Vulcan's Glory (novel)
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| NOVEL | |
|---|---|
| Vulcan's Glory | |
 Cover by Cliff Nielsen | |
| Attribution | |
| Series: | The Original Series, No. 44 |
| Author(s): | D.C. Fontana |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher: | Pocket Books |
| Published: | paperback - February 1989 |
| Reprint(s): | paperback - August 2006 |
| Pages: | 252 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0671656678 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2253 |
 original 1989 cover cover art unattributed in volume | |
Spock's first mission aboard the Enterprise!
Contents |
[edit] Introduction
- From the book jacket
- Here is a very special Star Trek novel—from the woman constantly voted by the fans as their favorite writer from the original Star Trek television series!
- D.C. Fontana, writer of such classic Star Trek episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise", here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the USS Enterprise. You'll also meet Captain Christopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer "Number One" (previously seen only in the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage"), as well as the ship's brand new engineering officer, Montgomery Scott.
- Vulcan's Glory is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations - those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet - to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart.
[edit] Summary
[edit] Chapter One
At Ka'a Beach on Kauai, Hawaii, Lieutenant Spock walks barefoot and reminisces about the events surrounding his kahs-wan ritual. He has recently been promoted and assigned to the USS Enterprise, but has received two weeks' leave prior to his new assignment, during which he has been ordered to relax by his previous commanding officer, Captain Daniels of the USS Artemis. Spock receives a message from his father, Sarek, ordering him to return to planet Vulcan.
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[edit] References
[edit] Characters
[edit] USS Enterprise personnel
- Spock (referenced also as Selek) • Christopher Pike • Number One • T'Pris • Bob Brien • Davies (Lieutenant Commander) • Caitlin Barry • Philip Boyce • Andela • Orloff • Montgomery Scott • Pete Bryce • Myoki Takahara • Daniel Reed • Endel • Zacharia • Sefor • Spahn • George Meadows • Sandson • Ars Dan • Oyama • Blayton • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (transporter chief, shuttlebay chief)
[edit] Other characters
- T'Sai Amanda Aduna Sarek • Daniels (Captain) • Sarek • Senak, son of Solen • Solen • Stonn • T'Pring • Silene • Farnah • Barden Aliat • Melkor Aliat • Andor Clite • Durlin • Berendel • Ingarin • Neepah • Panlow • Sirak • T'Dar • unnamed Vulcans (the healer)
- Referenced only
- Alicia Boyce • Sepel • Senak of Zayus • T'Lan • Sidak • Sorrd • Spens • T'Clar • Stepn • Janeese Carlisle • Arthur Conan Doyle • T'Dess • Sanford Lynch • Edgar Allen Poe
[edit] Starships and vehicles
- USS Artemis • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • unnamed shuttlecraft (maintenance shuttles, inspection shuttle, passenger shuttle)
- Referenced only
- USS Lionheart • USS Musashi • USS Yorktown (Constitution-class) • He-shii
[edit] Starship types
- cutter • cruiser • life shell • shuttlecraft
[edit] Locations
[edit] Shipboard or stationbound locations
- USS Enterprise
- shuttlebay • bridge • engineering • gymnasium • recreation room • corridor • briefing room • quarters (Spock's, Pike's, Scotty's, Reed's) • turbolift • transporter room (3) • Jefferies tube
[edit] Outposts and stations
- Referenced only
- Starbase 13
[edit] Planets and planetoids
- Areta • Earth • GS391 • Luna • planet Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Ilyria • Delta Indus II
[edit] Planetary locations and institutions
- Earth
- Hawaii (Ka'a Beach & Lihue, Kauai; Honolulu) • Pacific Ocean • referenced only: Colorado Springs, Colorado • California (Carmel; Starfleet Academy, San Francisco; Mojave) • Scotland (Linlithgow, West Lothian) • Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Luna
- Armstrong Lunaport
- Vulcan
- Llangon Hills • ShiKahr • In-Yar • referenced only: Keldeen • Lan • Vulcan Science Academy • Zayus
- Areta
- Sendai • Andasia • Antorin Oasis • Tisirah Oasis • Druncara Range
[edit] Stars and star systems
[edit] Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Tellarite
[edit] States and organizations
[edit] Vulcan clans
Talek sen-deen • Ansa-sen-tar • Kawarda • Archenida
[edit] Technology and weapons
- ground car • library computer • nuclear weapon • pressure suit • short-hopper • shuttlecraft • spacedock • space probe • starship • subspace radio • still • sword • targe • transporter • turbolift • impulse engine • warp engine • warp nacelle • communicator • message beacon • tricorder • food synthesizer • phaser • universal translator • tricorder • sword • lance • knife • dree
[edit] Lifeforms
[edit] Animals
- ape • ox • dog • fish • dolphin • bird • ucha • meercan • insect • reptilian • le-matya • sehlat (I-Chaya)
[edit] Plants
- barrel cactus • grass • bonsai • candlestick tree • induku • isuke • karanji • oak • birch • maple • rose • kerra
[edit] Substances and energies
alcohol • dilithium • emerald • matter • oxygen • antimatter • metal
[edit] Radiation
[edit] Food and drink
- saya • Saurian brandy • grape • wine • herb tea • engine room hooch • mash • fruit • fruit-water • Glenlivet • sweetmeat • tartlet • tea • whisky • Scotch whisky • water • ucha meat stew
[edit] Ranks and titles
- ambassador • cadet • captain • chief • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • navigator • officer • science officer • second officer • security • security chief • shuttlebay chief • specialist • superintendant • third officer • technician • transporter chief • makleh • shinsei
[edit] Other references
- astrobiology • keshel • koan • biology • shore leave • nation-state • agriculture • credit • Aretian language • Vulcan language • three-dimensional chess • chess • money • geology • mineralogy • gemology • chooka • smoking • holography • orbit • nakh • mutant • DNA • Vulcan language (Ancient High Vulcan) • astrophysics • landing party • cards • poker • vid • vidrama • Battle of Deen T'zal • city • class M planet • communications • December • diplomacy • drink • food • game • cloud • genetic engineering • genetic hybrid • government • gravity • kahs-wan • kilometer • light-year • lifeform • literature • logic • marriage • meditation • null-G ball • philosophy • planet • planetary classification • plant • poetry • pon farr • rank • science • serial number • space • spaceport • star • Starfleet regulations • Starfleet uniform • subspace • technology • title • uniform • Vulcan neck pinch • Vulcan's Glory • Vulcan lute • Sherlock Holmes • tal-shaya • lan-dovna
[edit] Timeline
- 1443 (Vulcan year)
- The Glory stone is won on Vulcan as a prize of war by the Kawarda
- 796 AD
- Areta's nuclear holocaust.
- 2215
- Orloff born.
- 2237
- Spock reminisces of his kahs-wan
- 2253
- Spock is transferred to the Enterprise, when that vessel recovers an ancient Vulcan starship and travels to Areta in search of the Glory stone.
[edit] Appendices
[edit] Background
- Vulcan's Glory was reissued in 2006 as part of the Star Trek 40th Anniversary celebration, along with The Entropy Effect, Federation and Strangers from the Sky.
- This novel contains an early mention of Vulcan's Forge, a concept that would eventually be used in canon episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as many other sources. The Forge was first mentioned in Fontana's script for TAS episode: "Yesteryear".
[edit] Related stories
[edit] Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: The Final Nexus | TOS numbered novels | Next novel: Double, Double |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Flesh of My Flesh Flashback | Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Alien Spotlight: Vulcans |
| Previous Adventure: Chaotic Response Sections 5 & 7 | Next Adventure: Shadows on the Sun Book Two | |
| Previous Adventure: Flesh of My Flesh Flashback | The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) | Next Adventure: Alien Spotlight: Vulcans |
[edit] External link
- Vulcan's Glory article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
