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During a routine shuttle hop to a planet for a lecture by renowned computer genius Richard Daystrom, the craft is forced by a tractor beam to land on a remote Federation outpost. There, Medical Intern McCoy, Ensign Spock, and Cadet Kirk are captured by space pirates. While McCoy and Spock plan an escape to alert authorities, the pirates target Daystrom—and his soon‑arriving shuttle—making him the primary objective. Determined to protect his mentor and deliver justice, young Kirk takes on the pirates’ outpost alone, setting the stage for high‑stakes adventure in the skies of Star Trek.
First publish date: October 1, 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Diane Carey
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