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When a time/space warp in the Taygeta V system swallows a spaceship, Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise™ must join Klingon forces to locate the missing vessel and its crew. Spock discovers that the anomaly may be linked to the Taygeta inhabitants—semi‑aquatic beings whose death tears contain a deadly, jewel‑like substance. Complicating matters, a mutinous Klingon officer endangers the mission. Kirk and Spock race against time to save the Taygetians, the Federation, and the universe.
The story explores alliances between humans and Klingons, the dangers of interstellar voyages, and the moral dilemmas of confronting alien lifeforms.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Melinda Snodgrass
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