 Trekkkieguy's tribute to the original Star Trek TV series & movies featuring sound clips, book reviews, memory wall, image gallery & more! |
Trekkkieguy's tribute to the original Star Trek TV series & movies featuring sound clips, book reviews, memory wall, image gallery & more! |
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ISBN: 0-671-01920-1
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By: Michael Jan Friedman Book #3 of 3 The gripping conclusion to the story of Jim Kirk's lost friend, the man who helped shape a Starfleet captain . . . Captain Kirk has returned to Earth to attend the funeral of Gary Mitchell - the man he was forced to kill. As he wonders what he can possibly say in eulogy, he thinks back to the first time he had to do without his friend, several months earlier . . . Kirk has just taken command of the U.S.S. Enterprise and brought along Gary as navigator. Kirk has learned to depend on his friend's good sense and advice, but when Kirk confronts the Klingons for the first time in his career, Gary is taken captive and cut off from Kirk. Now the young captain has no choice but to rely on a man he barely knows, A Vulcan named Spock.
An excellent conclusion to a great 3 part series. This one has an added bonus. I won't spoil it by telling you, but I will say that this story provides a reason why the look of the Klingons changed from the series to the movies. And it's a very plausible reason too! Throughout this series you really get to know who Kirk and Gary were early in their careers, and why it was so difficult for Kirk to do what he did to Gary in the episode. A top-notch series of novels written by a top-notch author. How come you're still sitting there? Go buy 'em! (I hope they're still available!)
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