The Better Man
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| NOVEL | |
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| The Better Man | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | The Original Series, No. 72 |
| Author(s): | Howard Weinstein |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | Paperback - December 1994 |
| Pages: | 268 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0671869124 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | Stardate 7591.4 (2275) |
Contents |
[edit] Summary
- From the book jacket
- When the planet Empyrea, a colony of genetically perfected human beings, demands that the Federation remove a science station which has been in place for nearly twenty years, the starship Enterprise is assigned to transport to the planet the Federation ambassador who negotiated with the Empyreans long ago - an ambassador who was once Dr. McCoy's closest friend, but is now a bitter rival.
- On Empyrea, McCoy discovers Anna, a daughter he never knew he had. McCoy soon realizes that the isolationalist Empyreans must not learn her father is an off-worlder, and that her genes are less than "perfect". As relations with the Empyreans collapse around him, McCoy must find a way to save his newfound daughter from the harshest penalty her planet can impose!
[edit] References
[edit] Characters
- Alexei • Calvin • Christine Chapel • Kara Choudhury • Pavel Chekov • Clements • Eleni • Ethan • James T. Kirk • Liftig • Anna March • Elizabeth March • Leonard McCoy • Katrina Ortega • Ramon Ortega • Paolo • Lisa Putman • Erica Rousseau • Mark Rousseau • Montgomery Scott • Jacob Simon • Linden Skloff • Spock • Ibrahim Tamiya • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Devil • God • Sherlock Holmes • George Samuel Kirk Sr. • Joanna McCoy • Jocelyn McCoy • Gregor Mendel • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Christopher Pike • Christopher Rousseau • Khan Noonien Singh • V'Ger
[edit] Starships and Vehicles
- USS Manhattan • USS Richard Feynman • USS Hood • USS Lexington • USS Koop • USS Republic • USS Enterprise • SS Botany Bay • Areian freighter
[edit] Locations
- Stellar locations
- Alpha Kratonii system • Campan sector • Mutara sector
- Planetary bodies
- Donatu 5 • Earth • Nova Empyrea
- Planetary locations
- Savannah, Georgia • Mount Placidus • Isolation Center • Iowa
- Facilities
- Starbase 86
[edit] Species
[edit] Governments and Organizations
[edit] United Federation of Planets
- Starfleet • Federation Diplomatic Corps • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Cosmology and Astrophisics • Starfleet Science Academy
[edit] Other
- african • alligator • bairn • bear • bee • birth control • bread • canary • cancer • cello • chicken • corn • cow • dog • dollar • doughnut • duck • English • Eugenics Wars • frog • Gaelic • goose • gothic • Great Empyrean Experiment • Great Wall of China • Greek • guitar • haggis • horse • hypospray • jazz • leech • Nazi • Nickel • PADD • phantom • Piano • pistol • Plomeek soup • poker • pon farr • Prime Directive • Russian • scotch • snake • Starfleet uniform • Sternn Fusion Core • sword • Sword of Damocles • Syringe 112-B • tea • Ten Commandments • wine
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[edit] Appendices
- James T. Kirk was a Captain in this novel. It takes place between Admiral Kirk's adventure in the first film and Admiral Kirk's adventure in the second film.
[edit] Related stories
- TOS episode: "Amok Time"-Spock's plomeek soup throwing incident is referenced by both Kirk and McCoy.
[edit] Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Crossroad | TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Recovery |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Spock's World | Next Adventure: The Covenant of the Crown | |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2275. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in four other timeframes: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Burning Dreams 2236 | 2236 Chapter 1, Section 4 | Next Adventure: Yesteryear 2237 |
| Previous Adventure: The Counter-Clock Incident Chapter 1, Section 1 | 2244 Chapter 1, Section 6 | Next Adventure: The Kobayashi Maru Chapter 8 |
| Previous Adventure: Where Sea Meets Sky (Backstory) | 2254 | Next Adventure: A Test of Character |
| Previous Adventure: Summon the Thunder | 2265 Chapter 7, Section 2 | Next Adventure: The Kobayashi Maru Chapter 4 |
