had petitioned to send a representative to observe a Federation crew carrying out a survey mission... precisely the type of mission the Enterprise had just been assigned.

What could go wrong?

So Commander Ari bn Bem joined Captain Kirk and his crew to evaluate aboriginal life forms of undetermined intelligence and accomplishment on the planet Delta Theta Three.

And that's when the trouble began...

[edit] Summary

Before and during the mission to Delta Theta Three, bn Bem is generally disagreeable, haughty, and disdainful of all other sentient species. He surreptitiously substitutes fakes for the landing party's phasers and communicators, with the result that they are easily captured by the planet's natives. After an encounter with the planet's ruling intelligence, however, he is greatly humbled, and becomes much more cooperative.

Following the events of the original episode, bn Bem receives a message from Pandro, one so shocking that he faints. After his upper and lower torsos dissociate and revive his head, he explains the import of the message: the Tam Paupa, which has been the source of peace and justice on Pandro for many generations, has been stolen, the Pandronian Premier is dying, and Pandronian society is slipping into total chaos.

The Enterprise is immediately diverted to Pandro, and a landing party is sent down to assist bn Bem in recovering the Tam Paupa. What follows is a travelogue of Pandro, leading to a confrontation with a Klingon expedition seeking to exploit the weapons potential of Pandro's uniquely modular wildlife, and ultimately to a series of surprises from the Tam Paupa itself.

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[edit] Characters

Ari bn Bem • Arex Na Eth • James T. Kirk • Shiboline M'Ress • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

[edit] Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

[edit] Locations

Delta Theta III

[edit] Races and cultures

Caitian • Human • Pandronian • Triexian • Vulcan

[edit] States and organizations

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

[edit] Other

[edit] Appendices

This is the ninth of Alan Dean Foster's TAS adaptation collections which have been reprinted a number of times, often in omnibuses with other Star Trek Log books. Most recently in 2006 by Del Rey Books, an imprint of the original Ballantine Books publishers, as part of Star Trek's 40th Anniversary celebrations.

In fact, this was the last of the Star Trek logs to be published under the Ballantine imprint before the Del Rey imprint was created.

This was also the first book in the series to feature the new cover art style with an image of the Enterprise rather than an image from the adapted episode. The last book in the series would also have this style of cover as would the following reprints of the earlier books.

[edit] Related stories

[edit] Timeline

published order
Previous novelization: Log Eight	Star Trek Logs	Next novelization: Log Ten
Previous episode: Once Upon a Planet	TAS episode produced	Next episode: Albatross
Previous episode: The Pirates of Orion	TAS episode aired	Next episode: The Practical Joker
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Eye of the Beholder	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Slaver Weapon

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[edit] External link

• Bem (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Star Trek Log 9 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.