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The Children of Kings is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel by Dave Stern published by Pocket Books in 2010. The novel features the Orion Syndicate and the USS Enterprise crew under Captain Christopher Pike.

Description[]

A distress call goes out from a Federation outpost near the Klingon border. The USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, responds. Starbase 18 lies in ruin. There are no survivors. And there is no clue as to who is responsible for the attack, until Captain Pike's brilliant science officer discovers a means of retrieving parts of the station's log. Lieutenant Spock has detected signs of a unique energy signature, one that he believes is Klingon. There are unsubstantiated reports that the Klingon Empire has made a technological leap forward and created a cloaking device—code-named Black Snow Seven—that can shield their ships from even the most advanced sensors. The destruction of the base and the unique energy signature that remains prove that the Empire has succeeded.
For generations the Orions have been known as pirates, operating at the margins, outside of legal conventions. A proud and powerful race, the Orions were once a major force in the sector, and they have been using the tension between the Klingon Empire and the Federation to rebuild their power. Captain Pike is charged with trying to foster cooperation between the Orions and the Federation. A distress call from an Orion vessel offers him the perfect opportunity. But the Orion ship lies in disputed space long claimed by the Klingon Empire, and crossing it could be the spark that sets off an interstellar war.

Summary[]

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References[]

Characters[]

Philip BoyceCadanCauleyChristine ChapelKax ChelubiCollinsJ. Mia ColtConnallAndreas CorzineDebaussetDeleenDruzenFinchGarrisonGorleaGozenGreekangGurgisAmoreena HardinMichaela HarrariRafael HiguerasHotoKritosRoger KorbyK'ZonLiyanMcLaughlinMearsMelliverM'LorNee'AnNeemaKimitake NoguchiNumber OnePetriChristopher PikeGlenn PitcairnRadovitchRossSmithSpockStatonT'KossBenjamin TuvalJosé TylerVayaCarl VayentesVidelDmitri VlasidovichJaya WandruskaYangZandarStarbase 18 personnel
Referenced only
AdaiRobert AprilArgostBanquoBennettBorenCarpenterRichard DaystromDevilGodHeythumHudekJanothKahlessK'rgonKronosLeightonMadragasFerdinand MagellanMacbethMarriyanMunyaTomas NieldstromPatrice NjomoNolanMark PiperPranangReillyRudolph the red-nosed reindeerSarekSolkarLoman StockerSurakConn TamborUgaro

Starships and vehicles[]

USS EnterpriseGalileoGozen's shuttleIKS HexarHostilKarkon's WingLigaraMagellanOslerqIj ped
Referenced only
bikeUSS ExcaliburUSS HoodUSS KatynUSS LexingtonUSS OlympusUSS OrpheusUSS PotemkintankIKS Torg
Ship classifications
battle cruisercargo freightercargo transportcargo vesselcivilian transportConstitution-classcourierheavy cruiserImperial sentry shipK'ud fighterlight cruiserMarauder-classNX-classOrion fighterprivateerresearch vesselshuttlecraftWarbird-classwarship

Locations[]

55 HamiltonAdelson cloudArgeliusBorderlandBuilding 8the galaxyHamilton systemMobile 7
Referenced only
Alpha CentauriAlpha QuadrantAndoriaBozemanBritish IslesCeros IVDenari lineDouramiEarthGandorGorengarHellIllyriaIllyrian coloniesKados VKitulbaKronosMalboundianMusan systemNarendraNova VestroiaOptho IIIPelarPhalanxRhinos VRussiaSalazar VSan FranciscoSector Levy SixShi'KahrStannos IVStarbase 18Starfleet HeadquartersTenth sectorUtopia Planetia yardsVulcanZai Romeen

Shipboard locations[]

airlockbathroombridge (aux control, auxiliary science station, command chair, communications console, helm console, records station, science station, weapons console) • briefing roombrigbulkheadcargo baycommand centercorridordocking bayengineeringhullmedical wingmessobservation bayobservation deckprimary hullquarters (Number One's, Pitcairn's) • saucer sectionsciencesshuttlebay 2sickbaytorpedo controltransporter roomTreatment Room CturboliftVIP suite

Races and cultures[]

ArgelianHuman (AsianAustralianBritish) • IllyrianKlingonOrionTellariteVulcan
Referenced only
AireeAndorianDoheleeDorelianDouramiDunbarriFerengiHuniRomulanT'landra

States and organizations[]

CajuCodrutaEmperor's CouncilFederation CouncilFerengi Commerce AuthorityGreat Houses of the EmpireHazard Mining ConfederacyIllyrian Cultural AcademyKlingon EmpireKlingon High CommandOrion SyndicateSecond EmpireSinghinoStarfleetStarfleet AcademyStarfleet ArchivesStarfleet CommandStarfleet IntelligenceStarfleet SecurityTrade ConfederacyUnited Federation of PlanetsVulcan Diplomatic ServiceVulcan High CommandVulcan Science Academy

Science and classification[]

accelerated metabolismaccess panelanatomyasteroidcarbon-dating testchemistrycommunicationsenergygalaxyGolding simulationhydroponic gardenlaboratorylifeformlogicmattermedicinemeteormoonobservatoryplanetquadrantspacestarstar systemsymbiosistargeting matrixtaxonomytechnologytelepathyterraformingtimeuniverseventilation ductviewportwarp factorweaponxenobiologyalienalveoliamino acidamplifieranalysis screenanimalartificial gravity fieldartificial intelligenceatmosphereatomautomated backupautopilotbandagebath tubbattlefield medicinebeaconbiolocatorbiological warfarebiology • "Black Snow Seven" • blasterbloodblood cellbody castbonebrainbronchial shuntbronchiolescablecameracauterizingCelsiuscentimetercentrifugechemanalyzer consolechemicalchronometercirculatory systemclaviclecloaking deviceclockcomm panelcommunications systemcommunicatorcomputercomputer terminalcontrol levercontrol panelcross-breedingdata bankdata bufferdata carddata nodedatabasedeck platedefense systemdementiaDezzla's syndromediagnostic beddiagnostic consoledimensiondisplay indicatorDNAdrugEcho 119electricityelectromagnetic radiationenergyenergy curtainengineenvironmental systemsexhaust ventfeatherfeedback circuitfever reducerfirst-aid kitflimsyforce fieldfuel packfuselagegalactic planegalaxygaminagamina-Bgamina serumgeneratorgenetic codegenomegeometrygermgoldgrapplergravitational fieldgravitygunhairhammerheartheart attackhelixholding bufferholographholographic projectorhormonehourhumanoidhyposprayiceimage projectorimpulse flightinchinput moduleinstrument consolejamming signaljewelkeypadkilometerklickLeKarz sequencerlife supportliftlight-yearliquidlocatorlock platelong-range sensorlungmagnetic fieldmagnetmainframematerializermathmattermedical databasemedicinemedikitmemory bankmessage packetmetermicrocapillarymicrograpplerminutemirrormodified communicatormoleculemonitormusclemutationnanosecondnanowebernavigation subprocessornebulaneural transmitterneuro-muscular systemnutrientoilorbitOrion energy blasteroxygenozonepain receptorparsecparticlepathogenphase cascade reactionphaserpheromonepheromone-suppressant drugplantpolymerpower converterpower generatorpower gridpower linepower shuntprobeprocessing moduleprocessorprojectorpropulsion systemprosthetic implantproteinprototypeprovolineradiation shieldradioactiverainbowRECREC-tworecorder lensrecycling systemregen chamberregen gelregen therapyrestraining boltscannersecondseedsensorsensor arraysensor probeserumsex glandshieldsshowersidearmskinskullsolidsonic showerspacespacedockspaceshipspeakerspinestabilization unitstarstarbasestarshipstar systemstasis cubestatus monitorstereoisomerstimulantstorage bufferstorage framestorage modulesublightsubspacesubspace amplifiersurveillance circuit

Communications[]

base logblueprintbookcoded burst transmissionconstruction logcontrol codedata burstdistress signalencryption protocolEnglish languageimage-enhancement programKlingon languagelanguageMacbethmaintenance logmission logmusicmythologyOdysseyOrion languagepersonal logphotographpostage-stampprogress reportsnapshotSolkar archivessongstation logtranscripttransport manifestTreaty of GorengarVulcan language

Lifeforms[]

bugchickencottonDenobulan bloodwormdoggaghguinea pighawkKlingon bughumanoidlab ratlapdograttargvirus

Materials and substances[]

acidalbuminalcoholalloyatmospherebloodcanvascottondiamonddrinkduraniteduraniumfoodgaskreelite oreleatherlove potionmagnesiummakeupmetalmineralmothballpaintplasticplastic wrapperplastiformserumsnowballsteeltestosteronetransparent aluminumvinylwater
Food and drink[]
alcoholbreadchickencoffeefield rationfirewinegaghsoupsteaksyrupteavodka

Measurement[]

centurydaydecademonthsectorstardatetonyear

Medicine[]

diseasemedical gownserumtendontestosteronetriage centertransfusionuniversal-blood-donor packetvaccineveinvirus

Technology and weapons[]

Alpha class power coredaggerevac suitheadpiecehelmetknifeladderropespacecraftstarshipthermal glovethermostoolswordtorpedotractor beamtransportertricorderuniversal translatorviewscreenwarp drivewater pumpweapons battery

Ranks and titles[]

admiralambassadorassistant health ministerbartenderbattlefield med assistantbeggarbiologistboy scoutcaptainChancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empirechefchemistchiefchief engineerchief ministercommandercommanding officercommodorecommunications officercommunications specialistcourtesancrewmancustodiandancerdoctoremperorengineerensignfirst officergeneralgeneticisthelmsmanhistorianImperial sentryinterpreterjunior engineering officerkinglieutenantlieutenant commandermedical chiefmerchantmusiciannon-flag officernurseofficerphysicianpilotpiratepoliticianpriestessprime warlordpsychologistrebelscience officerscientistsecond-in-commandsecurity chiefsecurity guardsecurity officersenior archivistsenior officerslavesoldierspecialistspytactical officertacticiantallithteachertechniciantemporary field promotiontraderwarlordwarriorweapons officeryeoman

Other references[]

alpha shiftamputationannahkAwakeningbackpackballparkbanquetBattle of AkanaBattle of Kenj-a-kenjbear hugbellbeltBlack SnowbootbrickbuffetButcher of PelarC shiftcargo containerchimecircletcitycloakclothingcocktailcoincolonycontinentcootiescourt martialcoverallcreditcrowncurrencycushionDaystrom protocoldeclaration of wardemocracydictatorshipdistilleryDoergeDouble Vdressdress uniformdumbbell • "Earther" • emotionenvelopeerapodeuthanizeexchange programfabricfarmfirst contactfive-year missionflagflight towerFountain of youthgangbustergenocideglassglovegovernmentgraduationgrammagraveThe Great WarhailhandshakeheadbandhijackingHippocratic Oathhistoryhomeworldhorseshoehull breachimmortalityImperial armorinsigniajacketjoggingjumpsuitkingdom comeklaxonkronnerlab coatlanding partylevel A5 certificationlevel A6 certificationlevel A7 certificationlevel A8 certificationlevel five certificationlimemagicmapmarriagemaskmeditationmemorialmilitarymilitary uniformminingmodelmoneymuseumnation-statenervous Nellieoutpostparkapersonnel transferpetaQpianopillowpinpipepiracyplanet destroyerplaquepoetryponytailportholeProject Kronospuppetraces and culturesrankreadiness profilered alertredshirtresignationrobeschoolsciencesector mapself destructshoespace walkStarfleet protocolStarfleet uniformstorage lockersuperhumansupply routetableclothtadeeshtarifftarpterrorismtitletoasttoweltoytrouserstunictwiguniformUnited Federation of Planets chartervialvideowinterworld killerxenophobiayellow alertzeph

Chronology[]

2176
Liyan discovers a small craft from the age of the Second Empire in orbit of planet Zai Romeen. Aboard is a powerful image projector and a serum which extends life.
2227
Doctor Philip Boyce arrives on Argelius in order to assist in a research project to restore life to a radioactive wasteland. Over the next seven years, Boyce decodes the genomes and animal and plant DNA and brings the continent to life. By the end of his time on Argelius, several settlements have been established on the newly fertile land.
2228
Hoto is born.
2230
Three years into his mission on Argelius, Boyce encounters a young Argelian girl named Jaya. He quickly adopts the girl.
2234
Boyce leaves Argelius.
2240
Number One graduates first in her class at the Illyrian Cultural Academy.
2251

Appendices[]

Related media[]

Media featuring Christopher Pike
Episodes and movies The Original Series The CageThe Menagerie
Movies Star TrekkStar Trek Into Darknessk
Discovery Will You Take My Hand?BrotherNew EdenPoint of LightAn Obol for CharonSaints of ImperfectionThe Sound of ThunderLight and ShadowsIf Memory ServesProject DaedalusThe Red AngelPerpetual InfinityThrough the Valley of ShadowsSuch Sweet Sorrow
Short Treks Q&AThe Trouble with EdwardAsk Not
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Novels Killing TimeaEnterprise: The First AdventureVulcan's GloryLegacyThe RiftWhere Sea Meets SkyBurning DreamsA Less Perfect UnionaThe Children of KingsChild of Two WorldsDesperate HoursThe Enterprise WarThe High Country
Short stories "Conflicting Natures" • "A Private Anecdote" • "Sins of the Mother" • "The Greater Good"m
Comics Early Voyages "Flesh of My Flesh" • "The Fires of Pharos" • "Our Dearest Blood" • "Nor Iron Bars a Cage" • Cloak and Dagger (12) • "The Flat, Gold Forever" • "Immortal Wounds" • "One of a Kind" • The Fallen (12) • "Futures, Part One" • "Future Tense" • "Futures" • "Now and Then" • "Thanatos" • "Nemesis"
Starfleet Academy "Return to the Forbidden Planet" • "A Prelude to War"
Crew "Shadows of the Past" • "The Ends of Eternity"
other "All Those Years Ago..." • "To Walk the Night" • "Door in the Cage" • Alien Spotlight Alien Spotlight, Volume I (VulcansOrions) • Mirror Imagesm (1245) • Spock: Reflections, Issue 2Star Trek Movie Adaptationk (23456) • Captain's Log: PikeAftermath (123)
k : Kelvin timelinem : Mirror Universea : alternate reality

Background[]

To Thine Own Self

Early solicitation cover featuring the original working title.

  • When the book was first announced it was titled To Thine Own Self. The Simon & Schuster Spring 2010 catalogue used this earlier title along with preliminary cover art, featuring two Orion slave girls, in addition to Pike and Spock, who remain on the final cover.

Images[]

Connections[]

Chronological Order
Previous adventure:
Cadet Kirk
Memory Beta Chronology Next adventure:
Republic
(chapters 5-20)
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2251.
The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 2 other timeframe(s):
Previous adventure:
Burning Dreams
(chapters 4 & 5)
2230 Next adventure:
The Final Frontier
(chapter 14)
Previous adventure:
Final Frontier
"Hope and a Common Future"
2251 Next Pocket adventure:
Cadet Kirk
Next MB adventure:
Flesh of My Flesh
(Flashback)

Production history[]

Published Order
Previous novel:
Unspoken Truth
TOS novels Next novel:
The Rings of Time
Previous story:
Nobunaga
Stories by:
Dave Stern
Next story:
most recent Star Trek story
  • 2010, May, first published in mass market paperback by Pocket Books.

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