The Counter-Clock Incident

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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

The Counter-Clock Incident

Commodore Robert April, first Captain of the Enterprise, was traveling at warp-speeds toward retirement... a fate worse than death for a seasoned sailor of the spaceways.

There didn't seem to be any way to turn back the hands of time - but then nothing is ever certain in the outer reaches of the galaxy.

Nothing, that is, except that a Klingon in pursuit means trouble... especially when that Klingon is the wily Commander Kumara!

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[edit] References

[edit] Characters

Robert April • Sarah Poole-April • Arex Na Eth • Karla Five • Karla Four • James T. Kirk • Kumara • Kursley • Leonard McCoy • Nobis • Po • Montgomery Scott • Shundresh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

[edit] Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

[edit] Locations

Antimatter universe • Arret • Babel • Beta Niobe • Amphion

[edit] Races and cultures

Human • Klingon • Triexian • Vulcan

[edit] States and organizations

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

[edit] Other

[edit] Appendices

• This is the seventh 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.
• This is also the first of the Star Trek Log books to feature the adaption of a single episode.
• April is stated as having never commanded a starship before the Enterprise. This is later contradicted by the comic Flesh of My Flesh where April is stated to have commanded a USS Tiberius.
• Much of USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is stated to have been designed by Chief Construction Engineer Franz Joseph IV.
• The Klingon God of Gods is identified as the Great Kinkuthanza.

[edit] Related stories

• The Enterprise under April - Captain April's command of the Enterprise had been depicted in the following stories:
  • "Though Hell Should Bar the Way" (TOS short story)
  • Final Frontier (TOS novel)
  • Best Destiny (TOS novel)
  • Crisis on Vulcan (TOS novel)
• Star Trek: Early Voyages - Captain April also appeared in several EV comics "Flesh of My Flesh", "Nemesis" and "Thanatos" and is referenced in several other issues of the series.

[edit] Timeline

published order
Previous novelization: Log Six	Star Trek Logs	Next novelization: Log Eight
Previous episode: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?	TAS episode produced	Next episode: Final Episode
Previous episode: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?	TAS episode aired	Next episode: Final Episode
chronological order
Previous Adventure: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Eye of the Beholder
Previous Adventure: How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: The Trellisane Confrontation
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2270. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: Seeds of Rage Chapters 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21	2244 Chapter 1, Section 1	Next Adventure: The Better Man Chapter 1, Section 6

[edit] Images

Robert April at around age 45

Old Robert April

Sarah Poole-April

[edit] External link

• The Counter-Clock Incident (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Star Trek Log 7 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.