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Captain Kirk, Spock, and Chekov are dispatched to the planet Alnath II to confront the formidable Klingon starship Terror. While the Enterprise crew struggles to understand the vanished Vulcan science ship and an ancient city whose reports defy explanation, tension mounts aboard the flagship. As the Klingon battlecruiser targets the Enterprise, Kirk’s indecision, Spock’s temper, and Chekov’s disobedience compound the peril, threatening the minds—and lives—of the crew.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Robert E. Vardeman
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