NOVEL
Uhura's Song
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series, No. 21
Author(s):	Janet Kagan
Publication information
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Published:	paperback - January 1985
Pages:	375
ISBN:	ISBN 0671547305
Chronology
Date:	2268
Stardate:	2950.3

A mysterious music holds the clues that could save an alien race! — Uhura's Song was the 21st novel in Pocket Books' numbered series of Star Trek: The Original Series books, and was written by Janet Kagan.

Contents 1 Introduction 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 references 4 Appendices 4.1 Background 4.2 Timeline 4.3 External links

IntroductionEdit

Years ago, Lt. Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, the land of graceful, cat-like beings. The two women exchanged forbidden songs and promised never to reveal their secret.

Now the Enterprise is orbiting Eeiauo in a desperate race to save the inhabitants before a deadly plague destroys them. Uhura's secret songs may hold the key to a cure - but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery.

The plague is killing Humans, threatening other planets—and Kirk must crack the code before the Enterprise succumbs!

SummaryEdit

The Enterprise has been called to the planet Eeiauo to deal with an outbreak of plague. With McCoy headng up the medical team on the surface, Evan Wilson has joined the crew as acting chief medical officer. The situation becomes more serious when the virus spreads to humans and outbreaks occur all over the Federation.

Uhura, who once befriended an Eeiauoan named Sunfall, recalls a song she once sang for her which indicated her people originated on another planet and also referred to the plague, suggesting a cure might lie there. The Eeiauoans are reluctant to discuss the matter but McCoy's assistant Quickfoot admits the truth: Their ancestors were exiled from their home, Sivao, two thousand years previous.

Using the information from the song, Spock and Uhura identify the planet. The Enterprise crew quickly make contact with the inhabitants but they too are reluctant to discuss the matter. Wilson eventually realises the Sivaoans view them as children so the crew volunteer to take a trek regarded as a right of passage, being joined on it by natives Jinx and Brightspot.

During the trek, it becomes clear Chekov has the plague, which he is particularly susceptible to. Wilson suggests Uhura sing the song about the plague in a different key and Jinx realises the song refers to a disease which the Sivaoans now view as a minor childhood ailment, easily treated. Chekov is given the cure and the group reach their destination. They also discover the reality of the Eeiauoans' "crime": They chose to live in cities rather than be nomads but doing so brought together diseases that wiped out some of the flora and fauna. Both parties have been ashamed of how they dealt with the situation ever since.

After informing McCoy of the cure, the Enterprise returns to Eeiauo with a number of Sivaoans who are eager to re-establish contact. Wilson is recalled but when Kirk and McCoy try and contact her they are instead confronted with a male Evan Wilson: The one who boarded the Enterprise was an imposter, who seems to exist as a part con artist, part Robin Hood type.

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

James T. Kirk • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Pavel Chekov • Nyota Uhura • Sunfall of Ennien • Evan Wilson • Christine Chapel • Quickfoot of Srallansre • Marie-Therese Orsay • Mickiewicz • Vuong • Jaramillo • Jinx to-Ennien • Winding Path to-Srallansre • Fetchstorm to-Srallansre • Distant Smoke to-Srallansre • Stiff Tail to-Srallansre • Brightspot to-Srallansre • Settlesand to-Vensre • Catchclaw to-Ennien • Left Ear • Rushlight to-Vensre • Patterner of Vensre • HotSpring to-Allanien • CopperEye to-Srallansre • SilverTail • Grabfoot to-Ennien • TooLongTail to-Ennien • WhiteWhisker to-Ennien • EagerTalker to-Ennien • ThreeTimes • Sunfall to-Ennien • All Loops • Azuela • Tail-Kinker to-Ennien • Another StarFreedom to-Eeiauo • Jabilo M'Benga • Knots • Brave Tongue • Kevin Riley • Dziedzic

Referenced only 

CloudShape to-Ennien • Harry Mudd • Thunderstroke • Snnanagfashtalli • Heinrich Schliemann • Homer • Kagan • Raven • Coyote • Uncle Saunday • T'kay • SharpTooth • James Barry • Margaret Flinn • Niccolò Machiavelli • Irizarry • Macbeth • Martha R. Bodner • Chris Megson

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Dr. Margaret Flinn • Dr. James Barry

LocationsEdit

Eeiauo • Two Dawns • Ennien • Srallansre • Sivao • Troy • Earth • Vulcan • Volgograd • Vensre • Hera IV • Allanien • Sretalles • Telamon • Tangle • Laurel Station

Races and culturesEdit

Human • Eeiauoan • Charellian • Vulcan • Sivaoan • Telamonite • Horrovan • Tullian • Tau Cetiian

States and organizationsEdit

United Federation of Planets • Starfleet Command • Federation Council • Troy Museum • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Medical Academy • Starfleet Records

Other referencesEdit

ADF syndrome • Charellian joyeuse • The Ballad of CloudShape to-Ennien • The Journey Songs • Elath • Iliad • Odyssey • coffee • Scotch • organ of Zuckerkandl • welcome-home • Latin • tail-kinker • lash-reed • giant's ear • Russian • The Song of the Volga Boatmen • Kagan's Law of First Contact • Festival • Enthropology • Wilson-Chapel serum • ethanol • absinthe • Bacardi • Cold Duck • Devil's Downfall • Gin • malaria • slashback • quicken • Stitchit 9-10 • silverberry • IDIC • slicebill • grabfoot • Swahili • shishkabob • shashlik • silverspot • Walk • Jubalan rum • Bodner line • Heimlich maneuver • Rockabye Baby • Noisy-Baby • silver moss • tri-ox • vampire • bacteriophage • Appaloosa • Cheshire cat • Csillag brandy • Scramble Song • useful • Tau Cetiian verguzz • Wascoli line

AppendicesEdit

BackgroundEdit

The Eeiauoans were mentioned again in DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky, briefly, as participants in pornography that Nog owned.

The cover image shows the refit Enterprise from the Star Trek movie era, even though the contents and other timeline materials place this story years before that ship design was put into use. The Starfleet uniforms on the cover do agree with the novel taking place in the 2260s era, although Spock's patch seems to be from a later design.

TimelineEdit

published order
Previous novel: The Vulcan Academy Murders	TOS numbered novels	Next novel: Shadow Lord
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Patterns of Force	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Ultimate Computer
Previous Adventure: Patterns of Force	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: The Ultimate Computer
The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2268. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe:
Previous Adventure: Forgotten Light Sections 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12	235 BC Chapter 11	Next Adventure: Spock's World Vulcan: Five

External linksEdit

• Uhura's Song article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.