Uhura's Song
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| NOVEL | |
| Uhura's Song | |
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| 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 |
[edit] Introduction
- 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!
[edit] Summary
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[edit] References
[edit] Characters
- 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 • 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
[edit] Starships and vehicles
[edit] Locations
- Eeiauo • Two Dawns • Ennien • Srallansre • Sivao • Troy • Earth • Vulcan • Volgograd • Vensre • Hera IV • Allanien • Sretalles • Telamon • Tangle • Laurel Station
[edit] Races and cultures
- Human • Eeiauoan • Charellian • Vulcan • Sivaoan • Telamonite • Horrovan • Tullian • Tau Cetiian
[edit] States and organizations
- United Federation of Planets • Starfleet Command • Federation Council • Troy Museum • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Medical Academy • Starfleet Records
[edit] Other references
- 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
[edit] Appendices
[edit] Background
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.
[edit] Timeline
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: The Vulcan Academy Murders | TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Shadow Lord |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Patterns of Force | 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 |
[edit] External links
- Uhura's Song article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
